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June 7.
Dowgate. |
9. Miles Coverdale, late bishop of Exeter, to Dr. Haddon and
Mr. Sackford, masters of the Requests. As this poor widow, the
bearer, came to me with weeping tears, praying me to direct a
letter to you in her favour, having heretofore enjoyed some fruits
of your charitable and godly inclination, in the lawful furtherance of such as have right and are no dissemblers, I am the bolder
to beg so much of your favourable help as may comfort the said
poor desolate widow, within the limits of equity and conscience.
I have commended my humble suit to writing after this homely
sort, not mistrusting your godly sincerity in your office, but rather
desirous to see the heavy-hearted widow helped and relieved.
[½ page.] |
| June 8. |
10. The Queen to the Earl of Northumberland. We hear that
you, as steward of our seigniories and lordships of Middleham, do not
conform to the orders of the Court of Exchequer, for our profit.
We command you so to do, and to order your deputies so to proceed, and keep their books as the Exchequer officers direct. With
note of like letters, with fitting alterations, to Sir George Bowes for
Barnard castle, to the Lord Warden of the East Marches, and the
stewards of the lands there. [1 page, draft, corrected by Sir Wm.
Cecil.] |
| June 8. |
11. The Queen to the Lord Warden of the West Marches, Bishop
of Carlisle, Mr. Vaughan, and other stewards of lands in Cumberland and Westmoreland. You order our lands in Penrith, the
forest of Inglewood, &c., under leases by the late kings, and by
colour thereof, let lands, enclose wastes, &c. without profit to us,
without the agreement of the Exchequer officers, who have all our
land in charge, except those belonging to the Duchy of Lancaster
or Court of Wards. You are therefore to conform in all respects to
their control. [1 page.] |
1564?
June 12. |
12. Petrus Bizzarus Perusinus to [Sir Wm. Cecil]. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury gave me three years ago a prebend in Salisbury,
worth 20l. yearly; I beg the Queen's leave to enjoy it, although
absent, with a little increase of stipend. Meanwhile I offer you my
services abroad. I should like to remain either at Venice or Lyons,
to superintend the printing of my works, and no place in Europe is
fitter to gain knowledge of affairs, which is very useful to princes.
Please to confer hereon with Lord Robert [Dudley], to whom I have
letters in my favour from the Earl of Bedford. [1 page, Latin.
Strype in his Life of Parker, Vol. I., p. 50, has given the substance
of this letter under the date of 1570, which is endorsed upon it;
but from the mention of "Lord Robert," who was created Leicester
in Sept. 1564, and from the fact that an edition of the works of
Bizzari was actually published at Venice in 1565, the date can
hardly be later than June 1564.] |
1564.
June 26. |
13. Receipt by Gregory Pagrave for 380 sheep, parcel of 600,
from Thomas Hoo, to the use of John Pagrave, distinguishing how
many were lambs, ewes, and rams. [Scrap.] |
