_ NORBURY MANOR HOUSE AND THE FITZHERBERTS. 253 
: fever,* proved fatal to many of their tenants of that shire. 
ialey, Richard Twiford, and the rest, and do yeeld you very hearty 
of your Lieutenancie you authorize Edward Thorne (with such assistance of 
your Lordships servants or others as you shall think fitte) to apprehend 
one Alice Rolston, keeper of Sir Thomas Fitzherberts house at Norbury, 
| also one Thomas Coxsone, keeper of the said Sir Thomas his Parke at 
Se idway, and such other persons from time to time as the said Thorne 
‘shall give notice unto your Lordship, and as in your great discretion shalbe 
¢ re fit: to sal pat of Ue said two persons so to be appebent ac- 
‘us—and so not doubting of your Lordship’s performance hereof, we 
‘indsor this xxi September 1590. 
**(Signed) C. HowarD, BURLEIGH, HATTON, HuNSDON, 
KNOLLYS, WOLLEY, FORTESCUE, HENEAGE.”*+ 
oO years later, there is evidence that seven of the Norbury 
s were outlawed for recusancy, or rather for not appearing 
swer to their summonses at the Derby assizes for this 
nce. Probably they had a wholesome dread of the noisome- 
f the Derby gaol. 
0¢ r old Sir Thomas Fitzherbert at last succumbed to his almost 
letter from Sir John Manners to the Earl of Shrewsbury, dated from 
on, July, 24th, 1589, contains the following reference to Derby gaol :— 
urthermore forasmuche as the Gaole at Darbie is infected with sickness 
je Semenery Clayton nowe deade & dyvers others verie sicke I woulde 
gladde to understande your lordship’s pleasure, yf you thought it con- 
enient that I shoulde take bonde of some of the sympler sorte of re- 
for theire appayrance at the nexte Assizes.”— Talbot MSS. G. 482. 
iffe, when for his own ae he was trying to show the kindness 
_ bredde eee in the prisonneres, ”_Chancery Proceedings as to 
Topcliffz v. Fitzherbert ; Pub: Rec: Office. 
ks for the same. And likewise do pray your Lordship that by vertue 
your good Lordship to the sauf protection of God. From the cort 
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