6 " THE LOYAL DUKE OF NEWCASTLE." 



what I have written knowne to his honor you will oblige me 

 to be 



" your reall freind & servant. 

 " Since I writt this I receaved a letter which tells me my son 

 George is dangerously sick at London, whither I am going to see 

 him. I hope my Lord will resolve something by that time I 

 returne. Vale." 



[Undated letter to Mr. Hutton.] 

 '■ I make bould once againe to trouble you, & intreat you would 

 move his Ex"'' on our behalf that he would not be too highly 

 offended at us, for endevoring to obtaine our owne by a faiie & 

 legall tryall, when all other meanes is declind. The request is so 

 reasonable that we hope he will be pleased w"' it, or at least not 

 angry when noe more is desired but what is ours by Law. Truly 

 it would be a sad thing to live in a Country that is not governd 

 by law : a man had belter be nothing then be a slave. You will 

 please to pardon me for giving you this trouble, & thereby you 

 will oblige 



" your assured freind to serve you, 



" George Sitwell." 



[A much decayed letter from Mr. Hutton, dated 29th March, 

 i66r, seems to be ihe answer to the above. " His Lordship 

 sayth he is not offended at you, nor doth take any thinge ill from 

 you, though .... his Lordship desires of you be of noe force 

 or vallew.] 



On Monday, the 4th June, 1661, Mr. Sitwell went towards 

 London, in onier to " try our right in the woods att Clipston." I 

 do not know the result. 



" ffor Mr. Rolston. 

 "ffeb. 13th, 1662-3. "5^^' ^h^ 5*^^ instant I waited on his 

 Ex*^'^ about the delivery of the deed concerning the wood att 

 Clipston : he was soe angry that he would not heare me speake, 

 but chid me very much, and tould me I jugled and dubled & 

 trebled this way & that way, and would not perforine my promise 



