6o THE COKE PAPERS AT MELBOURNE HALL. 



1624, August 15, Trusley. Sir Francis Coke to John Coke 

 Esq., at his house in the Austin Friars, London, near Broad 

 Street. 



Baronet Kniveton desires his suit to be made in Mr. Coke's 

 month of waiting. The Court is at Derby* — to remove to Tut- 

 bury — the Uuke went from Belvoir to the new well in Welling- 

 borough and is come again to the King at Derby. 



1627, April 27, Derby. Sir Francis Coke (brother) to Sir John 

 Coke, Knight, Principal Secretary to His Majesty. 



I have longed to relate to you Sir Henry Shirley his carriage of 

 himself after his coming down from London before Easter sessions 

 last, and how exceedingly graced by my Lord Chief Justice of the 

 Common Pleas our Judge of Assize. He bestirs himself in his 

 place of justice both in Derbyshire and Leicestershire. We have 

 received your letters concerning runaway soldiers and mariners, 

 and are this day met at Derby to take order for that business. 

 We have also received letters for musters. We conceive these 

 things are most needful for these times. 



1630, September. Sir Francis Coke [no address]. 

 Right Honourable, I am sorry that my occasions draw me 

 towards Chesterfield tomorrow for the musters, there being none 

 to join Sir Peter Frecheville but myself, and we must needs be 

 two ; but God willing I will be at home again upon Saturday at 

 the furthest, and the next day wait on you at Melbourne. . 

 I suppose that at this time (your occasions drawing you away so 

 soon) that there can be but a preparation for the matter that must 

 in further time be effected, and I do assure myself that my cousin 

 Gresley, my Lady Burdett's mother, will always do her best 

 endeavours to forward it. I pray you be wary in your articles 

 betwixt Sir William Knvyeton and you, for he holdeth but by an 

 extent of lands of Damfort, and there are so many questions in 

 such a holding that there may be great danger without good look- 

 ing to, and the grandfather of this youth is a very perverse man. 



*King James, with Prince Charles, tarried two nights at Derby on the 

 occasion of this " progress." 



