OF PHILIP, FIRST EARL OF CHESTERFIELD. 115 



reprises. Whereas the whole Manner is not above 300 // per 

 annum upon the present rents without rebatement & the lands 

 now claymed are sett at 82 // this present yeare. 

 So remayne Your humble servants. 



Derby Aug : 2"^ 1651 



Worthy S^ 



My Lord desires to bee very kindly remembered to you 



& to Captaine Millers. I have sent you here a copie of ye order, 



for the Treasurers of Goldsmiths Hall will not pay the money 



without a certificate from you & the rest of the Commissioners. 



You know that wee have had nothing of the Five pounds per 



weeke since our Lady Day last was Twelve moneths. Robert 



Swayne or some other in his stead shall wait upon you for a 



certificate which my Lord intreats both you & the rest of the 



Commissioners to send under your hands of the truth of the 



businesse that may sattisfie the Treasurers att Goldsmiths hall. 



My Lord intreats you it may bee sent the next post. Thus with 



my service to your selfe & Captaine Millers with the returne of my 



humble thankes for your many favours to mee I rest 



Your servant 



Will" Gyles. 

 1° July 1651 



To the right wor" and his much honoured friend Jarvis Bennett 



Esq att Derbie these present, or in his absence to Captaine 



Millers Darbie. 



[Draft of reply follows on the letter.] 

 Gent 



Att the instance of the agente for the Earle of Chesterfeld 



we do hereby Certefie that since our enterance there hath no five 



pounds per weeke nor any part thereof beene paid to the said 



Earle but all fifth parte of his Estate hath beene dewly paid as 



the same half became due & it was paid the 15° of March last, & 



of the remainder of the rents then due being 484 // is part of the 



money paid in unto you since by 



Your humble servante. 

 July 7" 1651. 



