320 Charles, Lord Stourton, 8fc. 



[N.B. The last " Item " in the original is crossed out ; the foUotcing para- 

 graph to he substituttd : which, together with all the remainder, is in the hand' 

 writing of Sir John Thynne."] 



" The Lord Stourton received a letter from the Bishop of Sarum the xx*'> 

 of July with the copy of a Proclamacion, to proclayme the Queue's Highnes, 

 ■which he wold not credite unles the Bishop sent him th'originall signed with 

 his hand, as he wold answer to it, albeit he hath confessed to have before that 

 received the Quene's own letters for that purpose which he kept secret vij daies 

 at the least. 



Furder, he never proclaymed the Queue till his uncle was apprehended. 



7. Item : He promised to get the Subsidy forgiven, seeking thereby to pervert 

 and take awry the Queue's Highnes thanks if it be ment to be forgiven. 



We were in fere of him lest he wold have entered and rifled our houses 

 when we had been goon forth in the Queue's aide, as he ons did myn (Thynne), 

 when I was at Windsor with the King before the Duke of Somerset's first 

 apprehen^on. 



Then follow two letters to Sir John Thynne from his lawyer 

 Mr. Humphrey Molsley, of the Middle Temple. [Mr. Molsley 

 had a droll habit of concluding his sentences with an " &c."] 



(No. 52.) Mr. Humphrey Molsley to Sir John Thynne. {Original at Long- 

 leat.) 



" Harty salutations premysed according to my bounden duety. With suche 

 thanks as my harte can thynke and wyshe to you for your fatherly gentlenea 

 lately shewed to me. * * * 



" Sir John Bonham hath preceded with his action agaynst the Lord Stourton. 

 His councell wold delyver to me the copye thereof for the halfe of v pounds 

 which they say his coste was in draweyng the Writte. I have a copy thereof 

 moche better chepe which they know nott. The Lord Sturton's councell wold 

 gladly (as I erste shewed to you) have your frendshj'p, &c : and savyng the 

 frendshyp you are joyned with Mr. Bonham all was agaynst the Lo. Stourton's 

 harte which he wrote, spake or dyd att any time agaynst you. I perceyve that 

 he feareth, loveth and regardeth you as moche as you do your derest frende. 

 His honour may nott sufter to submyte hym to you. You may use wyttie 

 polycie (kepyng your owne councell) to shew yourselfe to Mr. Bonham and all 

 others to be preceding ernestly with your action agaynst the Lo : Stourton to 

 purge his sklaunder, and that you have comytted the delygent folowyng thereof 

 to me and other lerned Councell, which may wel be beleved, for I shew the 

 lewde letters openly in our hall to every man and help the matter forth with 

 suche exposcyon that moche dyspleaseth his Councell and maketh them and all 

 honest men ashamed to here the rasshe folly of the lord, &c. I thynke the 

 sayd Lord dothe so perfectly repente his rasshe folly towards you that you shall 

 have of his owne offer more then Mr. Bonham shal be able with all his charge 

 to recover, &c. You may, as occasyon may honestly serve, encourage Mr. 

 Bonham to precede with effecte, &c : And even so you may write ernestly to me 

 to precede with letters I will shew to his Councell to styrr him up to seke your 



