204 Longleat Tapers, A,B. 1553—1588. 



you shall see cawse requisite. Geven under our signet at our Pallayce of West- 

 Minster the xvij*'' day of May 1571 and the thirteenth yere of our Reign. 

 To our right trustie and right welbeloved 



Cosyn the Erie of Pembroke, and to 



our trustie and welbeloved S^ John 



Thynne, Knight, Collector of our Lone 



within oure Countie of Wilteshire." 



6. " The Council to Sir John Thynne. 14 Oct. 1571. 



After our harty oomendacions. Whereas the collection of suche money as 

 the Queue's Ma"^ did order to be receaved of her loving subjects in that countie 

 by way of Lone upon her Letters under her Prevey Seale was appointed unto 

 you, and certen prevey Seales sent unto you for that purpose : Forasmuch as it 

 is necessarye that we understand what is receved thereby and so what is due 

 by Her Maj"*. and to whom : We have thoiight mete to require you and in her 

 Ma''''s name comaund you that forthwith upon the sight hereof you do retorne 

 unto us all suche prevey seales as you have received and do finde no possibilitio 

 to recover the sommes in them conteined : And with like diligence to certifieus 

 in writing what severall sommes of money hath come to your hands to this pur- 

 pose from the very beginninge of your charge : of whom by their severall names 

 with their additions you have received every parte thereof, and at what tyme, 

 expressing the very day of the month of your receipt of it : And to whome you 

 have payd the same sommes and every parte theroff, by whose handes, and at 

 what dales the same was paid by you and received by others and who received 

 the same. In which your certificat you may not faile to aunswer us in writing 

 to every particular pointe above mentioned, not omitting any one of them as 

 you tender the satisfaction of your dueties in the good service of the Queue. 

 And expecting to here from you with expedition we bid you farewell. From 

 Richmond the xiiij"* of October 1571. 



yo'. loving frendes 

 N. BicoN, C.S. F. Bedford. 



E. Cltnton. W. Howard. W. Burghlet. 



F. Knollts. Wa : Mildmat. T. Smith. 

 To our loving freinde S'. 



John Thynne Knyght, Collector 

 of the Loane in the Countie of 

 Wiltes." 



7. " WILTES, The Certificate of Sir John Thynne, Knighte, Collector 



of the Lones within the Countie aforesaide according to the 

 Councell's Letters to him addressed in that behalfe, bearing 

 Date the xiiij"" of October 1571. 



Privy Seales receyved of the Queue's 

 Majestie's Pursevants. 

 The firste tyme. The seconde tyme. 



r' John Webbe of Salisburye (^Thomas Stevens of Burdroppe 



Qii- J Sir Walter Hungei ford, Knight p,, 1 Robert Browne alias Weare of 

 \ Sir John Thynne, Knight. ' \ Marlborough 



^ I Willyam Himton of Knoell 



