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yet I will not desire yt so as y' lap shall loose one penny pvofitt or one liower of 

 pleasure that you vany have ther. The Q. hath divers tyraes within these 4 daycs 

 asked me whether I had yt and I doubt not but to have her there ere May day 

 yf my lease were made. If y'' lap thinke so good I will receave the conditions 

 from any officer of yours for whatever you aske I will agree unto yt. The Q. 

 hathe stayed me heere this day, but to morrow I will se y"^ lap j'f I can. An so 

 I comend y"' lap to gods best protection. Grenwich this 27"^ of March 1590. 



" Y' Sonne that will yeald 

 you all duty R. Essex " 



" To my honorable mother 

 the countesse of Leycester." 



1590, July 20tli. — The Same to the Same. 



" Madam. I see a disagreem* betweene y"^ ladyship's officers and mine for the 

 drawing of the assurances betweene us. in some thingcs I thought mj' officers to 

 cuiious and therefore I yelded to y* w*". they wold not consent too. Now I must 

 needes thinke y' ladyship's officers do deale a great deale to partially for to aske 

 200£ allmost for a 150. If y"^ ladyship will reforme this second error as I have 

 done the former wee .shall have a present agreement or els I see nott any end. 

 and to breake of from the bargain I have made for the sale of Tollsbury [in Co. 

 Essex] were great trouble for me and as much losse. I referr all to y' laps best 

 and kindest judgment : I pray y'' ladyship let this berer know y' pleasure. And 

 thatt w*' is done lett j't be done w"" speede. And so I comende y' lap to gods 

 best protection 



" Grenwich this 20«' of July. 



" y' laps Sonne that owes you 

 all duty R. Essex " 



Seal : nine qtiarterings within garter. 

 " To my honorable mother 



the Countesse of Leycester." 

 Docketted : "Julie 



my Lo. of Essex. 1590." 



[To he Continued^ 



