270 Longleat Tapers, No. 4. 



God by his benefits & wunders shewed to you as to speak to my Lord & get me 

 my liberte to wear his honors cloth & then I shall be a free captive from my 

 enemies & all those that hate me : & my soule will be joyfull & submissive all 

 wayes to love you, & those that bodely & ghostly love my lord, & then God damne 

 those that doe not. This Wensday last by yowr poore & honest contriman Chaeeis 

 Chestee. 



" Yf you dispayer to get me my lord's cloth procuer this as my last suet & in- 

 treat to his honor that I may be in London tyll the Queen cummeth & for that 

 I shall be bound to you. I pray you let me be behoulding to you for this or 

 nothyng. 



" Sir John Winfeeld will help you in any thing he can with my lord I 

 knowe, & take him to be the truest honorabelest knight in this land. 

 I am wunderfuUy bound to him. 



" To the wurshipfuU & his loving 

 cuntreman Mr Merik cheef st 

 attendant to the right honorable 

 Earll of Essex at Lester house." 



3. 1594. The Earl to the Lord Chief Justice of England 

 (Sir John Popham) to bias him in the Decision of a Cause 

 depending before him. 



" My Lord. I trust y' Lp will the rather hold me excused for this importunltie 

 bycawse it is to satisfie the desire of my neere Kynesman & very good frend Sir 

 Thomas Knyvett of Norfolk whose rightfull cawses I woolde gladlie further to- 

 wards y^ Lp. befor whome there is a matter depending betwene one Booty & 

 Brewster w'' doth gretly consarne hym, tending as I am informed to the over- 

 throwe of the auncient customes & royalties of aU his Manners in those pts I 

 doe commend the equitie of this cause to y'' Lp. good consideration, prayinge yow 

 for my sake to have speciall care thereof, & that his lerned counsaile may be fully 

 harde, w^ I doubte not will satisfie y'^ Lp. uppon any difficultie to be made 

 therein And what favor it shall please yow in this or any other his lawf ull 

 cawses to afforde hym I will most thankfully acknowledge towards y' Lp. by the 

 best offices I can / So I committ yow to Gods best protection / From London 

 this 29 of January 1594 



" Y'. Lp'. veiy assured f rende 



Addressed : " Essex." 



" To my honorable good fi-end 



the L. Chief e Justice of 



England." 



Docketed : 

 "L'^. Essex's Letter to the L** 

 Chief Justice, to bias him 

 in the Decision of a cause 

 depending before him, 

 29 JanM594i" 



