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neiglibo' till we might heare from you, who yf he had right you would redress 

 him, yf he did wrong you would not take it. The Hay would not be sold at any 

 rate reasonable, so it remaynes : Keeping w'' know yo'' pleasure whether he should 

 sell the 7 acres in the comon meade, whilst men would give money for it, w** 

 hereafter, being provided, they will not. Four marks they offer. The farme is 

 chai'ged with 2"'. a week more then it was before ; w*". he desyres to know whether 

 be shall codiscend to pay. My self have had 3 dozayn & 9 pigions for w*^ I owe 

 you. Thus I am fayne to discend in my particulars that in my generall 

 account do somme S- cast up the busyneses of princes Sf convers dayly in my 

 quiet w'* the best of the earth : * and so tell yo'' witty, worthy, and happily 

 compos 'd wife from mee : & — look over the leafe. 



" And write unto mee whether you will accept of my ofEer according as I wrote 

 unto yo' brother in my le'rs of the 9 of Aprill or els forgive mee the eating of 

 so many pigions, & I have donne, saving onely to wish it well. I long to know 

 of the receipt of my pay, and what you heare out of Kent & that poor side of y° 

 world w'' in my account now is out of Christendome, or els I am turnd renegado. 

 A word or two from your hand will much comfort my hart, wh''. shall ever be 

 firme, and faythf uU unto you my worthy frend whilst I live 

 20 May. " Samuel Dantel " 



" To my worthy frend M' James 



Kirton at Pye Corner." 



Endorsed : " M' Danyell the Poet 

 20 of Maye 1608." 



Seal : a pale wavy betiveen 8 cinqnefoils. On the pale a crescejit. 

 2. 1608, May 31st. 



" Good M' James Kii-ton. beiag come to towne w*"" as much speed as I could 

 possibly make, uppon my Lords pleasure signified unto me by Mr. Hamon's Ir'e, 

 I doo here attend my directions wherein I shalbe used, w*''out w'' of my self I 

 will not adventure to doo anything, but onely revive myne owne desyre, and 

 understand as far as I can gather the disposition of the Ladies, w'' I have donne 

 in as ample manner, & w"" as good oportunitie as I could wish, my coming being 

 exceeding welcome to them both. This wholle day I have there spent till 5, & I 

 much desyre to relate the substance of what I gather by conference Wherein I 

 am satisfyed of many thinges I doubted. To come to Chanon Row,t in respect 

 of mj'ne owne particular I am very unwilling, & to be often seene in y' cittie at 



• Readers of Juvenal will be reminded of— 



" MaguoB mentis opus, nee de lodice paranda 

 Attonitae, currus et equos faciesque Deorum 

 Adspicere, et qualis Eutulum confundat Erinnys." 

 {Juvenal, Sat. Tii. 66.) 

 " ! t'is the exclusive business of a breast 

 Impetuous, uncoiitrouU'd— not one distrest 

 With household cares, to view the bright abodes, 

 The steeds, the chariots, and the forms of gods : 

 And the fierce Fury, as her snakes she shook, 

 And wither'd the Rutulian with a look ! " 



[Gifford's translation.) 

 t Canon Row, near Westminster Bridge, where the Earl of Hertford and Sir John Thyime had 

 town-houses. 



