194 Wulfhall and the Seymours. 
to win the Feodary’s favour, ‘‘ Wherefore as I have my chief trust in you, so I 
pray you let not this, my furtherance, stick or quail for want of a little money: 
which, if God send me life, shall not be unrequited.” 
2. 
1558. July 18. From Hanworth. 
Proposes to spend a fortnight in the country, visiting four houses of friends in 
Wiltshire, and four in Somerset, in order to get the acquaintance of the gentle- 
men, Sir J. Thynne to name the houses. The rest of the time at Wulfhall to 
kill some bucks for them; wants the loan of 100 marks for the journey. 
3. 
1561. July 7. From Paris ‘‘ scribbled in haste.” ‘‘ When and in what sort 
I was of late assauted, Pile, I think, by this time, hath told you.” 
4, 
1567. From Oldthropp ( Althorpe, Sir John Spencer’s). 
Great abuses committed by your brother (?.e., brother-in-law), Wroughton, 
in and about my Forest; and also his new device about the purlieu of my Lord 
of Pembroke whereby he justly procureth unto himself rather new displeasure 
and evill opinion at my hands than pardon and reconciliation for his former 
abuses and enormities. A breach between his father Berwick, and Button. 
Wishes Thynne to effect a reconciliation between Mr. Berwick, ‘‘my cousin 
Wroughton ” and Mr. Button. 
5. 
1568-9. Feb. 28. ‘ After my right hartie comendacions. Like as I have 
already requested you to take some paynes for me about the hanging reckonings* 
at my house at Wolphall; even so, hearing by credible report, that the same 
my house is in way of utter ruine unlesse some speadie repayring be thought 
uppon for the same; I have thought good to desire you now at your being there 
to consider thoroughly of the state thereof and so to make an estimate what stone, 
tymber, brick, lyme, sand, and such other necessaries apperteyning to building 
will be nedefull for the reparation of the same, and what somme the provision 
of the premisses with the chardges of the Artificer will amount unto. And 
thereuppon to certify me by your letters, praying likewis y" farther advise what 
order I may take therein for my best husbandrie in that behalfe. And so for 
this tyme leave you to God. From Oldthropp [Althorp] St John Spencer’s 
house the last of February, 1568. 
Y* loving friend, 
E. Herrrorp. 
You have a proper tall gentelman with a red beard and a black hed. Ifhe 
oceupy the lyke place that the profession of his service hath heretofore tended 
unto, asa frend and one that knowes him 
Paucis admoneo, 
CavE,” 

*® Meaning perhaps, ‘‘ unsettled accounts,” 
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