204 Wulfhall and the Seymours. 
suche a nephew.* I had thought his Matie’s gratious favour, that out of his 
princely compacion on your weeknes, drew from mee so greate an annall 
allowance, my care of your education from your cradle, & your dayly protes- 
tacion by Letters that you would amend all your errors, had ben enough to 
have with-held you from Duncerk or any other forbydden place, though it had 
ben with the losse of your liberty, or at least drawen you for a time to Jeneva, 
where your religion could not be corrupted, rather than to indevour payment 
of your debts by a worse means then they were incurred. These considerations 
make me fear though you are not corupted in your religion, from which God I 
hope will deliver my family, that you are falen from his grace and service 
without which you can never prosper, nor any naturall care of myne take good 
effect. You writ for payment of your debts and have prevayled with my worthy 
friend the Lord Imbassador Ledger (Edmunds) to write for increase of meanes, 
but do not consider how litle your ill government & profusse expense doth in- 
courage mee to contynew that you have already. Is not £400 a yere from your 
aged Grandfather whose estate by debts and these like burthens stands more 
deeply ingaged then his life -time is like to free, an exceeding greate allowance? 
which notwithstanding, I have not long since paied to Langrett your Marchant 
in Paris, £100 for you whereof your letter makes noe mention. To conclude, 
I advise you in the feare of God, serve him, amende your course of life, be care- 
full not to do any thinge that may offend your gracious Soveraigne, to whom I 
wishe myselfe and all myne to be saints, though to God we cannot bee but sin- 
ners, live within your compasse, depend uppon the good advise and counsell of 
that worthey gent. the Lo. Imbassador to whome you are muche bounde, his 
good indevours & justificacion of your reformation may be greate means for you 
one day to kisse that Royall hand which may make you happie, and bee a com- 
fort to my old age. Whereas by your relaps you shalbe sure to rewin your selfe 
and what in you lyes tumble my graye haires with sorrow tomy grave. In this 
course uppon farther triall, I may be drawen to do for you what my meanes 
will give leave. And ever so prayinge God to blesse you with his Holy Spirite, 
I reste. 
[At the foot of the above letter is the following rough draft of 
another letter relatihg to it. ] 
My Lord; in theise parts men saye, he that entertaynes beggars, provides for 
dayly guests, from which cayse myne differs littell that incoraged by your love 
and kyndeness do perpetully trouble you. I have lately rec letters oute of 
Fraunce from my nephew William whose fayre promise of amendment hathe 
gayned the favour of my good frinde St Thomas Edmonds the ledger [umbassa- 
dor] theare, my companion to the Archedukes, to write in his behalfe. Your 
Lp. knowes how much I was lately perplext with his beinge at Dunkerk and 
what course I helde therein from which my worthy Lo: I know not the waye 
to vary, & have therefore made boulde to sende these letters and my answeares 
to your Lp. that perusinge and approvinge my course therein theye maye be sent 
accordinge to theire directions for which I have taken order with this bearer : 
And ever so, &c. 
* He was the Earl’s grandson, but at that time grandsons were called nephews, from the Latin 
nepos. 
