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it this next year, paying the rent for both places to the Dean and Chapter of 
Sarum. And for the taxes of that place, I am contented to allow him out of my 
rents elsewhere. So with my love to you both, I rest, in haste, your affectionate 
friend, 
“FF, Fane.” 
“ For my noble friend Sir Edward Hungerford, Knight of the Bath, at 
Farley Castle. 
*‘ Tacock, 10 October, 1645. 
Str. Having been in Devonshire this summer with my sister of Bath, I am 
now by favour of Sir Thomas Fairfax’s pass, upon my return into the north to 
my wife. Had you been at Corsham I would not have failed to have kissed your 
hands; but Mr. Ayliffe told me you were at Farley. So I desire your excuse, 
being in some haste. Sir, I am sequestered here and everywhere else. If you 
can fayour my wife for the allowance of her fifth part for the maintenance of 
her and her children, you will do an act of charity. I have not meddled in the 
King’s affairs these seventeen months, nor truly will I again fight in this quarrel, 
but I do not love to be starved to death because I will not digest oaths contrary 
to my conscience, a good conscience being the only thing now left us in these 
miserable times. God in his mercy send better, and us better—which is the 
prayer of your affectionate servant, 
‘“R, Fane. 
“ My service to your lady. I hope to see you at London this spring.” 
“ For Mr. Thomas Michell in Melksham parish. 
“ London, 12 May, 1646. 
“Me. Micuett. I am come up to Town about making my composition, 
but as yet have not perfected it, but hope I shall do shortly, and then you shall 
hear of me. In the interim I should have been glad to hear you had got my 
wife her fifth part, for we want monies exceedingly. I pray, what you can get, 
let William Fuller receive betwixt this and Midsummer, for about that time will 
be my second payment to the Committee at Goldsmiths’ Hall. Thus with my 
kind love to you and your wife, with many thanks since I was last with you, I 
rest, your aftectionate friend, 
“FR Fane. 
The subsequent letters make no mention of sequestration, but 
refer generally to the action of his tenants. Some of them in 
Blakemore Forest get him into trouble with the Earl of Anglesea , 
the lord of the fee, by cutting down the timber and defying him to 
prevent it. Then there are protracted dealings with Mr. Ashe about 
the sale to him of Melksham Parsonage and Seend Park, the ricketty 
condition of Church property at that crisis giving Mr. Ashe occasion 
to offer inadequate prices, which Mr. Michell stoutly resists, and 
