232 The Hertford Correspondence. 
been our ancient use heretofore, we do hope your lordship will be pleased to con- 
tinue the same ; whereunto we the rather are induced for that, having experience 
of your lordship’s love towards this City many ways besides, we were heretofore 
relieved upon our suit to your lordship for continuance of our ancient custom 
touching the using of the colours of this City and not the Captain’s, at muster- 
ing; at which time your lordship was pleased by your lordship’s letters, and 
otherwise, so far to favour this City as that thereby we are assured your lordship 
will not suffer any breach of our ancient customs or any disgrace to the City to 
be offered. Hereof we are bold to inform your lordship, humbly leaving the 
same to your lordship’s wisdom and good consideration. And even so with the 
remembrance of our duties to your lordship in all humbleness take our leaves. 
Sarum, this 8th of September, 1608. Your Honour’s to be commanded. 
RICHARD PAINE, Mayor, 
THOMAS HYDE. RALPH PICKANER, WILLIAM WILKINSON, 
G. TOOKER, WILLIAM BLACKER, RICHARD GAUNTLETT, . 
F. RODES, RICHARD GODFREY. 
Brought to Easton the 9th of the 
same, by James Newman. 
[Lord Hertford immediately granted their request, and having 
written a reply to the Mayor, dispatched the following to Sir Thomas 
Gorges ]. 
LETTER XI. 
Goop Str Tomas GorcEs, 
I received lately a letter from the Mayor of Salisbury, the copy whereof 
LT have sent you. Their desire is, that according to the old custom, the band of 
one hundred foot within that City may be mustered apart from the forces of the 
County, because it hath been their custom, as well in my predecessor’s time the 
Earl of Pembroke, as mine, and always allowed by me, and that the City is a 
corporation of good regard, they ever carrying themselves respectively [respectfully ] 
in the service of his Majesty and tractably and lovingly to me, I have granted 
their desire, and have thought good to give you knowledge thereof, that you may 
be satisfied of the reason wherefore it is altered. Thus with my very loving 
commendations to yourself and your good lady, I rest your loving friend. 
. HERTFORD. 
Sent from Easton the 13th of the same, with 
the Mayor’s letter, by Robert Atkins. 
(To be concluded in the next.) 
