By Charles Edward Long, Esq. 221 



decease, w'' evidences are conveyed to London already in greate chestes.' But 

 the keys of these chests were lefte w"" me, as well by Mr. Attornie as by one Mr. 

 Stubbes, Agent, that was appointed in the behalfe of S' Fraunces "Walsingham, 

 safflie and inditterentlie to be kepte tyll the tyme should be appointed by Mr. 

 Secretarye that the Chests should be opened, and the evidences perused, as well for 

 Mr. Secretarye as for Mr. Attornie, Since vt'^ tyme I have receaved letters from 

 Mr. Attornie, that Mr. Secretarye' s pleasure is, w* the assent of Mr. Attornie, 

 to have the evidences perused with all spede. And for as much as I shall not have 

 occasion to be at London, these sixe or seaven daies, Mr. Attornie hath craved 

 me to sende the said keyes forth w"", enclosed in my letters, to some Gentleman of 

 the Benche of the Middle Temple, whereby they may be hadd with some spede 

 to perfourme Mr. Secretaryes expeetacion, amongst the w* I have made choyse of 

 you, for that yo" are Mr. Attornie's frend and myne also, defering yo"^ to acquainte 

 Mr. Attornie there w"", and that then the same may be safflie delyvered accord- 

 ing to the trust to me comitted. And so w"" my hartie comendacons, yo'' helth 

 wished, I eomitt yo" to the governement of Th'almightie. From Chisburie, the 

 xxj"- of October, 1589. 



" To"^ frynd assuryd, 



' ' WinM Rede. 

 "To the Eight Worshipfull Myles Sandes, Esquire, - 



"at his Chamber yn the Middle Temple yn London, geve thes." 



In reference to what is stated in this letter, relative to the claims 

 of Sir Francis Walsingham, it may be observed that there was a 

 Chancery suit in 1592, in which Dame Ursula "Walsingham, widow 

 of Sir Francis, was plaintiff, to protect her in possession of lands in 

 the parish of Chilton, " late the estate of William Darell, and pur- 

 chased of him by Sir Francis Walsingham, who settled the same 

 to the use of the plaintiff." Michael Cawley, before mentioned, 

 was one of the defendants. 



It was long supposed that Darell lay buried at Kintbury, and a 

 sort of monumental inscription, yet extant, gave rise to this belief, 

 but it is not so. The Kintbury Register disproves this. That at 

 Ramsbury, where all his family lie interred, does not extend so 

 far back. Recourse was then had to the transcript at Salisbury, 

 and there we find the second entry in the earliest File of Transcripts, 

 viz., in 1589, to be as follows : — "William Darell dyed the fyrst of 

 October." Now although this is not positive evidence of the fact of his 



' By the kindness of Mr. Popham, I was permitted to examine his chests of 

 Deeds, but there was not a single document relating to the DarcUs. 



* This Myles Sands or Sandys, was of Latimers, Co. Bucks, and Clerk of the 

 Crown. He was father of Sir Edwin Sandys, and brother of Edwin Sandys, Arch- 

 bishop of York. 



