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NOTES AND QUERIES. 
[No. 18. 
treated after doing every thing to accommodate 
both. As to the conditions which you say, S*, you 
intend to exact from my brother, you will un- 
doubtedly state them to him himself; and cannot 
expect I shoud meddle with them or be party to 
them. Neither you nor he can imagine that | am 
quite so tame an idiot as to enter into bonds for 
persons of his recommendation. If the office is 
his, he must be answerable for it, and for all the 
persons he employs in it. I protest against every 
thing that is not my own act—a consequence he 
perhaps did not foresee, when he chose, contrary 
to his agreement with me, to engross the whole 
disposition. I have always known clearly what is 
my own right and on what founded; and have 
acted strictly according to my right, and am ready 
to justify every step of my conduct. I have sufli- 
ciently shown my disposition to peace, and appeal 
to you yourself, S*, and to my brother whether 
either can charge me with the least encroachment 
beyond my right; and whether I have not ac- 
quiesced in every single step that either has desired 
of me. Your letter, S, and that you quote of my 
brother, have shown how necessary it is for me to 
take the measure I am determined to take. I[ 
would have done any thing to oblige either you or 
my brother, but I am not to be threatened out of 
my right in any shape. I know when it is proper 
to yield and when to make my stand. I refused to 
accept the place for my own life when It was 
offered to me: when I declined that, it is not pro- 
bable that I would hold the place to the wrong of 
anybody else; it will and must be seen who claims 
any part or prerogatives of the place unjustly ; my 
honour demands to have this ascertained, and I 
will add, that when I scorned a favour, I am not 
likely to be intimidated by a menace, 
“ T say all this coolly and deliberately, and my 
actions will be conformable. I do not forget my 
obligations to you, dear S*, or to your dead brother, 
whose memory will ever be most dear to me. Un- 
kind expressions shall not alter the affection I have 
for you or your family, nor am I so unreasonable, 
so unjust, or so absurd as not to approve your 
doing every thing you think right for your own in- 
terest and security and for those of your family. 
What I have to say hereafter will prove that these | 
not only are but ever have been my sentiments. I 
shall then appeal to your own truth whether it is 
just in you to have used some expressions in your 
letter, but as I mean to act with the utmost cir- 
cumspection and without a grain of resentment to 
anybody, I shall say no more till I have had full 
time to weigh every word I shall use, and every 
step I mean to take. In the meantime I am, 
“ Dear S*, 
** Y* obliged humble sery*, 
“* Hor. Waxpote. 
“ P.S. My refusal of the patent for my life has 
shown what value I set upon it; but J will have 
justice, especially for my character, which no con- 
sideration upon earth shall prevent my seeking. 
It must and shall be known whether I enjoy the 
place to the wrong of any man living. You have 
my free consent, S', to show this letter to whom 
you please; I have nothing to conceal, and am 
ready to submit my conduct to the whole world.” 
LADY ARABELLA STUART. 
As a pendant to Mr. P. Cunningham’s “ New 
Facts about Lady Arabella Stuart” (No. 1. p.10.), 
I send you a copy of Bishop James’ Account and 
Quietus in respect of 300/, placed in his hands 
“for the expences of dyett and other chardges of 
the Ladye Arbella Seymour comytted to his safe 
kepinge.” The original document is in my pos- 
session. Rost. Core. 
Feb. 11. 1850. 
‘ The Accompte of the Lorde Byshopp of Durham for 
eccli receaved for the chardge of the Ladye Arbella 
Seymour. ; 
“ The Declaration of the Accompte of the Reverende 
Father in God Will™ James Lorde Bysshoppe of 
Duresme for the some of Three hundreth poundes 
imprested to him out of the Receipte of the Kinges 
mats Exchequer at Westmynster for the expences of 
dyett and other chardges of the Ladye Arbella Seymour 
comytted to his safe kepinge w*" an intencon to have 
caryed into the Bysshoprycke of Duresme there to 
have remayned under his chardge duringe the Kynges 
mats pleasure, vizt betweene the xiiijt® of Marche 1610 
in the viij*® year of his highnes raigne and the last 
daye of the same moneth as followeth, 
viz. 
“ Readye money receaved, viz. of 
“The Threasorer and vnder threr. of 
Th’exchequer in Mychas terme in the viijth 
yeare of the Kinges mats raigne by t’handes 
of Thomas Wattson Esquire one of the 
Tells for the chardges of himselfe and his 
servaunts in his yorney wth the saide Ladye 
Arbella Seymour by pvie Seale dated the 
xiij of March 1610 and Lres of the Lordes 
of the Counceil - = - - cecil. whereof 
ns 
Expences of dyett and other chardges 
of the Ladye Arbella Seymour & 
others attendinge vpon her, viz. 
“ Expences of dyett 
“ At Highgate for sixe dayes begonne the 
xvth daye of Marche 1610and ended the xxjst 
of the same moneth on weh daye her Lady- 
shipperemouedto Barnett  xviijlz. vs. iijd. 
“At Barnett for xjes dayes begonne the 
xxjst of Marche 1610 at Supper and ended 
the firste of Aprill 1611 at breakefaste beinge 
that daye remoued to Eastbarnett 
Ixxjdz. vs. viijd. 
“ Chardges of y* Stable, viz. 
“ Chardges of the Stable for the xvij 
dayes aboue-menconed, viz. at Highgate for 
vj dayes ixd?. xvijs.xd. and at Barnett for 
xj dayes with vs for dressinge one of the 
lytter horses xxviijdi. xijs. xjd., in all the 
some of - - xxxviiji’. xs. ixd. 
ee 
MA og LOT DO. 
