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CHAP, creditors the sequestration of his livings. This sequestra- 

 tion the Bishop procured to stop his vice and profuseness, 

 and to see his just debts satisfied ; taking care that his al 

 lowance out of the sequestration should be but a bare sub 

 sistence; because his father-in-law was minded hereby, if 

 possible, to reduce this lavish sinful man to thrift and repent 

 ance. But Squire laboured with the Lord Treasurer that 

 he might have these sequestrators nominated by the Bishop 

 removed, and this sequestration taken off: for that all his 

 creditors would have been content upon his own word (ex 

 cepting Dr. Bingham) without sureties to have borne with 

 him, and to have received portionally as his revenues had 

 come in, if the sequestration had been released. Whereas 

 he did then daily more and more incur forfeitures. That 

 it were better for him to resign all his livings, and to com 

 mit his body to his creditors, than to suffer the Bishop of 

 London (in whose debt he said he was not, but the Bishop 

 in his) to keep his living from him, and to receive all the 

 profits into his own purse. That he could stay no longer 

 at Court, partly for want, and partly for fear of imprison 

 ment, his protection being ended. That in his journey he 

 must have begged, had not Sir Francis Knolles given him 

 some money to bring him home. And when he should come 

 home, he had not one penny to maintain him and his fa 

 mily : and yet he was bound by oath, and the statutes of 

 the church to which he belonged, to keep hospitality. This 

 was the substance of a letter he wrote to the said Lord 

 Treasurer, August 12, 1587. And the said compassionate 

 Lord the said day, either by letter or word of mouth, moved 

 the Bishop for some favour to be shewed this spendthrift. 

 Whereat the very same clay the Bishop signified his mind 

 in this grave and earnest manner to the Treasurer : 



The Bi- &quot; My singular good Lord, (my duty remembered,) I 



shop s letter trust your good Lordship will have due consideration of 



concerning . . 



Squire. &quot; my lewd son-in-law, that neither by pity, whereto you 

 &quot; are naturally enclined, nor by importunity of friends, 

 &quot; which such a lewd fellow shall commonly find ready, you 



