LETTERS FROM BIRCH. 373 



To the Lord Chancellor.* 

 My honourable Lord, 



His majesty, upon a petition delivered by Mr. Thomas 

 Digby, wherein he complaineth of great wrongs done unto 

 him, hath been pleased, for his more speedy relief and 

 redress, if it prove as he allegeth, to refer the consideration 

 thereof unto your lordship. And because he is a gentleman, 

 whom I have long known and loved, I could not but add 

 my desire to your lordship, that, if you find he hath been 

 wronged, you would do him so much favour, as to give him 

 such remedy as the equity of his case may require. For 

 which I will ever rest 



Your Lordship s faithful Friend and Servant, 



Royston, Octob. 8, 1619. G. BUCKINGHAM. 



To the Lord Chancellor.! 

 My honourable Lord, 



I have acquainted his majesty with your letter, who hath 

 given order to Mr. Secretary Calvert to signify his pleasure 

 for the proceeding in that business, whereof you write, 

 without any farther delay, as your lordship will more fully 

 understand by Mr. Secretary, who for that purpose is to 

 return to London against the day of hearing. 



I have no answer to make to your former letter, and will 

 add no more to this, but that his majesty hath a great 

 confidence in your care of his service. And so I rest 

 Your Lordship s faithful Friend and Servant, 



Royston, Octob. 10, 1619. G. BUCKINGHAM. 



Indorsed Shewing his Majesty s acceptation of your Lord 

 ship s care, in particular in the business against 

 the Earl of Suffolk. 



To the Marquis of Buckingham. 

 My very good Lord, 



After my last letter yesterday we entered into conference 

 touching the Suffolk cause, myself, and the commissioners, 

 and the two Chief Justices. J The fruit of this conference 

 is, that we all conceive the proceedings against my lord 

 himself to be not only just and honourable, but in some 

 principal parts plausible in regard of the public; as namely, 

 those three points which touch upon the ordnance, the 



* Harl. MSS. Vol. 7006. t Ibid. 



t Sir Henry Montagu of the King s Bench, and Sir Henry Hobart of the 

 Common Pleas. 



