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which cause hath been heretofore ended by award, but is 

 now revived again, and was, in Michaelmas term last, 

 fully heard before your lordship ; at which hearing your 

 lordship did not give your opinion thereof, but were pleased 

 to defer it until breviats were delivered on both sides ; 

 which, as I am informed, hath been done accordingly i now 

 my desire unto your lordship is, that you will be pleased to 

 take some time, as speedily as your lordship may, to give 

 your opinion thereof, and so make a final end as your lord 

 ship shall find the same in equity to deserve : for which I 

 will ever rest 



Your Lordship s faithful Friend and Servant, 



Windsor, 18th of May, 1620. G. BUCKINGHAM. 



To the Marquis of Buckingham. 

 My very good Lord, 



I went to Kew for pleasure, but I met with pain. But 

 neither pleasure nor pain can withdraw my mind from 

 thinking of his majesty s service. And because his ma 

 jesty shall see how I was occupied at Kew, I send him 

 these papers of rules for the Star-chamber, wherein his 

 majesty shall erect one of the noblest and durablest pillars 

 for the justice of this kingdom in perpetuity, that can be, 

 after, by his own wisdom and the advice of his lords, he 

 shall have revised them and established them. The manner 

 and circumstances I refer to my attending his majesty. 

 The rules are not all set down ; but I will do the rest 

 within two or three days. I ever remain 



Your Lordship s most obliged Friend 



and faithful Servant, 



June 9, 1620. FR. VERULAM, CailC. 



To the Lord Chancellor.* 

 My very good Lord, 



Such is my haste at this time, that I cannot write so 

 largely to yourself as I would, in the business of the steel, 

 in which once already I sent to your lordship, and in which 

 I only desire the good of the commonwealth, and the ser 

 vice of my master ; I therefore have sent this bearer, my 

 servant, unto you, and committed the relation of the busi 

 ness to him. And I do in treat your lordship to give credit 

 to what he shall deliver your lordship therein, with your 



* Hail. MSS. Vol. 7000, 



