410 LETTERS FROM BIRCH. 



On the back of the draughts of the three preceding letters 

 were written the following memoranda. 



Bishops Winchester,* Durham, f London. J 



Lord Duke, Lord Hunsdon. 



Lord Chamberlain, || to thank him for his kind remem 

 brance by you ; and though in this private fortune I shall 

 have use of few friends, yet I cannot but acknowledge the 

 moderation and affection his lordship shewed in my busi 

 ness, and desire, that of those few his lordship will still be 

 one for my comfort, in whatsoever may cross his way, for 

 the furtherance of my private life and fortune. 



Mr. John Murray. If there be any thing that may con 

 cern me, that is fit for him to speak, and me to know, that 

 I may receive it by you. 



Mr. Maxwell. That I am sorry, that so soon as I came 

 to know him, and to be beholding to him, I wanted power 

 to be of use to him. 



Lord of Kelly ; and to acquaint him with that part 

 touching the confinement. 



To the King. 

 It may please your Majesty, 



Now that your majesty hath passed the recreation of 

 your progress, there is nevertheless one kind of recreation, 

 which I know remaineth with your majesty all the year; 

 which is to do good, and to exercise your clemency and 

 beneficence. I shall never measure my poor service by the 

 merit, which perhaps is small, but by the acceptation, 

 which hath been always favourably great. I have served 

 your majesty now seventeen years ; and since my first ser 

 vice (which was in the commission of the union,) I re 

 ceived from your majesty never chiding or rebuke, but 

 always sweetness and thanks. Neither was I in these 

 seventeen years ever chargeable to your majesty, but got 

 my means in an honourable sweat of my labour, save that 

 of late your majesty was graciously pleased to bestow upon 

 me the pension of twelve hundred pounds for a few years. 

 For in that other poor prop of my estate, which is the farm 

 ing of the petty writs, I improved your majesty s revenue 

 by four hundred pounds the year. And likewise, when I 

 received the seal, I left both the attorney s place, which 



* Dr. Andrews. t Dr. Richard Neile. 



J Dr. George Mountain. $ Lenox. 



j| William, Earl of Pembroke. 



