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as he had read it, he said, that he had rather your lordship 

 had sent him a challenge ; and that it had been easier to 

 answer than so noble and kind a letter. He intends to see 

 your lordship some time this week, and so doth Sir Edward 

 Sackville, who is forward to make my lady a way by the 

 prince, if your lordship advise it. 



There are packets newly come out of Spain; and the 

 king, they say, seems well pleased with the contents; 

 wherein there is an absolute promise and undertaking for 

 the restitution of the palatinate ; the dispensation returned 

 already from the pope, and the match hastened on their 

 parts. My Lord Digby goes shortly; and Mr. Matthew 

 tells me he means, before his going, to write by him to 

 your lordship. 



The king goes not till Wednesday, and the prince cer 

 tainly goes with him. My lord marquis, in person, christens 

 my Lord of Falkland s child to-morrow, at his house by 

 Watford. 



Mr. Murray* tells me the king hath given your bookf 

 to my Lord Brooke, J and enjoined him to read it, recom 

 mending it much to him ; and then my Lord Brooke is 

 to return it to your lordship ; and so it may go to the press 

 when your lordship pleases, with such amendments as the 

 king hath made, which I have seen, and are very few, and 

 those rather words, as epidemic, and mild, instead of debon- 

 naire, &c. Only that of persons attainted, enabled to serve 

 in parliament by a bare reversal of their attainder, the king 

 by all means will have left out. I met with my Lord Brooke, 

 and told him, that Mr. Murray had directed me to wait 

 upon him for the book, when he had done with it. He 

 desired to be spared this week, as being to him a week of 

 much business, and the next week I should have it ; and 

 he ended in a compliment, that care should be taken, by 

 all means, for good ink and paper to print it in, for that the 

 book deserveth it. 



I beg leave to kiss your lordship s hands. 

 Your Lordship s in all humbleness 



to honour and serve, 



January 7, 1621-2. T MEAUTYS&amp;gt; 



This proclamation is not yet sealed ; and therefore your 

 lordship may please as yet to keep it in your own hands. 



* Thomas Murray, tutor and secretary to the prince, made provost of Eton 

 College, in the room of Sir Henry Savile, who died February 19, 1621-2. Mr. 

 Murray died likewise, April 1, 1623. 



t The History of the Rei^n of King: Henry the Seventh, 



t Fulk Gvevile. 



