LETTERS FROM STEPHENS. 13 



inform your majesty of what we have done, that neither 

 your majesty may conceive that we have been negligent in 

 those things which were committed unto us, nor your 

 directions by your late letters hinder or cast back that 

 which is already so far proceeded in. And, so humbly 

 kissing your royal hands, and praying to the Almighty for 

 your long and happy reign over us, we rest 



Your Majesty s most humble and obedient 



Subjects and Servants, 



G. CANT. F. BACON, C. S. T. SUFFOLK, 



E.WORCESTER, LENNOX, PEMBROKE, 



T. ARUNDEL, W. WALLINGFORD, L. ELIE&quot;, 

 E. WOTTON, JAMES HAY, T. EDMONDES, 



T. LAKE, JUL. CAESAR, EDW. COKE, 



Dec.5, 1617. C. EDMONDES. 



To the Lord Chancellor. 

 My honourable Lord, 



I have received your lordship s letters, wherein I see the 

 continuance of your love and respect to me, in any thing I 

 write to you of, for which I give your lordship many thanks, 

 desiring nothing for any man but what you shall find just 

 and convenient to pass. I am very glad to understand that 

 there is so good hope of Sir Gilbert Houghton s business, 

 which I must needs ascribe to your lordship s great favour 

 toward him for my sake, which I will ever acknowledge. 

 If his majesty at any time speak of the Lord Clifton s busi 

 ness, I will answer according to that your lordship hath 

 written, &c. 



Your Lordship s faithful Servant, 



Newmarket, the last of G. BUCKINGHAM 



January, 1617. 



To the Lord Chancellor. 



My honourable Lord, 



I have acquainted his majesty with your letter to me, 

 and delivered likewise to him the letter and other things 

 directed to his majesty, who hath commanded me to return 

 this answer to them all. 



First, for your memorial of your charge to the judges, 

 he liketh it so well, that he findeth nothing either to be 

 added or diminished ; and was so well satisfied therewith, 

 that he accounteth it needless to read the other papers, but 

 sealed them up again, and sendeth them back to your 

 lordship without reading them. Only in the point of 



