LETTERS FROM STEPHENS. 41 



in the tongue, yet this much I understand in the book, 

 that it is a noble monument of your love, which I will entail 

 to my posterity, who, I hope, will both reap the fruit of the 

 work, and honour the memory of the author. The other 

 book I delivered to his majesty, who is tied here by the 

 feet longer than he purposed to stay. 



For the business your lordship wrote of in your other 

 letters, I am sorry I can do you no service, having engaged 

 myself to Sir William Becher before my going into Spain, 

 so that I cannot free myself, unless there were means to 

 give him satisfaction. But I will ever continue 



Your Lordship s assured Friend and Servant, 



G. BUCKINGHAM. 



Hinchenbrook, Oct. 27th, 1623. 



To the Duke of Buckingham. 

 Excellent Lord, 



I send Mr. Parker to have ready, according to the speech 

 I had with your grace, my two suits to his majesty, the 

 one for a full pardon, that I may die out of a cloud ; the 

 other for the translation of my honours after my decease. 

 I hope his majesty will have compassion on me, as he pro 

 mised me he would. My heart telleth me that no man 

 hath loved his majesty and his service more entirely, and 

 love is the law and the prophets. I ever rest 



Your Grace s most obliged and faithful Servant, 



FR. ST. ALBAN. 



November 25th, 1623. 



To the Lord St. Alban. 

 My Lord, 



I have moved his majesty in your suit, and find him 

 very gracious inclined to grant it ; but he desireth first to 

 know from my Lord Treasurer his opinion and the value of 

 it, to whom I have written to that purpose this inclosed 

 letter, and would wish your lordship to speak with him 

 yourself for his favour and furtherance therein, and for my 

 part I will omit nothing that appertaineth to 



Your Lordship s faithful Friend and Servant, 



Newmarket, G. BUCKINGHAM. 



28th of January, 1623. 



To the Lord St. Alban, 

 Right honourable and my very noble Lord, 

 Mr. Doctor Rawley, by his modest choice, hath much 

 obliged me to be careful of him, when God shall send any 

 opportunity. And if his majesty shall remove me from this 



