LIFE OF BACON. 



confess and declare, that upon a reference from his majesty 

 of all suits and controversies between Sir Rowland Egerton 

 and Mr. Edward Egerton, both parties submitted them 

 selves to my award, by recognizance reciprocal in ten 

 thousand marks a-piece. Thereupon, after divers hearings, 

 I made niy award, with advice and consent of my Lord 

 Hobart. The award was perfected and published to the 

 parties, which was in February ; then, some days after, 

 the five hundred pounds mentioned in the charge was 

 delivered unto me. Afterwards Mr. Edward Egerton fled 

 off from the award ; then, in Midsummer term following, a 

 suit was begun in Chancery by Sir Rowland, to have the 

 award confirmed ; and upon that suit was the decree made 

 which is mentioned in the article. 



&quot; 2. To the second article of the charge, viz. in the same 

 cause he received from Edward Egerton four hundred 

 pounds: I confess and declare, that, soon after my first 

 coming to the seal (being a time when I was presented by 

 many), the four hundred pounds mentioned in the charge 

 was delivered unto me in a purse, and I now call to mind, 

 from Mr. Edward Egerton ; but, as far as I can remember, 

 it was expressed by them that brought it to be for favours 

 past, and not in respect to favours to come. 



Hody and &quot; 3. To the third article of the charge, viz. in the cause 

 between Hody and Hody, he received a dozen of buttons, 

 of the value of fifty pounds, about a fortnight after the 

 cause was ended : I confess and declare, that, as it is laid 

 in the charge, about a fortnight after the cause was ended 

 (it being a suit of a great inheritance), there were gold 

 buttons about the value of fifty pounds, as is mentioned in 

 the charge, presented unto me, as I remember, by Sir 

 Thomas Perient and the party himself. 



Wharton &quot; 4. To the fourth article of the charge, viz. in the cause 

 loughby between the Lady Wharton and the co-heirs of Sir Francis 



