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minde. And seeking by all good means, but contrary to myne expectation, 

 not finding any office or other particular presentlie voyde, either fitt for me to 

 offer your lordship, or sure for your L. to receive at my hande, I have presumed 

 in lieu thereof to present your good lordship with an hundred pounds in golde, 

 which this bringer will deliver to your L. It is no recompense any waie pro 

 portionable, I confesse, to your lordship s great goodnesse towards me, but 

 onely a sclender token of my dutie most bounden to your L. and a pledge of my 

 service alwaies to be at your L. commandment afore and above any man alive, 

 which I beseech your lordship to accept in such part as is simply and faithfully- 

 meant. And so desyring the continuance and encrease of your L. honorable 

 opinion and favour, of the which I shall endeavour, by God s grace, your L. 

 shall never repent yourselfe. I most humblie betake your good L. to the 

 blessed tuition of the Almighty. Your Lordship s most humble and bounden, 



April, 1595. TOBIAS DUNELM. 



To the Right Honorable my singular goode Lorde, 



the Lord Burleigh, Lord H. Treasurer of England. 



Lansd. 72. Art. 72. 



Good Mr. Hickes, With my hastye commendations, and as many thanks 

 as there ys farthings in twentye pounds, which I have sent ye by this bearer ; 

 and I pray ye be twice as bolde with me in any thing that I can pleasure ye 

 withall. My Lorde Keeper hath preferred me to a greate offyce in this cuntry, 

 that is, to be a collector of the ffyffteenths, which yf my lotde hadd known me 

 very well, what for my ylnes and my unableness to travel), I have no doubte 

 but that he would have pardoned me, but nowe there is no remadye. I must 

 needs follow my collections, which will make me to vysite you this next terme ; 

 and therefore I praye you, if I chance to be behinde hand, I will require your 

 friendshippe to be a meane to my lord to give me some dayes till I may get it 

 up. I have no good thinge presentlie to pleasure you withal, but at my cominge 

 up, if I do know of any good thinge in the country, you shall be sure if it lye 

 in me to gett it to have it. And so I doe ende the 15 daye of Oct. 1592. 



Yo. assured friend, MAURICE BERKLY. 



To the worshipful and assured good friende, 

 Mr. Michael Hyckes, geve theise. 



From Mr. Michael Hyckes. 



Although I had not received your kinde letter of remembrance by this gent. 

 Mr. Buck, or had not been provoked by the cominge downe of so fit a bearer as 

 he is to have written unto you, yet would I neither have forgotten my promise 

 nor your many received friendships, who have nothinge else to requite them 

 withal than an honest true affection towards you, whereof also I can make no 

 other demonstration but in these pety kynde of offices now and then as occasions 

 are offered (which I know are as welcome and acceptable to you as 20 faire 

 angels laid in the hands of us poor bribers here in court). 



(The remainder of the letter is on the preference of a country to a court life.) 

 To Mr. Manners. (No signature.) 



Justys Younge being onne your ould suter, well hopes you may soune 

 dispach her. Shee hath twyse been sent for, and by the messengers assured that 

 if she will give the sum you knowe of, her sute shall presentlie be dispached, 

 but she refused to hearken to it, restynge upon me. Wherefore, I pray you, 

 sende me worde what you will doe. If you will dispach it, what I said shall 

 be performed ; if not give her liberty to seeke other, which I wish she should 

 not neede. I pray you to write me worde whether my lorde to the court before 

 theremove. Your loving friend, GEORGE CUMBERLAND. 



To my very loving friend, Mr. Hyckes, 

 Secretary to my L. Treasurer. 



