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heard you oft speak in a contrary style. And as for 

 that error of yours, which he lately palliated, 

 whereof you seem to pretend ignorance; the time 

 is so short since you commended to him one * to be 

 of the barons of our exchequer in Ireland, as we 

 cannot think you to be so short of memory, as to 

 have forgotten how far you undertook in that busi 

 ness, before acquainting us with it ; what a long 

 journey you made the poor man undertake, together 

 with the slight recommendation you sent of him ; 

 which drave us to those straits, that both the poor 

 man had been undone, and your credit a little 

 blasted, if Buckingham had not, by his importunity, 

 made us both grant you more than suit, for you had 

 already acted a part of it, and likewise run a hazard 

 of the hindrance of your own service, by preferring 

 a person to so important a place, whom you so 

 slightly recommended. 



Our third observation is upon the point of your 

 opposition to this business, wherein you either do, 

 or at least would seem to, mistake us a little. For 

 first, whereas you excuse yourself of the oppositions 

 you made against Sir Edward Coke at the council- 

 table, both for that, and other causes ; we never took 

 upon us such a patrociny of Sir Edward Coke, as if 

 he were a man not to be meddled withal in any case. 

 For whatsoever you did against him, by our employ 

 ment and commendation, we ever allowed it, and 

 still do, for good service on your part. &quot; De bonis 



* Mr. Lowder. See the letter of the earl of Buckingham of 

 the 5th of July. 



