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shall presently enter into the treaty of accord, ac 

 cording to his majesty s commandment, which is well 

 tasted abroad in respect of his compassion towards 

 those ancient families. 



God ever preserve and prosper your lordship, ac 

 cording to the faithful and fervent wishes of 



Your Lordship s true friend and devoted servant, 

 Vork-house, October 11, 1617. FR. BACON. 



TO THE LORD KEEPER*. 



MY HONOURABLE LORD, 



I HAVE delivered the judges advice, touching the 

 middle shires, unto his majesty, who liketh it very 

 well. As for the point of law, his majesty will con 

 sider of it at more leisure, and then send you his 

 opinion thereof. And so T rest 



Your Lordship s faithful friend and servant, 



G. BUCKINGHAM. 

 Hinchinbroke, the 22d of Oct. 1617. 



TO THE LORD KEEPER*)&quot;. 



MY HONOURABLE LORD, 



UNDERSTANDING, that Thomas Hukeley, a merchant 

 of London, of whom I have heard a good report, 

 intendeth to bring before your lordship in chancery 

 a cause depending between him, in right of his wife, 

 daughter of William Austen, and one John Hor- 

 smendon, who married another daughter of the said 



* Harl. MSS. Vol. 7006. f Ibid. 



