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very forward, offering on his part that, which to me 

 seemeth very reasonable, either to divide the lands, 

 and his adverse party to choose ; or the other to di 

 vide, and he to choose. Whereupon my desire to 

 your lordship is, that you would accordingly make a 

 final end between them, in making a division, and 

 setting forth the lands, according to the values 

 agreed upon by the parties themselves. Wherein, 

 besides the charitable work your lordship shall do in 

 making an end of a controversy between those, whom 

 name and blood should tie together, and keep in 

 unity, I will acknowledge your favour as unto myself, 

 and will ever rest 



Your Lordship s faithful servant, 



Theobald s, v Gr. BUCKINGHAM. 



January 9, 1617. 



TO SIR HENRY YELVERTON, ATTORNEY-GENERAL. 



MR. ATTORNEY, 



WHEREAS there dependeth before me in chancery a 

 great cause of tithes concerning the benefices of 

 London, though in a particular, yet, by consequence 

 leading to a general ; his majesty, out of a great re 

 ligious care of the state, both of Church and city, is 

 graciously pleased, that before any judicial sentence 

 be pronounced in chancery, there be a commission 

 directed unto me, the lord chancellor, lord treasurer, 

 the lord privy-seal, and the lord chamberlain ; and 

 likewise to the lord archbishop, the lord bishop of 



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