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TO THE LORD CHANCELLOR*. 



MY HONOURABLE LORD, 



I WROTE unto your lordship lately in the behalf of 

 Sir Rowland Cotton, that then had a suit in de 

 pendence before your lordship and the rest of my 

 lords in the Star-Chamber. The cause, I under 

 stand, hath gone contrary to his expectation ; yet he 

 acknowledges himself much bound to your lordship 

 for the noble and patient hearing he did then re 

 ceive ; and he rests satisfied, and I much beholden 

 to your lordship, for any favour it pleased your 

 lordship to afford him for my cause. It now rests 

 only in your lordship s power for the assessing of 

 costs ; which, because, I am certainly informed, Sir 

 Rowland Cotton had just cause of complaint, I hope 

 your lordship will not give any against him. And 

 I do the rather move your lordship to respect him in 

 it, because it concerns him in his reputation, which 

 I know he tenders, and not the money which might 

 be imposed upon him ; which can be but a trifle. 

 Thus presuming of your lordship s favour herein, 

 which I shall be ready ever to account to your lord 

 ship for, I rest 



Your Lordship s most devoted to serve you, 



G. BUCKINGHAM. 



June 19, 1618. 



* Had. MSS. Vol. 7006. 



