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shop of St. Asaph, his own Cousin-German, any 

 of the archbishop's men to go and look to the 

 goods, nor suffer his servants to fetch forth for 

 his grace's use (who hath lingered long under a 

 great sickness and weakness) either a little wine, 

 to make him some cawdles, or so much as a little 

 of his own stale beer, to make him possets, which 

 all the country conceive to be very barbarous. 



4. '*The said Sir John continueth rambling 

 from place to place, and detaineth still all the 

 goods of the country, laid up in this castle, as con- 

 ceived to be owned by the Archbishop, who was 

 like to be responsal for them ; and had duly re- 

 turned them in other years : and threatens to seize 

 the plate, and all things else of value to his own 

 use. Than which no rebel or enemy could deal 

 more outrageously. 



5. "The Archbishop desires his majesty would 

 repossess him of the right of this castle, according 

 to his majesty's grant made upon valuable consi- 

 deration. And that if his majesty's pleasure be, 

 that Sir Jo. Owen (or any other man of more mo- 

 deration and less precipitancy) should be there, he 

 come under the Archbishop his assignment, as 



