By the Rev. Canon J. E. Jackson, F.S.A. 41 



pales. I have yet 4 staggs left and 3 hinds and hersts and 2 calves. All other 

 your things are well, thanks be to God : I have rec d . agayne yo r L. grew-hounde 

 the poorest that ever I sawe : no marvell though he ramie slenderlye, for he was 

 skarce able to goe. I meane to restore him agayne, and then he that cane fore 

 runne him shall wyn best horse. I am glad of yo r . L safe returne in helthe after 

 yo r travell, w ch I beseche God longe to contynewe with honor. Yo r L. Castell 

 of Kennelworth the xx th of November earlye. 1578. Yo r L. most bownde 

 servant "Heney BESBECHE." 



* To the right honorable my 



singular good L. and Mr 



th' Erie of Leycester" 



1579, March 22nd. The same to Mr. Beynham, the Earl 

 op Leicester's Auditor. 



[Mr. Besbeche, through the machinations of Mr. Dockwray and 

 Mr. Edmunds, is about to be dismissed from his place.] 



" Mr. Beynham. I marvaile whye you wryte to me for my frendshipp in 

 seasoned tymber for yo r building, when you y or selfe knewe that my kingdom 

 ys overthrowne. I to wide you at my last being with my L. that I fownde by my 

 L. that there were divers practises in hand to overthrowe my credit I was verye 

 well contented therwith and so you and all the worlde shall se I will not be sorrye 

 for the same and nowe I fynde by my L. Ires they have the conquest and I right 

 willinglye yelde conquered but my L chardging me so hardly as yf I shoulde use 

 right and apt terrn.es I shoulde saye that perhapps that w ch might offende, but I 

 am to wrongfully chardgid with to moch dishonestye. A tyme ys for e verye 

 thing w ch tyme shall trye H. Besbeche right honest and them as they ar, &c. I 

 maye not saye as cause geveth. Let Mr. Dowkarye triumphe w th his conquest a 

 while. S r . John [Hubaud] and you may easelye withstande his mallice but we 

 poore men of the contrey shall smart for yt as he saiethe. I for my part will do> 

 Well enough, for yf he houlde on with his tryumphant words the next newes 

 perhaps you here may be that he will be well and truly beaten : and then every 

 man's honesty therby maye be tryed in the common Haule at Warwik. other- 

 wise I see iniquytye will have the upper hande : for yf my L. will comaunde men 

 to syfte owt the truthe of unjust dealing, and will deliver the offender, and 

 aucthorize him then the more, my L. castell shall be carred away before I stir my 

 foot, of the other syde Mr. Edmunds hathe receaved Ires and because they shall 

 not be consealed they have alreadye bene shewed and red in every alehouse in 

 Warwick and pubblysshed through owt the sheere. Thus Mr Dowkarye and 

 Win. Edmunds rule the rost nowe and waulke to gether in suche pontyfycaule 

 sort as you woulde laughe to se them : they have bene at Kennelworth castell to- 

 gether and there have taken order for every thing and vewed the grownds and 

 abbaye parke and taken a note of all the cattell they have fownde and done many 

 wonders, and wonderouse works will doe. And I am not made aquainted with 

 any thing. My Lo. wrat to me to advertise him howe the fyre came into the 



