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yet I will not dosire yt so as y r lap shall loose one penny profitt or one hower of 

 pleasure that you ma}' have thor. The Q. hath divers tymes within these 4 dayes 

 asked me whether I had yt and I doubt not but to have her there ere May day 

 yf my lease were made. If y r lap thinke so good I will receave the conditions 

 from any officer of yours for whatever you aske I will agree unto yt. The Q. 

 hathc stayed me heere this day, but to morrow I will se y r lap yf I can. An so 

 I comend y r lap to gods best protection. Grenwich this 27 th of March 1590. 



" Y r sonne that will yeald 

 you all duty E. Essex " 



" To my honorable mother 

 the countesse of Leycester." 



1590, July 20th. — The Same to the Same. 



" Madam. I see a disagreem* betweene y r ladyship's officers and mine for the 

 drawing of the assurances betweene us. in some thinges I thought my officers to 

 curious and therefore I y elded to j l w h . they wold not consent too. Now I must 

 needes thinke y r ladyship's officers do deale a great deale to partially for to aske 

 200£ allmost for a 150. If y r ladyship will reforme this second error as I have 

 done the former wee shall have a present agreement or els I see nott any end. 

 and to breake of from the bargain I have made for the sale of Tollsbury [in Co. 

 Essex] were great trouble for me and as much losse. I referr all to y r laps best 

 and kindest judgment : I pray y r ladyship let this berer know y r pleasure. And 

 thatt w h is done lett yt be done w th speede. And so I comende y r lap to gods 

 best protection 



" Grenwich this 20 th of July. 



" y r laps sonne that owes you 

 all duty R. Essex " 



Seal : nine quartering s within garter. 

 " To my honorable mother 



the Countesse of Leycester." 

 Dochetted : "Julie 



my Lo. of Essex. 1590." 



[To be Continued.} 



