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Longleat Tapers, No. 3. 



XXIII. — 1574, April 14th. John Scory, Bishop of Herb* 

 ford, to the earl of leicester, complaining of an assault 

 upon Himself and his Servants whilst he was riding to the 

 Parliament. 



[John Scory, consecrated Bishop of Rochester, 30th August, 1551, 

 translated to Chichester, 23rd May, 1552. Deprived by Queen 

 Mary, 1553. In 1559 made Bishop of Hereford by Queen 

 Elizabeth. Preached at the Consecration of Archbishop Parker.] 



" Mine humble commendations unto your honor remembered. Whereas yt is 

 not unknowen to your L. that the last yere riding towardes the Parliament 

 House I withe my servants was assaulted by ij of the Pitchars of this contrie 

 and theire complices on whiche assaulte one of your honors servantes was by the 

 said Pitchars then most shamefullie and wilfullie murthered Since whiche time 

 the said Pitchars like fugitives absenting themselves from these parties could not 

 by any meanes be apprehended untill that upon the 12 daie of this Aprill one of 

 the said Pitchars with his man well weponed did in the market place of the towne 

 of Worcester assault one of my house being naked without weapon and then and 

 there sore wounded him insomoche as it is doubtfull wheather he will live or dye. 

 Wherupon the said Pitchar being by the officers of the said towne apprehended, 

 my soonne and your honors servaunt immediatelie went thether and did arrest 

 the said Pitchar for the wilf ull murther by him comitted upon his f elowe the last 

 yere, and also did enter into band of xl 11 to prosecute the said arrest against the 

 said pitchar with all effect : Maie it therefore please your honor to be favorable 

 to this suite which my Soonne and your servaunt hathe undertaken onlie for 

 duetie that he oweth to your honor and affection to his f ellowe and if it shall not 

 thus seeme good to your L. that yett you will not hinder the suite of your good 

 servaunt whereby the said offender might escape without punisshment for the 

 said horrible murther Otherwise I assure your honor that nether I nor anie of 

 mine shall be able to remaine in this countrie for the continual danger of losse of 

 our lives by the said pitchars and theire adherents And thus praying your 

 honor to have consideration of the dangerous state of me and mine I commend 

 the same to the Grace of Christ At Whitborne # the 14 daie of Aprill 1574. 



" yo r . honors humbly to comaunde 

 " To the right honorable " Jo : Heeef." 



the Erie of Leycester his good Lordship." 



XXIV. — 1578, June 18th. Sir Christopher Hatton, to the 

 Earl of Leicester, at Buxton, about a rumour of his [Hatton's] 

 being about to marry queen elizabeth. 



" My singuler good L. I most humbelye thanke yo u for yo r most honorable 

 Lrei. And towching yo r Lp. most earnest and carefull dealynge too remove 



* Whitbourne, six miles from Bromyard, Co. Hereford. The Bishop had a palace there. 



