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Wulfhall and the Seymours. 



to win the Fcodary's favour, " Wherefore as I have my chief trust in you, so I 

 pray you let not this, my furtherance, stick or quail for want of a little money: 

 which, if God send me life, shall not be unrequited." 



2. 



1558. July 18. From Hanworth. 



Proposes to spend a fortnight in the country, visiting four houses of friends in 

 Wiltshire, and four in Somerset, in order to get the acquaintance of the gentle- 

 men, Sir J. Thynne to name the houses. The rest of the time at Wulfhall to 

 kill some bucks for them ; wants the loan of 100 marks for the journey. 



3. 



1561. July 7. From Paris " scribbled in haste." " When and in what sort 

 I was of late assauted, Pile, I think, by this time, hath told you." 



4. 



1567. From Oldthropp (Althorpe, Sir John Spencer's). 



Great abuses committed by your brother (i.e., brother-in-law), Wroughton, 

 in and about my Forest ; and also his new device about the purlieu of my Lord 

 of Pembroke whereby he justly procureth unto himself rather new displeasure 

 and evill opinion at my hands than pardon and reconciliation for his former 

 abuses and enormities. A breach between his father Berwick, and Button. 



Wishes Thynne to effect a reconciliation between Mr. Berwick, "my cousin 

 Wroughton " and Mr, Button. 



5. 



1568-9. Feb. 28. " After my right hartie comendacions. Like as I have 

 already requested you to take some paynes for me about the hanging reckonings* 

 at my house at Wolphall ; even so, hearing by credible report, that the same 

 my house is in way of utter ruine unlesse some speadie repayring be thought 

 uppon for the same ; I have thought good to desire you now at your being there 

 to consider thoroughly of the state thereof and so to make an estimate what stone, 

 tymber, brick, lyme, sand, and such other necessaries apperteyning to building 

 will be nedefull for the reparation of the same, and what somme the provision 

 of the premisses with the chardges of the Artificer will amount unto. And 

 thereuppon to certify me by your letters, praying likewis y r farther advise what 

 order I may take therein for my best husbandrie in that behalfe. And so for 

 this tyme leave you to God. From Oldthropp [Althorp] S r John Spencer's 

 house the last of February, 1568. 



Y r loving friend, 



E. Hertford. 



You have a proper tall gentelman with a red beard and a black hed. If he 

 occupy the lyke place that the profession of his service hath heretofore tended 

 unto, as a frend and one that knowes him 



Paucis admoneo, 



Cave." 



• Meaning perhaps, "unsettled accou^* 



