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alone." Wants to know " which is the finest wood now in my hands or in re- 

 version, that my Lord's Grace [i.e. his own father, the Protector'] made aecompt. 

 of to reserve for his Building ? " [i.e. for his intended house at Be dwyn BraW] m 



15. 



Sir John Thynne's good advice about Woods. 

 M Touching the woods your Father meant to have had his timber for buildinge, 

 you have none of them ; for he meant to have had most of it out of the forest 

 of Chute & B radon & some out of the Broyll & other places therahouts : but 

 your Lordship must now reserve your timber in all places so as you may have 

 some part in one place and some in another as it may be to serve your turn. And to 

 give order to Tutt that there be no trees any where sold that would serve either 

 for long or short timber : it is a bad tree that will not serve for short timber, 

 for if he would rise to 5 or 6 feet of short timber it would serve for some purpose 

 & save the cutting of longer timber. Under the colour of scrubbes good timber 

 may be sold : therefore give order to all your woodwards & those that have the 

 doing with your woods that no trees be solde, & then you shall be sure not to 

 be deceived, or otherwise your under woodwards would please their friends and 

 cut down your best trees under colour of scrubbes, as partly you had experience 

 of in your forest." 



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22nd March. 1574-5. " Harty commendacions remembered. These are to 

 desire your company sometime before Friday come sevenight for then I retonrne 

 toward the Court, God willing, before which tyme I would willingly speake 

 with you. So far thys tyme I leave you to God the 22 of March 1574. From 

 Ulphall, determined to go to Awmsbury tomorrow but to be here again Thursday 

 next. 



Commend me to your good lady. 



Your loving frend 



E. Hertford." 



17. 



1574. 3rd Dec. From Ulphaull. About Sharpham Park (near Glaston- 

 bury), Maiden Bradley, Lady Compton's accident, &c. 



18. 



1575. 29th March. About the Parsonage at Bedwyn, Mr. Newdigate, and 

 Mr. Blagrave, From Ulphall. 



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1575. 29 March. " From Ulphall. 



One thing more now at my coming from the Court, Mr. Newdigate with whom 

 I talked concerning his help for bringing the Parsonage of Bedwyn into my 

 hands, told me he w d do what he could and excusing himself by an offer unto 

 me at the first of the said parsonage (which he said I refused) sayeth the first 

 cause of his misliking with you was for that being put in trust with the same 

 by my Lord's Grace to my use, you, to convey yourself out of the Tower put it 

 into old L. of Pembroke's hands : with much like stuff. I pray you, therefore, 

 both answer, that fully and justly I may satisfy both myself and his allegations, 



