B04 



Wulfhall and the Seymours. 



suohe a nephew.* I had thought his Ma tie ' 8 gratious favour, that out of his 

 princely eompacion on your weeknes, drew from mee so greate an annall 

 allowance, my care of your education from your cradle, & your dayly protes- 

 tacion by Letters that you would amend all your errors, had ben enough to 

 have with-held you from Duncerk or any other forbydden place, though it had 

 ben with the losse of your liberty, or at least drawen you for a time to Jeneva, 

 where your religion could not be corrupted, rather than to indevour payment 

 of your debts by a worse means then they were incurred. These considerations 

 make me fear though you are not corupted in your religion, from which God I 

 hope will deliver my family, that you are falen from his grace and service 

 without which you can never prosper, nor any naturall care of myne take good 

 effect. You writ for payment of your debts and have prevayled with my worthy 

 friend the Lord Imbassador Ledger (Edmunds) to write for increase of meanes, 

 but do not consider how litle your ill government & profusse expense doth in- 

 courage mee to contynew that you have already. Is not £400 a yere from your 

 aged Grandfather whose estate by debts and these like burthens stands more 

 deeply ingaged then his life -time is like to free, an exceeding greate allowance? 

 which notwithstanding, I have not long since paied to Langrett your Marchant 

 in Paris, £100 for you whereof your letter makes noe mention. To conclude, 

 I advise you in the feare of God, serve him, amende your course of life, be care- 

 full not to do any thinge that may offend your gracious Soveraigne, to whom I 

 wishe myselfe and all myne to be saints, though to God we cannot bee but sin- 

 ners, live within your compasse, depend uppon the good advise and counsell of 

 that worthey gent, the Lo. Imbassador to whome you are muche bounde, his 

 good indevouis & justificacion of your reformation may be greate means for you 

 one day to kisse that Eoyall hand which may make you happie, and bee a com- 

 fort to my old age. Whereas by your relaps you shalbe sure to rewin your selfe 

 and what in you lyes tumble my graye haires with sorrow to my grave. In this 

 course uppon farther triall, I may be drawen to do for you what my meanes 

 will give leave. And ever so prayinge God to blesse you with his Holy Spirite, 

 I reste. 



[At the foot of the above letter is the following rough draft of 



another letter relating to it.] 



My Lord ; in theise parts men saye, he that entertaynes beggars, provides for 

 dayly guests, from which cayse myne differs littell that incoraged by your love 

 and kyndeness do perpetuity trouble you. I have lately rec d letters oute of 

 Fraunce from my nephew William whose fayre promise of amendment hathe 

 gayned the favour of my good frinde S r Thomas Edmonds the ledger [ambassa- 

 dor^ theare, my companion to the Archedukes, to write in his behalfe. Your 

 Lp. knowes how much I was lately perplext with his beinge at Dunkerk and 

 what course I helde therein from which my worthy Lo : I know not the waye 

 to vary, & have therefore made boulde to sende these letters and my answeares 

 to your Lp. that perusinge and appro vinge my course therein theye maye be sent 

 accordinge to theire directions for which I have taken order with this bearer . 

 And ever so, &c. 



* He was the Earl's giandson, but at that time grandsons were called nephews, from the Latin 

 nepos. 



