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Wild Bar ell of Littlecote. 



full and indifferent friends) be suffered, so put up, and go unpunysshed, to what 

 end they will come, neither cann I gesse, nor yo u very well tell. Ye may thinke 

 that either envy or tymerousnes causeth me to writ, but therin may ye err, for 

 not envy, ne tymerousnes, but sorrow to heare other so handled, and oruietnes 

 for myne owne parte, being doubtfull of thende hath caused me to writ, phaps 

 ye will sey I may have the peace, if any thing I doubt surelie that may not I, 

 safelie do, no, nor willnot, but if yo r auethoritie and willing peceable myndes 

 will no farther stretch towards the reprehending of this mannes unshamefast 

 demeaner, one onlie thing have I for my self, that I have written to yo u , let 

 thende be such as fortune then hath willed, I protest to yo u here by my Ires, 

 that neither I, nor any of myne will or meane to have any thing to do w k the 

 said Mr. Wroughton or any his complices, if ye swelling pride, envy or dysdayne 

 sholde cause them to follow their accustomed demeaner, so that we must of force 

 be dryven to defend o r selves, we wold be also hartelie sory therfore. And hereof 

 I shall desire yo u all be witnes. "What tumultes, what byckerings, this man 

 w* thother fensors of his sect hath of late stired and caused, and dailie goeth 

 about to stire I need not to writ, for ye cannot be of his Countie and strangers 

 in thes causes, should I writ the cause why this man w* the rest of his evill dis- 

 posed fellowes hang on Mr. "Wroughton no, I may not. They are of yo r famelie 

 (Mr. Barwick*), and yo u know not these things, yt may be yo u know them and 

 cannot redres them, and phaps they bring sorrow to yo r hart, therfore I certain- 

 lie know yo r meaning to be good by olde proofe therof, I onlie wishe thes people 

 to be reformed. And he that saw Powells behavio 1 ' to me, I have sent him w* 

 my Ires to make report therof. And if nede be, to be sworen theron. And 

 this fare ye well, from Lytlecott the second of October. 



"Your loving frind, 



" W. Dakhell." 



Directed. ' ' To the right worshippfull and loving ffrindes John Seynt John, 

 John Ernley, John Barwick, and Richard Kyngesmyll, Esquiers, geve thes." 



Sir Franis Walsyngham to W. Darell. 

 S r I thanke you for your kynd and lyberall offer. I woold fyrst be glad to 

 deserve, before the yelding to accept any thing from you. I doe assure you the 

 py ttye I have of your oppression mo vethe me to doe for you what I may, and 

 not any regard of benefyt as you shall hereafter more at large understand 

 by my servant Stobbs. And so in the mean tyme I comyt you to the protectyon 

 of the Almyghtye. At Barnes the x th of Maye 1589. 



" Yo r assured frend, 



"Fka. Walsyngham. 



"I can not but advyce you to staye all proceadinges ageynst S 1 ' Tho. Wrough- 

 tons men, for that I am in hope to end all controversy e between you I wyll use 

 your letter w t all secraoye." 



Direoted. "To my verie loving frend Mr. William Darell." 



Before we part with our hero it may be well, in order to afford 

 a clearer insight to his disposition, to print a couple of his letters 

 differing in character: the first which was noticed at page 217 (vol. 



* Sir Thomas Wroughton married (2nd wife) A.HQC dan. and coheir of John Borwiob <>i Wdeot. 



