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ordinary expense and charge. All which being well weighed and considered 

 by your lordship, I hope you will be pleased, (upon my humble desire) to bethink 

 yourself upon some other man to bestow the same place upon. I would have 

 waited upon your lordship myself to have informed you thus much, but my wife 

 hath newly been delivered of a child, and been very ill since ; so that I dare 

 not depart from her too soon. In respect whereof I hope your lordship will 

 interpret the better of my writing. And so leaving myself and my excuses to 

 your honourable consideration, I humbly take my leave. Cadenham, this 4th 

 of September, 1610. Your honour's in all observance, 



JOHN HUNGERFORD. 



Received at Amesbury, by Cbarles Gorslett, servant to 

 Mr. Hungerford. His lordship's answer was by word 

 of mouth to his said servant, " That he was not to 

 fail to attend this service presently, because the king 

 was to be served. But if he could hereafter find a 

 more sufficient man than himself to supply his place, 

 his lordship might then perhaps be moved to harken 

 to his desire." 



[Then follows an order issued during the same month by the 

 Earl of Hertford, directing the deputy-lieutenants to inspect the 

 various regiments throughout the county and see them trained by 

 their colonels and muster-masters, taking them in the following 

 rotation. The regiment of Sir Edward Penruddocke, to be viewed 

 at Sarum, on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of September. That of 

 Sir Thomas Thynne, at "Warminster, on the 13th, 14th, and 15th. 

 That of John Hungerford, at Chippenham, on the 17th, 18th, and 

 19th. That of Sir John St. John, at Marlborough, on the three 

 following days. The light horse under Henry Mervin, Esq., at 

 Sarum, on the 11th. The light horse under the charge of Sir 

 George Ivie, at Chippenham, on the 18th and 19th. Sir Thomas 

 SnelTs Demi-lances, at Marlborough, on the 21st and 22nd]. 



LETTER XYL 



Lord Hertford to the Deputy Lieutenants, for viewing the defaults. 



After my very hearty commendations : — Whereas you received my letters for 

 the mustering and training all the forces within the County of Wilts both horse 

 and foot, in which service I understand and perceive that you have used much 

 diligence and endeavoured the best courses for perfecting thereof (it always 

 hitherto being uncertain) ; only there was forgotten to be precepted, for that 



