3i8 Charles, Lord Stourton, 8fc. 



the ritfth day of ^ gUBt 1553> , , , Your goodde Lordeshii)g tQ commaund 

 'Winchester. J. Bedford. Shrewsbury. 11. Etc he. 

 Wm. Paget. Chr. Rtjsheworth. Henry Jernegin. 

 Jo. Masone. Jo. Bakeee." 

 {Addressed) « To my very goode Lordes and others of the Quene's Highnes 

 Counsaill attending upon her Grace's person in the Courte. 



Hast, hast, hast, hast with all possible diligence." 

 His loyalty to Queen Mary being now full blown, Lord Stourton, 

 writing from the Court to the Sheriff of Wilts, denounces all 

 favourers of Lady Jane Grey, proclaims Sir John Thynne and Sir 

 John Bonham traitors, and in the Queen's name dictates to the 

 Electors of Wilts what kind of Representatives they are not to 

 send to Parliament. 



(No. 53.) 1553 September 20. Charles Lord Stourton to the Sheriff of Wilts * 

 {Original at Lonyleat.) 



-After my harty comendacyons thys shalbe nott onlye as your frynde butt 

 M til ^ d ° m f ? J *7T ° f All ^oe to geve yowe and all there the Queues 

 and %ti*foU subjects advyse and warnynge to have good respecte 

 m the Eleccyon as well of the knyghts as of the burgeses, for the parlvamente 

 nowe oomyttyde unto youre dylygenoe, that ys to seye, in case by yoV awne 

 knowlege, or by creadyble Reporte made unto yowe, yow shall understonde 

 onnye person within yo' county e hathe eyther favorede, sett fourthe, mantaynvde 

 orproclaymyde the lady Jane Grave in souche traytorous ordre, as ys well 

 knowne unto yowe, that yowe neyther electe or geve voyce to onnye souche 

 yee [yea] or have att onnye tyme lette or interruptyde onnye good procedvnge 

 off the queues Ma^, And for a farder decWcon unto yowe, as in dysbur- 

 denynge myselfe and chargynge yowe with the same, I lette yowe wytte that 

 Syr John Thynne and S- John Bonham have abusyde ther dewtys unto their 

 feoveraygne ladye the queue's hyghnes, uppon the artycles wherof they stande 

 presentlye acusyde, ether to suffrejhe lawe or elles to be att ther fyne by the 

 queue s mercy. Furder I am comaundyde to geve yowe to understate, that 

 the queues pleasure ys, nott to have onny souche spottyde persons within her 

 courte off parlyamente. Wherfor say nott butt that I have warnyde yowe 

 And I requyre yowe to kepe thys my lettre safflye as well for my dyscharge as 

 1553 WarraUllt - ThyS fare ? 0U welL rrom the C ^rt the 20 off Septembre 



" Yo r lovynge frynde, 

 tt m , . „ , , Chaetlles Stotjeton-." 



To my lovmge frend the Shereife or Shreif's Deputye of Wiltsher and to all 

 my lovmge neybors assembled for the electyon of Knights of that Shere." 



deltW lZtv? Sq '\ °l?? n ^ S - EdWard Baynton had been a PPO^ted Sheriff of Wilts after the 

 « ™ n - r , d Y li (6th July 1553 ^ by Lad ^ Jane <** I and the order for his Patent Ined 



S^^r^S^z^Ofr^ Gth July 1553 - How ione c -«"-d 



List of Wilt ShSs, ^^^TT^X ^ * ^ ^ ° f 1553 ' 



