8 Extracts from ike Records of the 



man, wounded in Flanders, confessed to a theft of two bands at 

 Fisherton, and excused himself by the statement " that the cause of 

 his stay in Saru and Fishevton was for that he being hurt wth a 

 shott in the thigh some of the Surgeons in Saru did p'mtse to give 

 him some salve to cure the said wound . . And saith that 



the cause wherefore he took the said two bands was for that he was 

 hungry and wanted money to buy meate w^all." 



Another moved about with the following imposing document : — 



" Brabant. To all Governors Collonells Captains Burgamasters Comptrollers 

 Commanders Customers Searchers Portreeves Water-bay lieffs and all 

 other the King's Ma ts Officers Mynisters and Lovinge Subjects whatsoev' 

 greeting? 



" Know ye that I Henry Woodhouse Captaine of one Foote Company under 

 the paye of the Lords the States in the Lowe Countreyes have lycensed the bearer 

 herof William Aylward souldier of my company to depte from my collers and to 

 passe into the Realme of England to dispach his necessary busines amongest 

 his frinds And I have graunted unto him these my Ires forloughe for three 

 months next after the date hereof — and then to retorne unto my said collers 

 againe at his uttermost p'ille. These are therefore to will and desyer you and 

 everye of you that you doe quietly p'mitt and suffer him to pass by you w th out 

 any your lett stayes or hindrances he beinge of good behavio r . And that he may 

 be releeved accordinge to the statut in that behalf established And all constables 

 to helpe them to lodginge in due tyme to avoid the dannger of the lawe in that 

 case made and provided. Yeaven under my hand and seall at my garison att 

 Burgon apsom the xxvij th of February 1608. 



" Henet Woodhouse." L.S. 



This paper bears the unfeeling endorsement : — 



" Counter/eat Passports of John Hill, Will m Alleward and John Will™ 8 , the 

 xx th of M'che 1608." 



If it he indeed a forgery it is a highly creditable performance, 

 and seems to have served its turn in a good many counties, for at 

 the bottom of the passport appear the following memoranda, all 

 apparently genuine : — 



" The berer hereof landed at Dover in the county of Kent the seconde day of 

 March 1608, and is to passe to .... in the County of Devon unto his 

 frinds and to retorne accordinge to his passe. 



" by me Kobert Garrett Maior." 



" Kent. Geven this berer for relieffe to passe this County ij 8 . 



"Tho Hawck Trer." 



