LIFE OF LORD SCUDAMORE. 
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neighbourhood, at my Lady Bodenham’s, or els at her son’s. If you can catch him there, you may 
do a very good deed, and that for which I would account myself much beholden unto you.” There 
are also Letters from Sir J. Brydges, from John Warner, Bishop of Rochester, Mr. Serjeant Wyldes, 
&c., Particulars of Lord Scudamore’s Estates, and many other papers of great local interest. 
[The cordial thanks of the Woolhope Club are due to the following gentlemen, who have so kindly assisted the writer of 
this paper in examining the Scudamoi'e MSS. ; to Sir Henry E. C. Scudamore Stanhope, Bart., for allowing the books and 
papers at Holme Lacy to be searched; to the Very Rev. Prior Raynal, at St. Michael’s Priory, near Hereford, who not only 
permitted the MSS. to be copied, but who most kindly rendered great assistance in reading the most difficult passages : and 
lastly to James Renny, Esq., who spent several days in examining the MSS. at the British Museum, and who has himself 
supplied all the information derived from that source.] 
APPENDIX II. 
(Endorsed) 1635. 
“ Copy of my bill for my Transportation into France,” from the Longworth Scudamore MSS., 
at St. Michael’s Priory, Clehonger. 
John Viscount Scudamore, his Majt ies Ambass r with the French Kynge, Lewis 13th, humbly craveth to receive allowance 
according to his Majt ies Privy Seale, bearinge date the 23rd Aprill, in the eleventh year of his Majt ies Raigne, for extraordinary 
disbursements concerninge my transportation, &c., made by me, in the particulars followinge. For 
Myselfe 
£ 
Myselfe and wife at two severall times from Holmlacy to London ... 68 
Myselfe and company from Greenwich to St. Denis by the way of Calais, 
being 12 nights, including gifts to gards, drummers, Szc., in towns ... 285 
£ 
353 
Goods 
and 
Horses 
z Two carts for apparell, Szc., necessary to be carried with me, being uncertaine 
at the partinge of my Barke from Greenwich where and when my first 
1 audience would be, with horses of relay for part of my family 
/ Horses transported in three barkes and shaloopes for my company and goods, 
j shippinge and unshippinge 
Goods with part of my family by long sea from Greenwich to Paris 
\ Goods from Homelacy to London 
244 
Gifts 
I 
Expresses 
My 
reception 
and 
audience 
Gifts to Captaine, Lieutenant, and others in the ship in which I passed myselfe 
Two expresses, th’ one to provide my house when it was thought I should 
have been sent away before my stuffe and goods could arrive at Paris. 
Th’ other to give notice of my landinge, and to return to me on the way 
My attendance at St. Denis for my reception and goinge to Meaux for 
audience, being seven nights, as alsoe to gifts to this Kinges gards, 
drummers, trumpets, and musike, &c. 
80 
i5 
160 
Summa totalis 
^852 
(Signed) J. Scudamore. 
