The Egerton papersA collection of public and private documents, chiefly illustrative of the times of Elizabeth and James I, from the original manuscripts [!], the property of the Right HonLord Francis Egerton . Mr. Egertone,her Maties Sollicitor. Sir. Understanding by my servant, Adams, of your mostfrendly paynes which you have taken in the matter of concealedlandes now in question betwixt hym and the Companyes of Lon-don, I could not forbeare, in thes fewe lynes, to yeld you thatthanckfulnes in all i)erfect good wyll which I fynde dewe to yourmost kynde and curteous dealings. Yf I may in any
The Egerton papersA collection of public and private documents, chiefly illustrative of the times of Elizabeth and James I, from the original manuscripts [!], the property of the Right HonLord Francis Egerton . Mr. Egertone,her Maties Sollicitor. Sir. Understanding by my servant, Adams, of your mostfrendly paynes which you have taken in the matter of concealedlandes now in question betwixt hym and the Companyes of Lon-don, I could not forbeare, in thes fewe lynes, to yeld you thatthanckfulnes in all i)erfect good wyll which I fynde dewe to yourmost kynde and curteous dealings. Yf I may in any respectrequyte it, I hope you shall well perceave I wyll not be ungrate-full unto you for it; and I praye you, as you have hitherto mademe much behoulding unto you, contynewe still your frendlyindevour therein, that of this good begynninge of your acceptableand good advise, the ende may be agreable to the same, in th ac-complishment of equitie and justice, which I doubt not shalbe thesooner obtaynid through the furtheraunce of your travayle and OFFICE IN REVERSION. favorable assistance. And so I byd you hartely farewell. Fromthe Court at Grenwich, the xix of June, 1582. Your very lovinge assured frende,. OFFICE IN REVERSION. [This letter is dated from the house of Sir Thomas Bromley, and the writer was pro-bably one of the Lord Chancellors dependants. The nature of the office he wassoliciting in reversion is not stated, but, from his urgency, we gather that he enter-tained some doubt whether Lord EUesmere would sanction the bill and the ticketthereto annexed. The bill was the copy of the grant, and the ticket was abrief explanation for the Queen of the contents of the bill. The copies of records referred to in the letter were most likely returned through Mr. Lawleys brother, asthey were not found with the letter. Of the spiritual suit, mentioned below, andof the dangers in it arising from delays, no information remains.] Indorsed, by Lord EUesmere, Mr. T. Lawleys letter. To the
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