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The Lordes were so busied in other matters that they cold not here any thing this day towching concelem.en^tes./ There answere was, that when they satt next on these matters, we shold be the first dispatched There is no day now set downe, but we shall attend them, when they sitt for concelem.en^tes./ maste^r Crompton this day moued my lord keper in the Star chambe^r ya^t whereas I and other defendantes (Crompton named none but me) haue demvrred vppon his bill of complaynt, affirming his bill to be so friuolus & insufficient that yt deserueth no answere, ya^t it wold please my lord keper to refer yt to some to consider of his bill and to make reporte to y^e Courte whither there be cause to answere yt or not; my lo.rd keper hath referred ito to y^e Iudges of the circuit none can ge better of yt then my lo.rd Ande^rson, he hath bene partly acquainted wi^th Crompton honest & good dirr actions. So ya^t this mer I account yt ended, & I wysh ya^t Alwood were of the same mynd./ 37 It is a thing materiall to be alleged ageinst Eyre in the Chancery that he hath made a dede of gyft of all he hath; wherof I knew not, but by you^r La.dyshi^ps late letter by watson./ My lo.rd keper hath not yet giuen sentence on Eyre, Blunt & Columbell, vpon Maste^r Maste^r Barloes suit in the Chauncery but as I here maste^r Blunt doth offer maste^r Barloe fyve hundreth poundes to be at pease wi^th him, for yt is thought maste^r Blunt is in danger to be greuously fined in the Star chambe^r for periury & forgery, yf matters be not taken vp./ maste^r Blunt liketh to be defended by the Erle of Shrewsbury; for ya^t the Erle hath the land, & his father bound to maste^r Blunt to saue him harmeless for all matters touching maste^r Barloe or his land./ but maste^r Blunt seing no ayd, & ya^t all must rest on his owne sholders, entreth into wordes of great heat ageynst them, whom heretofore he most folloed, remembreth his ill hap to be drawen into the matter of the wayres at Shelford, whereunto he sayeth he was perswaded. Before maste^r Barloes comming vp this terme; the Erle sent for him to Shefeld to haue taken vp matters betwene maste^r Blunt & him, but maste^r Barloe wold not be perswaded, so as he departed from Shefeld in displeasure;/ wi^thin few dayes after, maste^r Barloe was sent for to Shefeld ageyn; but wolde not come. my Cosin Chaworth thinketh that the Erle cannot kepe any courtes in the forest of the peak, but yt may please you^r La.dyshi^p to let thinges rest till after the terme, ya^t you^r La.dyshi^ps cosell may be further advised vppon the sight of leass/ hir ma morrow come to whyte ha Besides the cytie, Iudges and Se^rientes are all aynted to attend, whi^ch vsua they doe not; it is partly do, as yt is sayd in respect moscovy Imbassadar./ I humbly thank you^r La.dyshi^p for the handes of the three litle honest folkes subscribed in you^r Ladyshi^ps letter, I know by Iames writing; where he lerned his skill; I besech god to bless them; & to graunt that you^r Ladyshi^p may se litle ons of them all./ maste^r Se^rient warburton shalbe Iudge & it is thought shall come y^e circuit wi^th my lo.rd Ande^rson./ There are no lesses yet made of the yorkshire landes, A great nomber of the tenantes haue attended here all terme & yet doe; they are vncerteyn what there dispatch wilbe And so having not further to aduertise you^r La.dyshi^p I most humbly ceass, wi^th my dayly prayer to y^e Almightie to graunt you^r La.dyshi^p long & happy health wi^th all comfortes. most humbly beseching you^r La.dyshi^ps dayly blessings from London this wedensday night the xij^th of Novembe^r

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You^r Ladyships most humble & boundenn sonn W. Cauendysshe Initial release version, September 2013