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X.d.428
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My bounden dewtie most humbly remembred to
your Ladyship &c./ This wedensday, according
to ye Lordes commaundment, master Holcroft, my self,
& master Sutton w.ith o.ur counsell, attended in the
after none at the Star chamber;/ And
there likewise attended kidman & Caterall.
The Lordes were so busied in other matters
that they cold not here any thing this day
towching concelem.entes./ 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.entes./ master Crompton this
day moued my lord keper in the Star chamber
yat 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, yat it wold please my lord keper to
refer yt to some to consider of his bill and
to make reporte to ye Courte whither there
be cause to answere yt or not; my lo.rd
keper hath referred ito to ye Iudges of the circuit
none can ge better of yt then my lo.rd
Anderson, he hath bene partly acquainted
with Crompton honest & good dirr actions.
So yat this mer I account yt ended, & I wysh
yat Alwood were of the same mynd./
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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 your La.dyships late letter by watson./ My
lo.rd keper hath not yet giuen sentence on Eyre, Blunt &
Columbell, vpon Master Master Barloes suit in the Chauncery
but as I here master Blunt doth offer master Barloe
fyve hundreth poundes to be at pease with him, for yt is
thought master Blunt is in danger to be greuously fined
in the Star chamber for periury & forgery, yf matters be
not taken vp./ master Blunt liketh to be defended by
the Erle of Shrewsbury; for yat the Erle hath the land, & his
father bound to master Blunt to saue him harmeless for
all matters touching master Barloe or his land./ but
master Blunt seing no ayd, & yat 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 master Barloes comming vp this terme; the Erle
sent for him to Shefeld to haue taken vp matters
betwene master Blunt & him, but master Barloe wold
not be perswaded, so as he departed from Shefeld
in displeasure;/ within few dayes after, master 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 your La.dyship to let thinges rest till after
the terme, yat your La.dyships cosell may be further
advised vppon the sight of leass/ hir ma
morrow come to whyte ha Besides the cytie,
Iudges and Serientes are all aynted to attend, which vsua
they doe not; it is partly do, as yt is sayd in respect
moscovy Imbassadar./ I humbly thank your La.dyship for the
handes of the three litle honest folkes subscribed in your Ladyships
letter, I know by Iames writing; where he lerned his
skill; I besech god to bless them; & to graunt that your
Ladyship may se litle ons of them all./ master Serient
warburton shalbe Iudge & it is thought shall come ye
circuit with my lo.rd Anderson./ 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 your La.dyship I most
humbly ceass, with my dayly prayer to ye Almightie to
graunt your La.dyship long & happy health with all comfortes.
most humbly beseching your La.dyships dayly blessings
from London this wedensday night the xijth of November
Your Ladyships
most humble &
boundenn sonn
W. Cauendysshe
Initial release version, September 2013