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Lord Marquis, the Earl of Surrey, the Lord of Abergavenny were put out of the Council chamber within this few days whatsoever that did mean.

The Duke of Norfolk +

very sore, and, as far as I can perceive is not likely long to continue. My Lord of Buckingham ‡ departed yesterday, towards home, and hath all his desires, with great thanks of the King. Master Comptroller's and Master Ursewick's mind is, your Lordship should not come here this time, if ye might conveniently otherwise do, and your Lordship write to my Lord Cardinal, and also another letter to Sir Richard Sacheverel, to help to make your excuse, I think it should do very well.

upon

Mr. Mondy is hasty in asking of his money, and says he will arrest Ralph Dodnor: I fear me he will so do before your Lordship can write to him. Robert Kyston departed towards Thursday last, and all things according to your commandment I have delivered unto him. I have sent by the bearer a copy of a letter that was sent to my Lord Cardinal out of Italy, which Mr. Ursewick would, after the sight thereof, your Lordship should break or burn it. Mr. Ursewick marvels greatly your Lordship appointeth not a day when this shall be kept at Doncaster.

Thomas Grey, Marquis of Dorset.-Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey. He succeeded his father, and was third Duke of Norfolk.-George Neville, third Lord Abergavenny, died in 1535.

†Thomas, second Duke of Norfolk, Lord Treasurer and Admiral, died in 1524.

Edward Stafford, last Duke of Buckingham of that great family, and last High Constable of England. He fell a sacrifice to the envy of Wolsey, and was beheaded May 17, 1521.

As knoweth our Lord, who ever hath your Lordship in his blessed governance. Written at Coldharbour, the last day of May.

Indorsed" Copy of the King's Letter."

RIGHT trusty and well-beloved cousin, we greet you well. And forasmuch as we understand that at the time of the late repair hither of our dearest sister the Queen of Scots, you according to our letters to you then addressed, right thankfully acquitted yourself in giving your attendance for her conducting and honourable conveyance, we therefore give unto you our special thanks: And, where it is appointed that our said dearest sister shall now return into the realm of Scotland, we will and desire you to put yourself, and our cousin the Lady your wife, in a readiness likewise to accompany and conduct her at this her said return, from our city of York, where she intendeth to be the 29th day of this month instant, so to attend upon her to Newborough: whereby you shall deserve our further thanks to be remembered accordingly. Given under our signet, at our manor of Richmond, 7th day of May.

HENRY NORTHUMBERLAND.

No. XI.

(Talbot Papers, vol. A. fol. 51. 1517.)

THE EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND
TO THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY.

My own good Lord,

AFTER my most hearty recommendation I recommend me unto you. And, my Lord, I have sent you by my trusty servant, this bearer, the copy of my letter from the King's Grace: wherein his Grace's pleasure is that my bedfellow and wife should attend upon the Queen of Scots from York to Newborough. Wherein, my Lord, I ascertain you of surety she is not in case to ride; wherefore both she and I must beseech your good Lordship to make her excuse to his Grace to pardon her, seeing that she may not otherwise do; for glad she would have done if she might; and, as for myself, I shall, according to his Grace's commandment, give my attendance on her Grace notwithstanding. I have sent your Lordship the copy of my letter, which, as I take it, is to bring her Grace from York to Newborough; wherein I pray your good Lordship to send me your advice; for I mean by my said letter to meet her without York, and so to wait upon her Grace to Newborough, for eschewing of further charge, seeing I am not appointed to bring her into York. My Lord, I send you not my own letter, because I have sent it up to London already, a sennight ago, and have had no answer, for (to tell your good Lordship plainly) to be excused, if I may, from this business; but of a surety, my Lord, this copy is word for word. My

Lord, methinks I need not to be put to this business, if they would have pondered the charge that they have put of late unto me, and the payments I have made of late. Written at Leckingfield,* the 24th day of May.

Your own assured,

H. NORTHUMBERLAND.†

To my own good Lord,

my Lord of Shrewsbury.

No. XII.

(Talbot Papers, vol. A. fol. 41. 1517.)

THOMAS ALEN

TO THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY.

PLEASE it your Lordship to understand that I have sent by Thomas Parr, carrier of Derby, one piece crane colour, content of the same 28 yards, for four shillings the yard, one black brigs hat, two black satin brigs, a little fardel sent to my Lady from my Lady Lucy, and two black

bags for

An ancient manor house of the Percy family, which was pulled down early in the 17th century. It was situated two miles from Beverley, and is thus described by Leland, in his Itinerary. "Leckingfield is a large house, and standeth within a great moat in one very spacious court. Three parts of the house, saving the main gate that is made of brick, is all of timber; the fourth part is made of stone and some brick. The park thereby is very fair and large, and meetly well wooded."

† Henry Algernon Percy, fifth Earl of Northumberland, died in 1527. This magnificent nobleman's household book, intituled "The book of all the directions and orders for keeping of my Lord's house yearly," is preserved in the Duke of Northumberland's library, and most curiously illustrates the domestic economy of great families in those days. A few copies of this MS. were printed in 1770, by order of the late Duke and Duchess, who distributed them in presents among their friends; and Dr. Percy, late Bishop of Dromore, to whom the work was committed, rendered it yet more valuable by the addition of many ingenious observations.

children. I have sent also, by this bearer, one letter from Mr. Ursewick, two letters from Mr. Hart, one ell of dark tawny satin, and two garnesses for pasties, price nine shillings.

mas.

My Lord, as far as I can hear, your Lordship is much beholden to my Lord Cardinal for his loving words, and that marvellously now of late days, since the variance was betwixt his Grace and Sir Henry Marney. I beseech Almighty God your Lordship may find it indeed, notwithstanding that. And if your Lordship come up, I fear me you are not like to depart hence betwixt this and ChristUpon Thursday last my Lord Cardinal sent unto me the King's letter directed to your Lordship, which this bearer hath to deliver. Yesterday Mr. Sale and I spake with my Lord Cardinal at good leisure, and shewed his Grace like as your Lordship commanded me in your letters, and also in this last letter. He answered and said, "The King's pleasure is to have my Lord here, and nigh about him; and I would advise my Lord also, if he may labour, to come up." If your Lordship intend not to come up, I think you will write to the King's Grace for your excuse, as well as to my Lord Cardinal, with other more of your friends, for I fear me the said Lord will not make the best excuse for you he can, because he is so much desirous of your company.

The King's Solicitor shewed me the Lord Marquis, the Lord Hastings, Sir Richard Sacheverel,*

Of the ancient family of Sacheverel in Derbyshire. He is thus mentioned in the visitations : Ricardus Sacheverel, miles, a secretis Hen. VIII. duxit Mariam Dominam Hungerford, relictam Edwardi Domini Hastinges." He died in 1534.