XLVIII. TO SIR ROBERT CECIL. From the Original. Cecil Papers, vol. lviii. § 52 (Hatfield). Holograph. Wholly undated. sight, to 1597. LETTER 1594? Sept. ? To Sir Robert I AM sorry to be now so nire that my letters may cum to your hands. But this unfortunate yeare is such as thos that weare reddy and att sea too moneths before us ar beaten bake agayne and distressed. This longe staye hath made mee a poore man, the yeare farr spent, and what shalbe cum of us God knowes. The boddy is Written at wasted with toyle; the purse with charge; and all things worne. Only the mind is indifferent to good fortune or adversety. Cecil. sea. Delays of an expedi. tion by stormy If weather. Ther is no newes from hence worth the writtinge. I weare more fortunate, I should be the more worth the cummandinge; as I am, yow may dispose of mee; and thus, for the present, I leve yow to all good fortune, and my sealf quo me Fortuna retrudet. Yours ever to do yow service, W. RALEGH. [POSTSCRIPT.]—I pray be gracious to my frends in my absence, and not too credulous. And further that yow wilbe pleased, if any of my officers be suters unto yow in my behalf, that you will vouchsafe your favor towards them. I pray excuse mee to my Lord your father; havinge nothinge worth his reeding to write of. Addressed: To the right honorable Sir ROBARD CECILL, Knight, of her Majestics most honorable Privey Councell. Endorsed: "Sir Walter Rawley." LETTER 1594. Dec. 21. To Sir R. Cecil. From Loss of a letter XLIX. TO SIR ROBERT CECIL. From the Original. Cecil Papers, vol. xxix. fol. 44 (Hatfield). Hologra¡ h. SIR, My carelessness in loosinge the coppy of the letter I cannot excuse, butt it concernd no boddy butt my sealf, and therfore the less matter. Butt how it came to the Earle's hand I beseiche you lerne by sume means; Sherborne, that I may butt know wher it weare lost, or otherwise imbeseled. What you have vouchsaufed for the stay of my sutes in law, especially for the widdo SMITH, I humblic pray you to lett me know, for I stay butt for the winde to bringe about the shipp. I shall be wiser one day, and I shall withall, I hope, do you sume service, after so many of thes troblesome affaires. Till then, and ever, I shalbe your debtor and most your's of all livinge, which had fallen into the hands of Essex. Lawsuits. W. RALEGH. Sherburne, the 21 of December [1594]. Addressed: To the right honorable Sir ROBERT CICILL, Knight, of Her Makstus most honorable Privy Councell Endorsed: 21 Dec. 1594. Sir Walter Raleighe to my Master. 1 Farl of Essex. L. TO SIR ROBERT CECIL. From the Original. Cecil Papers, vol. xxix. fol. 53 (Hatfield). Holograph. SIR, I AM so importuned by this bearer as I cannot refuse hyme to write unto you. His desire is to retayne towards you. What your disposicion hath bynn in thes thinges I know well, but hee will not be otherwise aunswered att my hands. I would be gladd he would sew to serve the Earle of Essex, to which I have persuaded hyme. I hope to here how you do, and, for my sealfe, this wynde breakes my hart. That1 should cary mee hence now stayes mee heere, and holds 7 shipps in the river of Temes. As soone as God send them hither, I will not lose one houre of tyme. Ever anxious to do you, service, Sherburne, the 26 of December [1594]. Addressed: W. RALEGH. To the right honorable Sir ROBERT CICILL, Knight, of Her Maiesties Endorsed: most honorable Privey Councell. 26 Dec. 1594. Sir Walter Raleighe to my Master. 1 In the sense of that which.' In favour of LETTER 1594Dec. Cecil. Private affairs: Lawsuit with Mrs. Smith.Proposal for a restraint of shipping. LI. TO SIR ROBERT CECIL. From the Original. Cecil Papers, vol. xxix. fol. 61 (Hatfield). Holograph. SIR, I You must esteeme me for your yevell spirritt that haunts you thus with so many tedius busineses. To Sir R. could not dispach with that debt of SYMSON'S for the widoe SMITHE. She hath a sonn that waytes on the Alresford. Keper, and her doughter maried Mr. WILKES, so as it wilbe the harder to clere. Yet, seeing I am butt a suretye for SPILMAN, and never borrowed penny of her, it hath the more reason. If it be not stayde, all that I have wilbe taken uppon the execusion in my absence. And, if she will not geve longer day, I thinke the next way wilbe that the Shirrif of Dorsett be cummanded to execute no write upon me in that countrey. For although they can do no good, by reason all the intrest is in my soonn, yet the discreditt wilbe great if I be driven to shew that conveance; and besyds, by that means my wife will know that shee can have no intrest in my livinge, and so exclayme. On this all my estate dependeth, and the Queen, having refused all other graces, I hope will save me yet from the ruin of others. I leve it and my sealf to your honorable constant care on whom I only depend and love above all, and it is all I cann saye. Your constantlye and sinserely to be cummanded, W. RALEGH. [POSTSCRIPT.]-It is more then tyme that ther be a restraynt of all shippinge bound out to the warrs; for ther ar multetuds going for the Indies. If any men be taken (as sume every yeare ar) the Queen's purpose wilbe frustrate. And if EATON'S shipps go, who will attempt the chefest places of my enterprize, I shalbe undun; and I know they wilbe beaten and do no good. From Alsford, this Saterday after I left you, with a hart half broken. Addressed: To the right honorable Sir ROBERT CICILL, Knight, of Her Majesties most honorable Privy Councell. Endorsed: LETTER LI. 1594. Dec. From a MS. copy of the Original, made for its then possessor, the late BROTHER, WHER by my last letters directed vnto yow concerninge the levieing of sailoris and marrineris I gave direction that they should be readie against the xyth of this moneth at Dartmouth, which I am now thorowe manie vrgente occasions constrained to deferr; herebie prainge yow to haue special care that they be levied from places least infected, and to be readie at Dartmouth the twentith daie of this present moneth to tak shippinge. I have sent money by LUSKOMBE for ther conduct: I praie supplie anie thing necessarie that is wanting; I will see that annswered at my cominge about. I haue likewise sent by him proclamations to be proclaimed with yow and sent vnto my servaunt |