A letter sent to the right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine, from John Lord Finch, late Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England, from the Hage.
         Finch of Fordwich, John Finch, Baron, 1584-1660.
      
       
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             A letter sent to the right honourable the Lord Chamberlaine, from John Lord Finch, late Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England, from the Hage.
             Finch of Fordwich, John Finch, Baron, 1584-1660.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London? :
             1641]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Dated: Hage, Ianuary, 3. 1640 [i.e. 1641].
             Identified as STC 10875 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1475-1640".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Great Britain. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           LETTER
           Sent
           to
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Lord
           Chamberlaine
           ,
           FROM
           JOHN
           Lord
           FINCH
           ,
           late
           Lord
           Keeper
           of
           the
           Great
           Seale
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           from
           the
           
             Hage
             .
          
        
         
           
             My
             most
             Noble
             Lord
             :
          
        
         
           THe
           interest
           your
           Lordship
           hath
           ever
           had
           in
           the
           best
           of
           my
           Fortunes
           and
           affections
           ,
           gives
           me
           the
           priviledge
           of
           troubling
           your
           Lordship
           with
           these
           few
           Lines
           ,
           from
           one
           that
           hath
           now
           nothing
           left
           to
           serve
           you
           ,
           but
           with
           his
           Prayers
           ,
           these
           your
           Lordship
           shall
           never
           faile
           of
           ,
           with
           an
           heart
           as
           full
           of
           true
           affection
           to
           your
           Lordship
           as
           ever
           any
           was
           .
           My
           Lord
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           the
           losse
           of
           my
           Place
           ,
           and
           with
           it
           of
           my
           Fortunes
           ,
           nor
           the
           being
           exiled
           from
           my
           deare
           Countrey
           and
           friends
           ,
           though
           any
           of
           them
           were
           cause
           enough
           of
           sorrow
           ,
           that
           afflicts
           me
           ,
           but
           that
           which
           I
           must
           suffer
           under
           ,
           is
           the
           displeasure
           of
           the
           house
           of
           Parliament
           conceived
           against
           mee
           .
           I
           know
           what
           a
           true
           heart
           I
           have
           ever
           borne
           towards
           them
           ,
           and
           yor
           Lordships
           can
           witnesse
           in
           part
           ,
           what
           way
           
             I
          
           have
           gone
           in
           ,
           but
           silence
           and
           patience
           best
           becomes
           me
           ,
           with
           which
           
             I
          
           must
           leave
           my selfe
           and
           actions
           ,
           to
           the
           favourable
           construction
           of
           my
           noble
           friends
           ,
           in
           which
           number
           your
           Lordship
           hath
           a
           prime
           place
           .
           
             I
          
           am
           now
           at
           the
           (
           
             Hage
          
           )
           where
           
             I
          
           arrived
           on
           
             Thursday
          
           the
           last
           day
           of
           the
           moneth
           ,
           and
           where
           
             I
          
           purpose
           to
           live
           ,
           agreeable
           to
           the
           poorenesse
           of
           my
           fortune
           :
           For
           any
           tumbling
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           I
           have
           utterly
           cast
           off
           the
           thought
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           my
           ayme
           shall
           onely
           be
           ,
           to
           number
           my
           dayes
           ,
           that
           I
           may
           apply
           my
           heart
           unto
           wisedome
           ,
           which
           will
           wipe
           all
           teares
           from
           my
           eyes
           and
           heart
           ,
           and
           lead
           me
           by
           the
           hand
           to
           true
           happinesse
           ,
           which
           can
           never
           be
           taken
           from
           me
           .
           I
           pray
           God
           blesse
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           with
           a
           happy
           both
           progresse
           and
           conclusion
           ,
           and
           if
           my
           Ruine
           may
           conduce
           the
           least
           to
           it
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           repine
           at
           it
           .
           I
           truly
           pray
           for
           your
           Lordship
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           noble
           family
           ,
           that
           God
           would
           give
           you
           an
           encrease
           of
           all
           worldly
           blessings
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           fulnesse
           of
           dayes
           ,
           receive
           you
           to
           his
           glory
           .
           If
           I
           were
           capable
           of
           seeming
           any body
           ,
           I
           would
           tell
           your
           Lordship
           ;
           that
           no
           man
           should
           be
           readier
           to
           make
           knowne
           his
           affection
           ,
           and
           true
           gratitude
           to
           your
           Lordship
           ,
           Then
        
         
           
             Your
             Lordships
             most
             humble
             and
             most
             affectionate
             poore
             kinsman
             and
             servant
             ,
             JOHN
             FINCH
             .
          
           
             Hage
             ,
             
               Ianuary
               ,
               3.
               1640.