A LETTER Sent to the Right Honourable the Lord chamberlain, FROM JOHN Lord FINCH, late Lord Keeper of the Great seal 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 privilege 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 fail of, with an heart as full of true affection to your Lordship as ever any was. My Lord, it is not the loss of my Place, and with it of my Fortunes, nor the being exiled from my dear country 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 me. I know what a true heart I have ever borne towards them, and your Lordships can witness in part, what way I have gone in, but silence and patience best becomes me, with which I must leave myself 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 month, and where I purpose to live, agreeable to the poorness of my fortune: For any tumbling in the world, I have utterly cast off the thought of it, and my aim shall only be, to number my days, that I may apply my heart unto wisdom, which will wipe all tears from my eyes and heart, and lead me by the hand to true happiness, which can never be taken from me. I pray God bless this Parliament, with a happy both progress and conclusion, and if my ruin 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 increase of all worldly blessings, and in the fullness of days, receive you to his glory. If I were capable of seeming anybody, I would tell your Lordship; that no man should be readier to make known his affection, and true gratitude to your Lordship, Then  
Your lordship's most humble and most affectionate poor kinsman and servant, JOHN FINCH. Hage, January, 3. 1640.