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 BY 
 
 WILLIAM S. APPLETON. 
 
 CAMBRIDGE: 
 1902. 
 
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INTRODUCTION. 
 
 A MONG the manuscript treasures of the Bodleian 
 Library is a collection known as the Tanner 
 Papers. It was formed and left to the Library by 
 the Rev. Thomas Tanner, who died Bishop of St. 
 Asaph in 1735. He was a devoted antiquary and 
 an eager collector of old letters and documents of 
 all kinds. There is an elaborate catalogue of the 
 collection, which comprises 467 numbers, described 
 in a folio volume of 1176 pages. A large part 
 of the Bishop's life was passed in the Diocese of 
 Norwich, and therefore much of his collection re- 
 lates to East Anglia and East Anglian families. 
 In it are the following letters relating to the family 
 of Appleton of Little Waldingfield, the immediate 
 relatives of Samuel Appleton, who came to New 
 
Introduction. 
 
 England. The Bishop undoubtedly obtained them 
 direct from the family, for his second wife was 
 Frances, born 1687-8, daughter of Jacob Preston, 
 who was plainly son of Jacob Preston, who married, 
 in 1639, Frances, daughter of Sir Isaac Appleton 
 and niece of Samuel of New England. The letters 
 were copied for me many years ago by Colonel 
 Chester, and though not specially important, I have 
 decided to carry out an intention of long standing 
 and have a few copies printed. The list of them 
 gives the titles as they are found in the catalogue, 
 with correction of a few slight mistakes. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 1. Anth. Cage to Sir Isaac Appleton; Eraman. college, Aug. 24th, 1608. 
 
 2. Sir Geo. Waldegrave to Isaac Appleton; Hitcbam, Oct. 23d, 1G25. 
 
 3. Sir Clem. Heigham to Isaac Appleton; Barrow, Nov. 29th, 1631. 
 
 4. Sir Tho. Gee to Isaac Appleton ; Mildenhall, May 20th, 1633. 
 
 5. Sir Rob. Crane to Isaac Appleton ; Chilton, March 2d, 1635. 
 
 6. Martha Eure to Isaac Appleton; Jan. 22d, 1637. 
 
 7. W. Colman to Isaac Appleton; Bury, Nov. 30th, 1638. 
 
 8. Henry Smyth to Isaac Appleton; Dec. 6th, 1638. 
 
 9. Thomas Colman to Isaac Appleton ; Feb. 9th, 1638. 
 
 10. Robert Appleton to Isaac Appleton; Gray's Inn, Feb. 15th, 1639. 
 
 11. Warrant addressed to Isaac Appleton, one of his majesty's justices 
 
 of the peace for the county of Suffolk, to impress men for the 
 king's service; Hadleigh, May 8th, 1610. 
 
 12. Hen. Smyth to Isaac Appleton; Hildersham, Oct. 20th, 1640. 
 
 13. Walter Long to Isaac Appleton ; London, Dec. 2d, 1640. 
 
 14. Robert Appleton to Isaac Appleton; Gray's Inn, June 4th, 1641. 
 
 15. Robert Appleton to Isaac Appleton; Gray's Inn, July 23d, 1641. 
 
 16. Isaac Appleton to Sir Rob. Crane; Nov. 30th, 1641. 
 
 17. Edw. Rainbowe to Isaac Appleton ; Suffolk House, Dec. 22d, 1642. 
 
 18. Sir John Sedley to Is. Appleton; St. Cleer, May 27th, 1644. 
 Draught of answer. 
 
 19. Dr. Edw. Rainbowe to Isaac Appleton; London. Jan. 1st, 1645. 
 
8 Contents. 
 
 20. Ar. Jermey to Isaac Appleton ; Ipswich, June 30th, 1646. 
 Draught of answer. 
 
 21. Sir D. Dene to Isaac Appleton. 
 
 22. Lady Susan Crane to her husband Isaac Appleton. 
 
 23. Sir George Morton to Isaac Appleton ; Milborne House, Feb. 
 
 2d, 1653. 
 
 24. Sir Ralph Hare to Is. Appleton; Oct. 12th, 1654. 
 
 25. Sir John Tracy to Isaac Appleton ; Stanhoe, Jan. 17th, 1654. 
 
 26. Charles May to ; Feb. 14th, 1654. 
 
 27. Sir William Armyne to Isaac Appleton; Osgodby, March 9th, 1654. 
 
 28. Geo. Reve to Is. Appleton; Thwaite, Apr. 25th, 1655. 
 
 29. Edm. Bacon to Is. Appleton ; Redgrave, Sept. 17th, 1657. 
 
 30. Rob. Appleton to Isaac Appleton ; Gray's Inn, Oct. 23d, 1657. 
 
 31. Sir Mich. Armyne to Isaac Appleton; Osgodby, March 28th, 1658. 
 
 32. Lady Anne Armyne to her father, Isaac Appleton. 
 
 33. Dorothy Leventhorpe to Isaac Appleton. 
 
 34. John Wentworth to Isaac Appleton; Oct. 5th, 1660. 
 
 35. John lord Belasyse to lady Susan Crane; London, Feb. 11th, 1669. 
 
 36. Sir Tho. Wodehowse to lady Susan Crane; April 6th, 1670. 
 
FAMILY LETTERS FROM THE 
 BODLEIAN LIBRARY. 
 
 l. 
 
 Good S r Isack 
 
 glad would I bee that I mouglit but have occasion in any 
 thing to shew some part of that love which I shall ever bee 
 owing you, but so it is that I am not at all acquaynted with 
 Doctor Newcom nether any freind that I have in Cambridge 
 to my knowledge ; wherfore I could not goe to him with any 
 hope to have effected any thing, yet at the last bethinking 
 my selfe I thought of Doctor Dewport, with whom though my 
 acquayntance bee but small, yet I resolved rather to have 
 come to him then that nothing should bee effected — wher- 
 upon wee resolved that M r Lindsell should goe first alone to 
 Doctor Newcom, and then if hee did not prevayle, I would 
 goe to the other Doctor to move him. Since this evening 
 I understand by Mr. Lindsell who hath beene with the Doctor 
 that his indifferent tractable to use meanes that Mr. Lindsell 
 should bee no looser, but hee would have them come presently 
 to an agreement, that the other mought presently have some 
 
io Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 part of the tytlies this yeere which perceyving to bee cleanc 
 contrary to your minde, beeing that hee should by this meanes 
 come into possession agayne, I persuaded M r Lindsell in no 
 case to yeeld to an agreement : which if hee doe not there will 
 bee no danger in regard of the revocation of the sequestration, 
 because it was nether given by the judge nor his deputy 
 according to forme of law, nether was there lawfull notice 
 heerof given M r Lindsell as his atturney heere at Cambridge 
 informeth him as hee will tell you more at large. Therfore 
 I thinke as there is no danger though the Doctor will not bee 
 persuaded, so I am afraid that hee is wrought so soundly by 
 the other part that Doctor Dewport will hardly bee able to 
 persuade him against his profitt: howsoever I am resolved in 
 the morning according to purpose to goe to Doctor Dewport. 
 Thus wishing you good successe in all your affayres, comend- 
 ing my selfe hartely unto you and the rest of your company 
 though unknowne excusing my selfe for not coming because 
 my litle nag is ether strayed or stolen of the greene, exspect- 
 ing your happy returne into Cambridgeshyre I comitt you all 
 to the protection of the Almighty 
 
 Your very loving brother 
 Emm : Coll. Anth : Cage. 
 
 Aug. 24 
 1608 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 1 1 
 
 2. 
 Worthie Sir, 
 
 I thinke my selfe much beholden vnto you for your kinde 
 Remembrance of me; concerninge the monies you write of, 
 if it please you to let me vnderstande from you, of whom the 
 same may be had, and the time when I may receiue it, I 
 will prouide my selfe to giue him such securitie as he shall 
 (Reasonably) desire, eyther by bonde with sufficient suerties 
 or by morgage of Landes as he shall best like of ; And will 
 paie him his vse euery halfe yeare ; And if he shall haue 
 occatione to vse the principall monie 1 will repaie it upon 
 three monethes warninge. Sir let the ptie rest most assured 
 that he shall finde me to deale honestly and justly with him, 
 And that the monie that he shall put into my hands shall be 
 most truely repaid : I cane haue it at diverse handes, to 
 repaie at: 12: monethes; but my desire is (for many re- 
 spectes) to take it for two or three yeares : Thus desiringe 
 that I may by this messenger receiue your kinde answer and 
 direction concerninge the pmisses ; my true loue and hartie 
 salut[ation] beinge Remembred vnto you and your worthy 
 Ladie [I] leaue you her and all yours vnto God's most safe 
 projection] and Rest 
 
 Your louinge kin[sman and] 
 
 [HJitcham October true ff riende 
 
 the 23 th ir>2. r ) George Waldegraue 
 
12 Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 S R 
 
 I remember when you and I did meete at boxted you 
 towlde me you cowlde euery weake sende to my Cussin Smith 
 by sum of your neyghbours which wente to Norwich ; in 
 remembrans wheareof I haue sente you this inclosed letter 
 desyeringe you to conueie it to him as you maye conueniently ; 
 this letter upon the receypte of one from him wheare in he 
 doth truly acknowledge the occation of breach which yett 
 he can not helpe and doth thearefor mutch troble him to 
 procede from sumthinge in him selfe, I sente unto him to 
 lundon ; but he beinge goone from thense the letter was 
 agayne returned unto me ; in this letter he shall see what 
 opinion his neyghbours helde of this breach before any breach 
 was knowne of, and allso how willinge and contented I am 
 to forbeare farther spech with him in this his ptended match 
 excepte I moughte have fownde more reall dealinge then I can 
 pceyue he ever intended ; he hath doone mutch wronge both 
 to my selfe and my grandechilde and not the leaste to your 
 noble selfe in makinge you an instrumente of settinge his 
 never intended match on foote ; I doo thus far agre with the 
 opinion of those gent: of norf: as I proteste before god I 
 beleue he neuer intended any marieage with us but only to 
 worcke his owne endes entered this parly ; well S r I will 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 13 
 
 troble you at this time no farther but will wish you a happy 
 end of this your troblesum yeare and so with my beste love 
 and seruise to your noble ladye and your selfe remembred 
 I comitte you to god and reste 
 
 barrow this 29 your affectionate kinsan to serve you 
 
 of nouember 1631 Clement Heigham 
 
 S r I proteste it is trw that he did know of my 3 daughters, 
 my selfe towlde him in your litell garden, but moste untrw 
 that they ar unprovided for, but now he flyeth from that 
 exception and sayth it is some other which he will reserue 
 to himselfe, which I doo beleve with sum others who know 
 his estate better then I doo that it is only defecte in abilityc 
 that occasioneth this dealinge. 
 
 S B When your last leter cam I was newly gone into 
 Norfolke to a dieng daftur of myne who was desiorus to see 
 me before hur death : if I knew what he wold geue you 
 shold presently here from me Henry Warner shall haue 
 presently 200Ii a yere & aftur my wifes death 300^ pound 
 a yere more & ther cam to the executors hands of Sr Henry 
 Warner 200011 at the lest thay wold come of with fower or 
 live hundred pounds but for that I leue it to him that shall 
 
14 Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 haue it I haue paid to this barer ijft acording to your letur 
 
 thus with my servis to you & your ladie I will ever rest 
 
 Your asseured ffrieud 
 Myldinhall this : 20* Tho : Gee 
 
 of May 1633 
 
 5. 
 
 COSEN 
 
 I have sent you here inclosed a letter two my Lady Jermine 
 and by this berer the 700 ft, be plesed two favor me so much as 
 two- deliver the letter and pay the monny and take Sr Tho: 
 or my Ladyes hande two this note w ch retorne me in a letter 
 by this berer; if you have any bisiness in the cuntry wherin I 
 may serve you cummand me who desires rather two eckspese 
 my selfe in acktions then wordes two those I love in w ch you 
 have so greate a schare as you shall ever find me 
 
 Chilton Your triue and faithfull 
 
 this 2 of friend and kinsman 
 
 March R Crane 
 
 1635 
 
 You may lett my Lady knowe that for this fortnight I have 
 
 had it I will paye the use to my Cosin Alington w cb schare 
 
 may abate to him. 
 
 To his loving friend 
 
 and kinsman Isake 
 
 Appelton Esq. be 
 
 these 
 
 London 
 
 2° of March 1635. 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 15 
 
 6. 
 Good Cossen 
 
 the distanc of place bars friend from sight and conferanc 
 one with an other which were a graet comfort but I must 
 confes my selfe faltye that I haue not in this way more often 
 presented my loue to you to hom beesides the bond of nature I 
 haue bin soe much beholding to for curtecyes which although 
 I am hopeles to be able to requite yet I shall neuer faile to 
 aknowlidge. 
 
 Cossen when I did see you last we had some words consern- 
 ing mony remaining in your hands which M r Eure was made 
 aquanted with and I soposse you exspect to here from me my 
 desier wher it should be payed, The monyes all come in ; the 
 accountes cast vp ; your selfe alowed what mony you haue 
 layed forth in my business or any loss in the monyes comeing 
 in ; soe as your selfe is saued harmless in all respects of 
 charge conserning me, the remainder I am willing M r Eure 
 should reseue it, thus much I signifye to you at this tymc the 
 rather because I know if things be soe prepared as it sutes 
 with your acasesions it would come opertunely to M r Eure in 
 regarde of his layings forth at his reading I pray misstake me 
 not I doe not respect my owne conuenianc and neglect yours 
 if the mony be not come all into your hand that you may make 
 your acounts euen I hasten it not but leaue to you for the 
 tyme as it may be conueniant for you I remember my louing 
 
1 6 Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 respects to you and doe hartylie pray for all happenes to you 
 
 as 
 
 I pray remember my kind 
 
 love to my cossen ffrancsis your treuly loueing Aunt 
 
 Martha Eure 
 gatlye parke 
 
 this 22 of Jenuary 
 
 1637 
 To her very loveing 
 
 and much esteemed 
 
 Cossen Isaac Appleton 
 
 Esq r 
 
 7. 
 S R 
 
 Accordinge to my promise I haue by my man sent M r Ryce 
 his will together with a Com 011 directed to M r Lambert to give 
 her the oath, that soe it may passe the seale before the Court, 
 for fear of that w ch I acquainted you w th , that w ch now is to be 
 done is, that M ris Allen be presently sent for, & also M r Lam- 
 bert, & that he doth give her the oath accordinge to this 
 Com 011 , I shall not need to give any further directions about 
 the dispatch of this Act in reguard my man will stay the ex- 
 peditinge of it, & to bringe it back againe himselfe, if he come 
 time enough to night, it were not amisse that it were dis- 
 patcht this night, but if he doe not, it will suffice that she & 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. lj 
 
 M r Lambert be w th you to-morrowe raorninge very early when 
 I haue appointed ray raan to attend the busines againe, & soe 
 to come away w th it for Bury. 
 
 I shold be glad to hear of the returne of yo r messenger from 
 Dco r Smith, & of his answear, one thinge if you please to 
 consider upon, that the six monethes are almost expired, since 
 M r Willis his death, & whether that may preiudice, it is a 
 disputeable matter, if it be o r good fortune to have a presen- 
 tacon I shall proceede to save it from the laps upon that poynt, 
 Soe I take my leave remayning 
 
 Yo r worps most observant 
 
 W. COLMAN. 
 
 Bury, vlt Nov. 
 1638 
 
 To the right worlt 
 M r Isack Appleton 
 
 Esq r at little 
 Waldingfeild these 
 present. 
 
 8. 
 
 S R 
 
 I returned to Cambridg last Saterday through the waters 
 & floods & gott a great could so as I was forced to keep in 
 & take a little gentle phisick, & this day we receiued Mr. 
 Cages letter, first as for the vicaridg of Preston, Emmanuel 
 
1 8 Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 Colledge is now more sollicitous & troubled w th Mr Copingers 
 uniust possessio then my daughter is, for their counsell tells 
 them that he being instituted by M r William Hobarts title 
 as heyre at Comon Lawe doth <fe will cleane barr their colledg 
 foreuer by this vsurpacon & carry the patronage to him & his 
 heyres if Mr. Copinger be not cast out. And to cast him 
 out they haue earnestly 4 or 5 times moued me, to ioyne w th 
 my Lord Bishop of Killmore in Ireland (viz. M r W. Bedell a 
 cofeffee w th me & M r Stansby) they are most assured of y e 
 Bishop to do anything for them, & of my knowledg haue 
 allready writt to Dr. Holdsworth to write to the Bishop to 
 make a letter of Attornye to me & to D r Holdsworth y e M r & 
 to M r Clark p r sident of Emanuell Colledg & to euery of vs 
 ioyntly & seuerally to sue in any courte w'soeuer ag* M r 
 Hobert & M r Copinger to cast him out & to settle the Inheri- 
 tance according to my brother Ryeces pious intencon. they haue 
 allso writt a letter to my daughter Allen y l she would not 
 make any release to M r Copinger but to ioyne w th the Bishop 
 & me & their colledge, but they think (<fc so doe I) that my 
 brother Samuell Apleton (by y e lease w ch my brother Ryece 
 made him for 41 yeares) hath the best title of all the rest 
 And are assured by councell y* if all these 3 seuerall titles 
 (viz. my brother Samuels first, & secondly the feoffees, & 
 thirdly the executrix) as they are all deriued from my brother 
 Ryece, will faithfully ioyne together (as in conscience & 
 equity they & wee all are bound & wilbe els compelled or 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 19 
 
 punished in chancery) ag l M r Hobart k M r Copinger to estab- 
 lish my brother Ryece his pious Intention & graunt for the 
 good of the colledge ; that then there wilbe no question but all o r 
 forces laid & ioyned together wilbe vnconquerable. I am told 
 y l a bill will ly in starr-chamber ag l M r Hobert & M r Copinger 
 <fe their assistants for confederacy in these things, viz. 
 
 first to defraud the colledg of their Inheritance by this 
 Vsurpacon of M r Hobarts in seeking to draw the patronage 
 to him & his hey res for euer, (which wilbe soe vnless M 1 
 Copinger be remoued). 
 
 2 ly to make sure the sayd vsurpacon & to debarre vs fro our 
 course in law, they pcured their Institucon to be concealed 
 fro recording, & vpon search the Bishops register denyed to 
 shew his booke of institucons, ptesting there was no such 
 institucon & to color his ptestacon he shewed a booke of 
 subscriptions wherein euery one must subscribe his name 
 bv canon law before he shold be instituted & in this booke 
 the Bishops Secretary left his name out by w ch juggling wee 
 caused a Caveat to be putt in against anie institucon of 
 anie & gaue the Secretary a fee for it 
 
 Thirdly for their combinacon to overthrow my brother 
 Ryeces will & by inserting scandalous & libellous defamacon, 
 ag 1 the dead & living & such as was altogether imptinent 
 to the matter. 
 
 4 ly this will add something viz. their practise to gett M r 
 Munings psentacon into their handes ptly by feare & ptly by 
 
20 Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 other priuat consideracons w ch I think some of Emanuell 
 Colledg will sift out — And for all their pride they shall find 
 that the colledg & the feoffees wilbe stronger then the best 
 of their confederates & w th out all question will puaile to haue 
 the assistance of the Archbishop ag* them & all the Judges & 
 councell table, if need should be, who haue euer beene Honor- 
 able & carefull to pserue the Inheritance of colledges & of 
 such pious donacons as this is — And we all heere at 
 Cambridge doe vnanimously agree that to countenance & 
 strengthen o r suite in law ag* them, wee must pitch vpon 
 some man of note & eminency to be psented to the liuing 
 when time comes (whereof yet there is no need at all till 
 we pceed in lawe) to take away all suspicons & clamors of 
 all Aduersaryes. 
 
 I haue allready taken full order to preuent all lapses <fe 
 dangers & have giuen instructions to take out 3 seuerall 
 writtes of Quare Impedit ag l M r Copinger & M r Hobart 
 according to 3 seuerall titles deriued fro my brother Ryece, 
 viz. one in the name of vs w ch are feoffees, another in the 
 name of my daughter & a third in the name of my brother 
 Samuell that so wee may incounter them at euery turne in 
 all their sleightes. On Saterday I looke for an answere what 
 is done. But wee could not tell how to bring any writt at 
 all untill such time as we sawe M r Hoberts psentacon [The 
 w ch I could not sue vpon x ] The writtes of Quare Impedit 
 
 1 These words erased. 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 21 
 
 are brought ag* the Bishop & M r Hobart & M r Copinger — 
 Mr Colman is in a place of subordinacon to y c B p , & though 
 he may help a man in his owne office, yet of small power 
 out of his owne spheare & his brother is but a M r of Arts 
 of 2 yeares standing & was neuer fellow of any colledg & but 
 meanly esteemed of in the colledg where he was & though 
 M r Tho: Copinger be of a priuate obscure respect yet a 
 superior to M r Coleman, & an Inferior will not so readily 
 find freinds ag* a supior especially being no better befreinded 
 aboue then he is but this I pray keepe to yo r selfe for I would 
 be loath to disparage any man, but I feare that both he & 
 his brother wilbe too weake in freinds aboue either to effect 
 this suite, or to helpe my daughter Allen vpon M r Hobertes 
 appeale, The President of Emanuell thinks y* our M r Howorth 
 or some other like eminent man y l is in fauor w th the Arch- 
 bishop would goe thorough stiche, but I am fearefull to vndei- 
 take any thing by cause of my daughters inconstancy & allso 
 for hir want of iudgment to pitche vpon so weake an instru- 
 ment as M r Coleman — for things may so happen as wee may 
 pitch vpon some chaplein of the Archbishop or some of the 
 Judges, & I know no cause why wee or shee should be so 
 hasty to psent or pitch upon any man as yet, for it is to no 
 purpose at all for the Bishop of Norwich dare not supinstitute 
 another & if he should The Archbishop will be vtterly ag { 
 it as a thing most vnlawfull. but I protest that I am not dis- 
 affected any way to M r Colman if wee could banc any confi- 
 
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 dence that he & his brother had freinds & power to wade 
 through such troubled waters, & besides it will cause suspicon 
 of my daughters integrity if she psent not such an one as 
 may credit the cause — But there is no cause to resolue of 
 any clarke to be psented till the next terme & so we haue 
 time ynough to conferr of it at leisure for I haue taken order 
 to secure all things <fe expect full an s were either next Saterday 
 or tuesday or Wednesday following at furthest. So ceasing 
 yo r further trouble at this time, & reseruing an indiffer- 
 ent affeccon towardes M r Colman, in hast of other businesses I 
 rest 
 vi decemb r 1638 Yo r eu assured 
 
 freind & seruant 
 
 Hen: Smyth 
 I haue writt to my daughter y l at Christmass when wee 
 three meete wee may then conclude of a man who is to be 
 psented the next terme & that I haue settled all things for 
 the vicaridge & shall cost hir nothing though lrir name be vsed 
 in one of the 3 writtes. 
 To my noble freind 
 & euer honourd Cosin 
 M r Isaac Apleton Esq r 
 
 present 
 (Endorsed) 
 
 " Letter concerninge y e liuinge 
 att Preston after my vncle 
 Riece his death." 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 23 
 
 9. 
 
 Sir 
 
 Your messenger yesterday beinge in hast I had not then 
 opportunitye by vvritinge to returne my thankefulnesse for 
 your great care and loue : bee pleased I beeseech you to accepte 
 these fewe lines as an expression of my gratitude, and a pledge 
 of my readinesse to serue you if euer I come to y' happinesse 
 as to haue a fitt occasion. I writt to my Cosen accordinge as 
 you wished y* bee woulde bee carefull of returninge the Pedi- 
 gree, w ch may stand him in much steade, not onely to declare 
 Mf Hobards aliance to Mf Rice (y e Murialls of Bardwell beinge 
 in y e same relation w th him) but y e seuerall descents beeinge 
 writt w th MF Ryce his hand, it will serue amongst other writ- 
 ings to pve y l M r Ryce writt y e Will in question : if M r Cage 
 make any doubte whither y e parties w th whom hee lefte y e 
 writings will deliuer them to my Cosen Colman or his agents : 
 I woulde desire him to write to them y l they may vnder- 
 stande his minde ; but if hee hath already giuen such direc 
 tions as y* my Cosen Colman should haue them when hee 
 calleth (as I hope hee hath) it is sufficient : I can if theire bee 
 occasion sende to London on Fryday by M r Creames man : & 
 would desire, if M r Cage thinks it needfull to write about 
 y e aboue mentioned businesse, y l hee would bee pleased to 
 writt a few lines, & to send it by some of our souldgers 
 from Baber heath, & I will conuey it to London on Fryday : 
 
24 Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 my humble seruice beeinge tendred to your selfe & M 1S Ap- 
 pleton I take my leaue remaininge 
 
 Yours to bee Comanded 
 Feb. 9: 1638. Tho: Colman 
 
 10. 
 
 Sir mt worthy Cousin. 
 
 I should be extreame faulty for writing so seldome, if you 
 were not extreamly good favourably to interpret it. I am 
 confident that you are no vigorous exacter of that which is 
 your due, but are most ready to pardon the faultes of those 
 who esteeme it a great honour if you account them your fayth- 
 full servants, in which number I hope you ever placed me, 
 who will alwayes labour to deserve that dignity, and to haue 
 that ranke in your affection. I may boldly say that y e tender 
 of my service vnto you is not made of that complementall 
 matter with those at Court. S ir if I should write you what 
 newes was stirringe y e last weeke I should shew my selfe 
 ignorant that M r Cage was in the citye, although I could not 
 be so happy as to meet him in his lodginge. The latter end 
 of this terme the Lord Bishoppe of Lincolne, and one M r 
 Osberson schoolemaster of Westminster and his great favour- 
 ite were sole actors in the last sceene at Starre-chamber, and 
 both of them came off in a Tragicall manner : the Bish. of 
 Lincolne was fined three thousand poundes for writing a very 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 25 
 
 scandalous letter against the right honourable Judges of that 
 Court. M r Osberson sent letters unto the Bishopp wherin he 
 called y e Lord-Arch-Bishopp of Canterbury false mediatour 
 with y e King for his Lord, also litle grace, litle urchine, and 
 little hocus: what impudent wordes were these against his 
 grace of Canterb ? Yesterday this peccant was degraded, 
 deprived, fined five thousand poundes, to have one of his eares 
 nayled vnto the pillary in Westminster Yard, and then to be 
 removed into the Denary Yard before his schoole, there to 
 haue his other eare nayled to the pillary, and then to be im- 
 prisoned — w* madness is it for men to use their pens in such 
 a manner? Your sage Apothegmes shall make me shunne all 
 such extreames, and avoid all such Catechreses, wherin I see 
 much folly but no piety. 
 
 I make tender of my most humble service to your Selfe and 
 to my deare Cosens with protestation ever to honour all yo r 
 vertues and passionately to be even all my life 
 Grayes-Inne Your most devoted Servant 
 
 Febr. 15. 1639 R. Appleton 
 
 To the Worp 11 his most 
 Worthy Cosen Isaac Appleton 
 Esq. at his house in Litle- 
 Waldingfeild Present this 
 
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 11. 
 
 Suff 8 : 
 
 Whereas we have reed fcres from the right Ho ble the Lords 
 and others of his Ma ties most Ho ble privie Councell for the se- 
 lectinge of six hundred men out of the trayned bands for this 
 Count of Suffs. or for the Impssinge of other able sufficient 
 men to serve as supplies for his Ma ties service, and wee havinge 
 attended the service have not Impssed o r number compleat. 
 Theies are therefore by virtue of the said fcres to desier Mf 
 Isac Apleton Esq r one of his Ma ties Justices of the peace for 
 the said County to make oute his pceptes to the Cheif Con- 
 stables for the hundreds of Cosforde and Babergh to bringe 
 before the said Mf Isac Apleton fifteen or sixteen able suffi- 
 cient men for the said service to be Impssed. Dated at 
 Hadleigh May the 8* 1640. 
 
 George Lehunte 
 Will: Waldegrauk 
 
 To o r Lovinge frind 
 M r Isac Apleton Esq r 
 
 12. 
 
 Worthy Cosin 
 
 I thank you for yo r kind letters & intencons to see vs heere. 
 my wife went last night to Cambridge intending this day to 
 take a little gentle phisick ; I stay behind to cristen my Cosin 
 Puckerings young boy, S r Jo : Millicent & I am to be God- 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 27 
 
 fathers & my Lady Dal ton godmother, w ch done I am for 
 Cambridge. S r Sidney Mountaguc (& one Mr. Walton, who 
 was comitted for his not paying his full rate of Shippmonye 
 pportionable to his land [a short word, perhaps tivo, torn out 
 here] paide all but halfe a crowne, yet bycause he was im- 
 prisoned the country (as they say) choose him, being a priuate 
 obscure gentleman of about 400 ' p annG w ch came to him by 
 gift of an Vncle or neare kinsman, he was S r Oliuers Crom- 
 wells ward ; yet S r Oliver could not puaile w th the country for 
 his Grandchild and heyre. in Lincolnshire S r John Wray & 
 S r Aiscough are chosen, in o r county appeared none at o r last 
 county day on thursday senight but S r Dudly North & Mr. 
 Chicheley, for S r Jo: Cutts declines it vtterly, vnless the 
 importunity of his neighbors puaile w th him — & if he wilbe 
 psuaded to stand wee think he & S r Dudly North will carry 
 it, though now Mr. Chichley in being psent at y* county 
 court & bestowing a dinner on the gentlemen & wine on the 
 country, hath thereby gott the start, in Cambridg Vniversity 
 the former are like to speed. The report is that there is a 
 cessation & truce till the plament & that the Scottes de- 
 mand 8 hundred thowsand poundes for their damages & 40 
 thowsand pound a month & free access to both plamentes. 
 I haue sent you inclosed such relacon of their army (as came 
 in a letter from Yorke. the prises of corne riseth — w th vs 
 mault is 23 s a <prter — wheat between 4 8 & 5 8 a bushell, Rye 
 2 8 vi d heere & 10 groates about Stamford, its dearer in places 
 
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 neare the Armies if you think it necessary to abate some- 
 thing for Preston tithes bycause yon comended the bargaine 
 to yo r Neighbors I am most willing to yeild to anything you 
 find reqnisit. all my men obserued yo r louing care for my 
 gelding w ch you putt in excellent grass & wee all are assured 
 y* he was not ridden by yo r direccon or knowledg, but yt 
 yo r bailyff or some els gaue him the breathing & riding ap- 
 peares both bycause he came home leaner then he was 8 
 weekes since, & my man-found him in as good breath (as any 
 gelding yt is vsed euery day) & his shoes were woorne barer 
 then their bootes y l rode vpon him, & though it be no good 
 maners to looke a giuen horse in the mouth, or speake of 
 giuen grasse yet I know yo r freedome of loue to giue me leaue 
 herein least by my silence yo r men may serue my other horse 
 so. Bess Smith is w th my wife at Cambridge, my daughter 
 Allen & Martha & my self psent o r beste respectes to you 
 all & so being sent for the christening I rest euer 
 
 Yo r affectionate 
 Hildersame true freind & seruant 
 
 20 Octob. 1640. Hen : Smyth. 
 
 To my euer honoured 
 Cosin M r Isaack Appleton 
 Esq 1 at Holbrook Hall in 
 Little Waldingfeild 
 j»ish present 
 these. 
 
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 13. 
 
 Good Cozen 
 
 I receiued the last night a letter from you whearin you 
 beecorae a petitioner vnto him whome you haue power to 
 comand, and in that particular whearein I should receiue the 
 benifite and you the trouble, and therefore easily assented- 
 vnto on my part, vvithoute the claime of aney former contract 
 w ch that sadd diaster of youres brake (to owre greate sorrow) 
 but thus standes the case now with vs, that for my parte I 
 am attending the parlement w th a petition for to bee relieued 
 concerning those suffrings and sensures w ch I haue vndergon, 
 by reason of my beeing in the parlament heeretofore, and 
 how long that may require my attendance I am vncertainc — 
 beesides there is an expectation that I shall bee chosen to 
 serue for this parlament w ch if it shall soe faleowte I bee- 
 lieue there will bee a comande vppon mee as I conceiue will 
 bee vppon all the members of the bowse of Coiiions that they 
 shall not depart withoute leaue from the howse, w ch I thinke 
 will hardly bee obteyned and therfore I hope this shall serue 
 for a iust excuse for mee ; And for my wife I leaue her to 
 her selfe, w ch is the course now heald w th everie boddie ; I 
 presume you heare of all passages of the parlament k theare- 
 fore I will not trouble you therew th ; yesterday the howse 
 concluded on two subsidies in steed of the hunderd thowsand 
 poundes formerly ordered for the suppley of the armies the 
 
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 things now in agitation is concerning my lord keeper whoe 
 is thought will hardly come of and some other iudges con- 
 cerning the Shipmoney, which is voted by the howse of 
 Coiiions to bee illegall and damned by them (nullo contra- 
 dicente ;) I have not time to inlarge my selfe farther but 
 w th maney thancks for this your kinde invitation and for all 
 other your loving expressions I conclude and rest 
 
 Your assured loving kinsman 
 to serue you in all I may 
 
 Walter Long 
 London the ij th of December 
 
 1640 
 My wife and I doe desire to haue owre kind loues loues 
 remembred vnto my cozen Preston and his wife. 
 
 To my ever hon rd Kins- 
 man Isaac Apleton 
 Esq r at Holbrooke-hale 
 these present. 
 
 14. 
 
 Sir 
 
 I am ready to serue you with my penn, when there is any 
 newes stirring here at London : your acceptance herof increase 
 my resolution not to fayle you. The Par lite is long in giuing 
 birth to their great affayres. It is thought that the Arch B p 
 of Canterbury k Judge Bartlett will be tried at y e Kings 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 3 1 
 
 Bench for Treason before the end of this Terme : the arti- 
 cles of Treason against Judge Bartlett haue passed in y e House 
 of Conions this weeke ; he is to be comitted to y e Tower. 
 The Par lite are much troubled about ray sing of moneyes to 
 discharge both armyes: it is sayd y* all plate shall be brought 
 up to y e mint, and there melted for coyne : there is an act 
 expected for this purpose, but this will not be effected without 
 much difficulty. There haue a bill passed against pluralities 
 of livings for Churchmen : & it was feared that the house of 
 Conions would haue passed a bill for the extirpation of root 
 & branch of Bishops, but this is deferred untill next weeke : 
 It is thought the Par ute will be adjourned about midsomer 
 untill Michaelmass : the King will go to the Parlite in Scotland 
 about the beginning of the next month : his prouision & 
 Trunkes are already gone. The Prince lately broake his 
 arme, but he is now well, & this weeke was made gouernour 
 of y e Artillery. Sir Rofot Crane desired me to informe you 
 that there haue been offered for your best hoppes eight & 
 forty shillings a hundred, & for y e old ones sixe nobles : if 
 they were sent up & your price it is likely the price would be 
 moore then the country will affoard. I wish you may find 
 better chapmen then your last, who is likely never to pay 
 you a penny. I haue some new bookes and speeches about 
 y e matters now in question, w cb I intend to bring downe to 
 Holbrooke with me y e latter end of next weeke y* I may be 
 at y e Court on Thursday in Whitsonweeke. I heard not from 
 
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 you this weeke about your stuffe, y* you made choyce of out 
 of y e patterns y 4 I sent you by old Good" 1 Hale. Sir, be con- 
 fident of my reall seruice to you & my cousens, for there is 
 none moore then I 
 
 Grayes-Inne Your much obliged, faithfull 
 
 June 4 th and thankfull kinsman 
 
 1641 Robeet Appleton 
 
 For his much honoured and very 
 loving Cousen Isaac Appleton 
 Esq r at Holbrooke hall 
 in Litle-Waldingfeild 
 
 15. 
 
 Sir 
 
 My louing Cousen, 
 
 I haue many engagements to serue you though at this 
 tyme not much newes : I shall not write w l I heare, Sir Robert 
 Crane will affoard larger & moore true intelligence before my 
 Ire shall be at Holbrooke. I would not be false in those 
 things y* I receiue upon report, & these only matters of newes. 
 I haue sent you downe some eight small things from y e press : 
 these feare no light. You heard last weeke of y e iudg* ag st 
 my Lord Digby : you shall heare y* a booke called y e protesta- 
 tion protested (supposed to be written by M'Pyrton) shall have 
 
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 y e same sentence to be burnt <fe recalled, so I send not one 
 of y* to you. Vpon a motion in y e house Mr. Whitaker was 
 released from bis imprisonment, & admitted into y e house 
 upon his subjection. They have voted another clause in y e 
 B pa bill, y* all process y* shall issue forth after y e first of 
 August next for Ecclesiasticall affayres shall be directed to y c 
 nine Coniissioners, And y* after y* tyme any hue or moore of 
 y m shall haue full power to try Ecclesiasticall Causes, to call 
 annuall synodes, & to appoint 12 Divines in each county for 
 to ordayne ministers at 4 tymes in y e yeare. The Earle of 
 Holland sent up a Ire w ch was read in y e lower house, wherein 
 he desired y* he might exercise Marshall Law in y e army, y e 
 souldiers being very unruly : this would not be hearkened 
 vnto : yet it was ordered y* they should pay their ingage- 
 ments in all places where they were billeted, as they receive 
 their pay at disbanding. There was a report y* divers B ps - & 
 Deanes haue lately cutt downe much tymber upon their lands : 
 then it was ordered y* they should be accountable for w l was 
 cutt downe. Last Saterday there was a controversy between 
 y e Lord Chamberlayne & y c Lord Matravers : The Lord 
 Matravers gaue my L d Chamberlayne y e lye, wherupon he 
 strucke Matravers over the head with his staffe : Then y e 
 Lord Matravers tooke up a standish & threw at y e Lord Chamber- 
 layne : this moved so great a stirre y* y c Comittee did rise : 
 complaynt was made to his Ma ty , & on Monday y c upper house 
 comitted y m both to y e Tower. The Queenes journey to y e 
 
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 Spaw is stayed. I must goe no farther, I am too much forget- 
 full ; Excuse me Sir, I had rather haue y e truth of my newes 
 questioned, then your expectation of newes upon Saturday at 
 night should be frustrated. It is M r Lamberts Motto y l newes 
 Decies repetita placebit, & it shall be my resolution ever to be 
 seruiceable to my friendes. I heard nothing from my Vnklc 
 Cage this weeke, yet I haue sent her downe stuffe for a gowne. 
 The hopp money is not yet payed, neither doe I know when 
 it shall be ; yet there is no question of y e payment therof. If 
 I had received this money I would haue payed M r Russells : 
 I heard not from him & so conclude y* y e money is sent up. I 
 intend to buy a chamber w cb is over me : it is a very litle one, 
 but shall content me : this afternoone I resolue upon it. I 
 enclose in this Ire a pre of Yervells ; 1 they cost me 4 s 6 d . I 
 am not forgetfull to send downe a leure : the heat of y e 
 weather & y e spreading of infections make me to retyre in : 
 there died this weeke of y e pox fourescoare & eight, & 56 of y e 
 plague. Bankes his house in Chancery lane is shutt up, & 
 his wife dead of y e plague : there are foure houses at least in 
 Holborne visited : 10 died this last weeke of y e plague in y 1 
 parish. I keepe myselfe to my chamber, Grayes Inn Hall & 
 y e Walkes. I receiued this weeke a very kind Ire from my 
 sister Dorothy; I pray excuse me for not sending her an 
 answer. I know you are much troubled about Poll money : 
 ray best seruice to you & my Cousen Preston s & y e rest of my 
 1 A term in falconry, rings for the leg of a hawk. 
 
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 friends at Holbrooke : happiness to you all, this is & shall 
 
 be y e constant vote of 
 
 Your most obliged servant & truly 
 Raptim honouring kinsman 
 
 Grayes-Inne Robert Appleton 
 
 July 23. 1641. 
 
 For his much honoured & louing 
 Cousen Isaac Appleton Esq 
 at Holbrooke Hall in 
 
 Litle-Waldingfeild. 
 
 16. 
 
 S R 
 
 I receiued and read your letter of y e last week w th as much 
 
 pleasure as I should y e will of him that had bequeathed a 
 
 matter of valew vnto me, (att so high a rate doe I esteeme 
 
 of your favours) and had rather be silent att this time, then 
 
 so ill requite you as to make you a sharer in these troublesome 
 
 imployments in cuntry affayres, were it possible to auoyd it, 
 
 but I am so earnestly and howerly solicited by diuers of your 
 
 neighbours to certifie you what I am inform'd concerninge 
 
 there estates w ch I could by no meanes refuse without y e 
 
 hazard of much clamor and censor they havinge possessed 
 
 diuers how uniust and wrongfully they are sessed for more 
 
 then they ought to be by y e statute, the cheiff and principall 
 
 that complayne are ffracis Johnson of Shimplin fro whome 
 
 you shall receiue a letter) who hath informed me w c " is 
 
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 seconded by his neighbor Plam pin and an other, that his 
 estate doth not exeed 53 H p an and that he hath not any 
 money or stock more then is vsed vpon his farme, w ch will 
 not amount vnto 500 }i att y e most : M r Miller of Stoake doth 
 likewise complayne and M r Mountioy who was y e onely sessor 
 of him doth confesse he was mistaken and hath done him 
 wronge, w ch apeares by a note under his hand. Coe of 
 Grotten doth also protest his estate to be farr short of that 
 he is sessed for ; all w ch I shall leaue to y r self to doe as you 
 shall thinke Just and fitt, and if you doubt of y e truth of any 
 of there alligations you may be pleased to haue a fuller infor- 
 mation when you come into y e cuntry, (which I heare will 
 be very speedely) and if then you find iust cause for easinge 
 any of them I shall most willingely ioyne w th you in it. I 
 shall stay in this cuntry this week to receiue your comands 
 the next returne's and then I am bound for Norfolk. I am 
 about ingrossinge y e townes in my deuision for y e poll money. 
 I haue no more to trout) you w th att this time but onely to 
 subscribe w* I really am 
 Nouemb r 30 th Y r faythfull Seruant 
 
 1641 Isaac Appleton 
 
 To his most worthy and 
 
 much honour'd kinsman 
 
 S r Robert Crane K m and 
 
 Barronet these 
 
 P r sent 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 37 
 
 17. 
 
 8 R 
 
 It was Satterday before I came to London therefore I could 
 not give you this trouble soe soon as you expected it my owne 
 occasions not giving me leysure to write on tucsday ; for 
 newes I shall onely let you know what I supose you haue 
 heard, although pchance w Ul lesse certainty, y e defeat at 
 Winchester, given by y e Pliaments forces under Hurry and 
 Brown proues to be a great dammage to y c King the fewest 
 horses and arms that were taken are said to be neare upon 
 600 being 2 Regiments, aboue 20 Officers and gentlemen were 
 taken prisoners (hauing retired from y e parpet into y e castle 
 w ch they were not able to defend) amongst whom were y e L d 
 Grandison and S rt Major Willis for a while, but as they were 
 in a narrow lane on y e way towards Portsmouth, these 2 (in a 
 mist) leaped y e hedge and escaped, for whom those who were 
 intrusted w th them make no other excuse but that they left 
 their Honour behind them (w ch they will keep fast) hauing 
 ingaged it to be true prisoners, here at y e L d8 house hath 
 been much dispute about y e late petitions, and making certain 
 expositions, some were of opinion y* y e petitions for accomoda- 
 tion were unduely procured (and chiefly by malignants who 
 haue not contributed) and therefore would haue had them been 
 reproved, and would either haue had ^positions of higher 
 demands or none, y e others carried it, being 13 voices ag*: 
 10, and haue framed propositions vv ch were sent in tuesday 
 
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 night to y e house of commons who deferred y e debate of them 
 untill this day, amongst them these were y e chief, that y e bills 
 of plurality, y e synods meeting, an act for ecclesiasticall gouern- 
 ment &c : might passe, y* all delinquents who were impeached 
 before y e 1 st of January (y l is before his M ty left London) and 
 y e L d Digby might answer to their impeachments, y e rest on 
 both sides be pardoned, onely marq : Hartford remoued from 
 y e government of y e Prince, y e Earle of Worcester, Bristol, 
 L d Herbert and Willmot (with some others) remoued from 
 y e verge of y e court, these are y e cheif ag* w ch y e other 10 
 Lords, or some of them, did protest, and if y e house of 
 commons will allow of them it is hoped they may produce a 
 treaty, w ch may proue a faire step towards peace. Mr. Smiths 
 presentation was excepted ag* by y e Bp because he cannot 
 evidence y your title, and bee : no witnesses were at y r presen- 
 tation, and you wrote Mathias for Mathaeo, he sends you here- 
 with a new forme, and desires you to direct him how to proue 
 your title (I supose he may doe it by y r inrollments here) and 
 to send all to him by y e Warwick carrier w th directions to 
 leaue it at Witsfords bridge at M r Smith's in his next return, 
 where he will inquire for it. Soe wishing your selfe and M r 
 Preston (w th his M rs Preston) to whom I desire my service may 
 be presented, all happinesse and a merry Christmas to boot, 
 I rest 
 
 Your most assured servant 
 
 Edw: Rainbowe 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 39 
 
 I doubt not but printed papers will furnish you w th all other 
 newes, y e L d Newcastle hath a great army in Yorkshire and 
 made y e other party make way for him to York, but here is 
 a flying report that he hath receiued a defeat about Wakefield, 
 and that some Danes are landed at Newcastle 
 
 Suff : house X ber : 22 : 1642 
 
 To his worthy freind Isaac 
 Appleton Esq r at M 1 Prestons 
 howse neare Norwich 
 
 In another hand : 
 
 Leave this at M r Bendishe 
 his house a marchant neare 
 S* Andrewes church in 
 Norwich to be psently 
 sent w th all speede. 
 
 18. 
 
 ST Clekuks in East 27*5 
 of May 1644 
 
 WORTHYEST COSEN 
 
 I receaued your late most freindly expressions added to 
 those last courteous embraces of mee at Waldingfielde your 
 letter of the date 13 th of May arryued my hands not till the 
 
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 24 th at london ; it was by some miscarriage so slowe in the 
 passage, otherwyse the present necessityes wowld haue im- 
 portuned your further trowble in that rent of Timperleyes. 
 Where merritt stopps I can only make you returne of empty 
 thanks : vnlesse you will fauour mee with some commands to 
 serue you either heere or at London ; which as they shall bee 
 exceedinge acceptable so shall they appcare by that sedulity of 
 affection I will vse in the pursuance of them. S r I thanke 
 you for your recti fyinge Mf Base the sollicitour in his opinion ; 
 truly hee was extreamly mistaken in mee if hee showld beelieve 
 that either my business hadd receaued any foyle at y e Com- 
 mittee of sequestrations, or that I hadd passed by that Commit- 
 tee with any distrust of theyr iustice & after preuayled with my 
 lord of Manchester. I was assured of all possible aduantage 
 that Committee cowld give mee to accomplish my owne dues 
 by Sergeant Wylde if y e Committee cowld haue mett ; but 
 that Abstract of mischeife, that Carnall Cardiuall of Cauter- 
 burye his arraygnement, thrust off all private affayres. I 
 haue nowe sent you by my man those writts of Execution 
 against Tymperley. the summe due to mee for rent and repa- 
 rations is, as will appeare by both the writts, one hundred 
 wantinge one pownds. but besydes the want of my owne so 
 longe forcinge to some other extreamityes (havinge quite 
 exhausted my selfe in the seruice of y e state) I haue spent 
 neere vppon one hundred pownds in acquisition of that my due ; 
 therefore you may iudge of a Roman conscience towards those 
 
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 they call hereticks, nay they are nowe lost to all morall 
 honesty. I entreat you Cosen to represent my condition as it 
 is to Mr. Base. I am very confydent his integrity of affection 
 to the publicke will giue him such a sense of my assiduity of 
 seruice, and y e great ex pence I haue beene at, neuer receauinge 
 yett one penny either of pay or other advantadge from the 
 State (which most men haue looked cheifly vppon) that hee 
 will speedily make payment to you of this to you ; beeleiue 
 mee Cosen I haue heere about my Howse aboue 400 u p aim. 
 throwne into my hands by the late Kentish rebells, all un- 
 stockt that make nothinge at all of, hauinge noe mony to 
 stocke it my Norfolke you knowe how stubborne they are & 
 knavish I professe seriously I receaue not a thirde part of my 
 rents there, so that I am not asshamed to professe the truth in 
 these afflicted tymes. I suffer so as I knowe not howe to 
 subsist vnlesse I bee speedily according to the ordinance of 
 Parliament supplyed with this little ; nowe much more to mee 
 then formerly. I beeseech you Cosen make M? Base sensible 
 of it & lett him bee confydent I shall bee most ready to 
 requite this his iust respect to mee by any seruice hee shall 
 vse mee in either at the parliament or heere. I helped him to 
 400ft p Ann. sequestration of Mr Campions estate neere Thet- 
 ford at my last meetinge with him : present my seruice to Mr 
 Cage & his wyfe, to my Cosen Robyn Appleton & these my 
 freinds at Hyldersham. I shall visitt you againe about Myd- 
 sommer thowgh you proue a meere stranger to Sf Cleeres 
 
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 where shall euer dwell those hearty affections that may euer 
 assure to commande 
 
 Y r Affectionate kinsman 
 
 to serue you 
 
 John Sedley. 
 
 ffor my Honoured kinsman 
 Isaac Appleton Esquire at his 
 Howse in little Wallingfielde in 
 Suffolke within 3 myles of 
 Sudburye present these. 
 
 \_Dr aught of Answer.'] 
 
 S r that you are pleased to employ me in anything wherein 
 I may be serviceable to you I accompt an addition to your 
 former fauours, and shall aprove my self both faythfull and 
 dilligent in all your coinands. I haue receiued the writt and 
 execution and shall w th all speed apply myself to Mr Base that 
 I may suddenly giue you an account of y e businesse. If you 
 continue your resolucoh to make me happy w th your psence 
 heere att Midsomer iv ch is not aboue three weeks — Your men 
 are in such great hast that they can hardly spare me time for 
 these few lines w ch I hope will be a sufficient plea for my curt- 
 nesse and will puayle w th my lady for my pardon [for not 
 tendringe my seruice to her la dsp ] 1 for quittinge the wright- 
 
 1 These words erased. 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 43 
 
 inge unto her la sp to whom I owe more seruices. then I can 
 
 now expresse but shall euer be most ready to pforme whatso- 
 
 euer lyeth in y° power of 
 
 Y r affectionate kinsman and freind 
 
 to seme you 
 
 S r I shall certaynely be att 
 
 liome about midsomer 
 
 19. 
 
 I made a promise to M r Rofote Appleton of this trouble \v ctl I 
 now pay to you, having desighned it the last week, but I could 
 not get from St. Cleers untill Fryday was past. I was prom- 
 ised by a freind of yours & mine there to haue a letter sent 
 after me this week to inclose in this, that might have rendred 
 these lines more acceptable, for when I have tendred you my 
 unprofitable service, I have no more to adde, having obsti- 
 nately resolved to spot no paper with newes whilst the penny- 
 worth from the presse may out-doe me ; the return of S r Peter 
 Killegrew did not sattisfy the hopes of the peaceably affected 
 here, nor their expectation ; although if I could send you the 
 perfect copy (w ch I have not now by me) you might set your 
 judgement & affections at dispute, whither hopes of accom- 
 modation were not glimmering, nay whither Peace might not 
 
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 possibly bud before the Spring ; tis something that his M ty hath 
 bid a little fairer, and has offered, that w ch we haue soe long 
 prayed for, his royall person, although not yet divested of some 
 attendants and conditions, yet the next offer may out-leap this 
 a foot or two, and many here beleeve it were not amiss to 
 meet as farre on the way as safety will permitt, soe many here 
 drawing severall and almost contrary ways, whilst they look 
 at the Presbyterian or Independent ways as irreconciliable, as 
 Oxford and Cambridge, or, rather, London, w ch may now be the 
 mother university as well as y e metropolis, or mother-church, 
 fittly soe called if we look at her fruitfullness, or rather 
 ranknesse, but some late petitions (and one if I be not misin- 
 formed now framing very fullhanded) with a letter sent this 
 day from the Ministers of London to y e assembly, concurrent 
 with another from the Generall assembly in Scotland (read 
 also this day) all against toleration of sectaryes, may seem to 
 promise a bank to that torrent which boasts to foretell its 
 inundation (and now I remember that some of the most pro- 
 lificall fathers of that trade (allthough they are of all trades) 
 will have the waters in Holy Script : signify the multitudes of 
 Godly congregated people etc :) indeed they have much over- 
 flowed of late, and the rather because many of y e weaker have 
 turned with the tide. If you observed the moderat intel- 
 ligencer, w ch ended at Decemb : 25, in his beginning he insin- 
 uates a way for guifted men to be sent preachers into y e North 
 allthough they be not ordayned ministers, some imagine for 
 
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 this reason, that in regard trading is now decayed and some 
 of the best Livings (and he desires not the worst onely for 
 them) might supply their wants (as they bring guifts to supply 
 y e peoples wants) yet when it shall please God to better 
 trading (beyond livings, as some hope it will shortly fall out) 
 they may lay down their benefices and return to their trading 
 again, no ministeriall character sticking upon them : and for 
 the stock of sermons w ch they may have spent, they may have 
 gained from their spirituall living a stock to set up their Craft 
 again ; but I crave pardon for thus running beyond y e Con- 
 stable ; the Committee for accommodation may be thought to 
 silence all these, and other differences, and tye us up within 
 o r covenant, for w ch I am informed there hath been great k 
 allmost p r valent dispute, the businesse in Ireland seems to 
 look hopefully, Ormond is quite out with the Rebells, & hath 
 released y e Chief Justise Parsons, Meredith, and some others 
 who in favour of the Irish have been imprisoned a long time, 
 & they have liberty to come for England or stay. I had need 
 aske pardon again for this tediousnesse ; especially when I 
 consider how happily you haue bestowed your contemplations, 
 and how worthily. I pray for all increase of love and happi- 
 ness betwixt your selfe and worthy Lady, and shall ever be 
 
 Your most faithfull 
 humble servant 
 
 Ed : Rainbow e. 
 
 Loud : Jan : 1. 1645 
 
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 I beseech you S r let this be burnt as soon (or before) it be 
 read. 1 
 
 [Endorsed] 
 "For your selfe " 
 
 20. 
 Noble S b 
 
 I psented a few lynes to yow from London by M r Craine, but 
 psume yow had not convenienty to gratifie my request viz : 
 that I mowght heare of the estate and condytyon of my deare 
 ladie and my swete Cozens, but thereof faylynge I send this 
 Messenger on purpose to be adutysed of the true estate of all, 
 that so I may address my selfe to the almyghtie who beateth 
 downe and rayseth vp who maketh sycke and well. Good 
 S r let me vnderstande the certantie how y* feares w th you, her, 
 them, and yo r ffamilie. 
 
 I sende this poore psent wisheynge that y 1 may come so 
 seasonablely as yts cordyally intended howsoever I coiiiende 
 y* to yo r and my noble Ladies gratyous Acceptance psentynge 
 yow both w th my deare Cozens w th my unfayned loue and 
 servise and rest the same 
 
 yo r assured lo. Cozen ffreinde & S r vant 
 
 Ypsw ch this last Ar : Jermey 
 
 of June 1646 
 
 1 At the present date there can hardly be objection to the preservation 
 and even printing of this letter. 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 47 
 
 S r yf yt shall please yow and my good Ladie to contynew 
 yo r wonted favowre in conferrynge some vennyson vppon me 
 w ch hath beine for the most part excedyngly fatte I woulde 
 send for y* and the sooner the better yf y* be at his pfectyon 
 I meane soone after o r Assyses of w ch yf yow please a worde 
 
 or 2. 
 
 To my truly honnored Cozen and worthy 
 ffreinde Isack Appleton Esq at 
 his howse in Chylton theise 
 be dd. 
 
 [Draught of Answer.] 
 
 S r I receiued y r letter fro London and haue euer since 
 indcauured [to requite you w th an other 1 ] a returne of w* I was 
 there desired wherein I [fayled for want of opertunity of a mes- 
 senger J ] assure you I could not haue fayled had I knowne any 
 way of sendinge ; but all thinges have fallen out for y e best, 
 for had I returned a psent answere it must haue been writ 
 w th a trerahlinge hand and read w th a sorrowfull hart ; but it 
 hath sence pleased y e lord out of his great goodnesse to turne 
 one morninge into ioy and to wipe our teares fro our eyes, for 
 
 1 These words erased. 
 
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 w th merC y es I p ra y g d m ake vs thankfull all y e dayes of our 
 Hues and that we may neuer forget w* our good god hath done 
 for vs, who have done so little for him, and labour to expresse 
 our thankfullness by our future obedience. My daughter 
 Betty Mary Ann and my wife haue had them very full all vp 
 agayne but my wife and daughter Ann not yet strong enoughc 
 to walk abroad they were all very full but will not pit much 
 in any of them. My daughter Susan is yet in health whom I 
 pray god pserue, it would goe hardest w tu her she being of a 
 far weaker constitution y n any of her sisters. 
 
 21, 
 
 As your fauours haue made me one of yo seruants, so giue 
 me leaue to congratulate that blessing w ch I haue longe wisht 
 you ; and now may ye be as happy in one another as a father 
 can be in a sonne and a sonne in a father. I beseech you 
 present my best seruice to yo r worthy Lady and in whatsocuer 
 I may be seruisable vnto you comande 
 
 Yo r freinde and 
 seruant 
 
 Drs Dene 
 
Family Letters from Bodleia7t Library. 49 
 
 22. 
 \The lines are as in original. ] 
 
 SUEET HART 
 
 I am glad to here you 
 are well ; I came saue to buknu 
 m after the frite of the winmell 
 %" o 2 thankes be to god ; I haue bout Loo 
 2> ^ kes ; for the garden dores ; at swoffom 
 W |^ but I thinke ; you had ned ; by a Lo 
 » 5' ok for the Ladder dore, at holbr 
 ;=T ok ; for I here you haue left it op 
 
 CD 
 
 £L pe ; whare all the bras & peuter is 
 o I haue done all the tobakcoe you 
 ^ Left mee ; 1 pray send mee sum 
 
 this weeke ; & sum angelleco ceed 
 
 d & sum cerret sed ; to sow at buk 
 
 num ; 1 pray inquier for a coc 
 
 hman ; for John, grous so bad th 
 
 at he is not to be in deuered ; 
 
 I intend for holbrok ; on thurs 
 
 day comcen-net ; whare god send 
 
 vs a happy meting ; which is the 
 
 desier of 
 Buknum Your Afextinat wife 
 
 May the Susan Crane 
 
 04 
 
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 send word what thinges you 
 old caried to holbroke 
 Thes 
 
   
 
 ffor Isaac Appleton Esq r 
 at his Chamber in 
 Grayes Inn 
 psent 
 
 23. 
 Sir 
 
 havinge Accomplished my Composition and my Seaqueas- 
 tracon ffully discharged from all my Estate I did acquaint you 
 therew*! 1 and, by yo r Answear you are Pleased to Reafear me 
 to M r Wentworth and M r Loader whoe will doe Nothinge 
 Vntill hee hath spoaken w th you, and hath assured me that 
 you wold assuredly bee in london this tearme I thought ffitt 
 to Acquaint you what agrenr* M r loader made w ith me on my 
 Giuinge way for you to Come againne In possession of Mil- 
 borne w ch agrem* was that I shold haue 20* a quarter out of 
 it for my liuely hood and Gaue ord r . e to the then tena 1 to pay it 
 me and I Reaceaued it vntill the quarter befor the ord re of 
 the 5*? of fiVbr 1651 was made and eauer seiice it hath ceassed 
 onely 20l b by yo r ord r f and M r loader hath benne paid me 
 since, — Noble Sir my Reaquest to you is that you wold bee 
 pleased to give ordre to M r loader for to pay me the Arrears 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library, 5 1 
 
 of the 20 lb a (pter soe agreed on, and that henceforth I may 
 liaue my 20* (pterly Justly paid me for my liuelyhood, w ch 
 desirs and Reaquests hearin by me demanded of you are but 
 Reasonable and according to my agrement. I doe nott doubt 
 but that you wilbee pleased for to Graunt them as desired 
 By 
 
 Milborne howse Yo r Reall humble serua 1 
 
 ffebr the 2 th day to Command 
 
 1653 G. Morton 
 
 This Gentleman M r treathewey my Good freind will acquaint 
 you further w th my desirs and will send me yo r Answear. 
 
 ffor My honored ffreind Jsaack 
 Apleton Esquier att his Chamb r 
 Oauer the gatte Att Grayes Inn 
 High holborne London 
 or Elsewhear. Present. 
 
 24. 
 Sr — 
 
 I am very sorry I came short of the Honor of Kissing your 
 S r & my Ladyes hands Here — But that I & my wife may per- 
 form our dutyes wee shall bee bold to take you S r in our way 
 to London this next Munday nighte & trouble you for a night 
 or two — & if you please to Lett my Tennants w ch you know 
 that I must ere Long expect yeir Rents to bee Returned to 
 
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 mee to London unto M r Robart Boteler att the three Leggs in 
 
 the Poultry for my use, & pardon the trouble wee are Like to 
 
 Giue you S r will much oblige 
 
 Y r obedient Srvht 
 
 R. Hare 
 12-8cbbr 1654 
 
 My selfe & wife y e Shrff & his wife & all my Brothers & 
 
 Sisters here desire to tender all our services to you S r & my 
 
 Lady. 
 
 To my Honrd ffather 
 
 Isaac Appleton Esq r 
 
 Present These — 
 
 25. 
 
 S R 
 
 I am glad to heare of your and my sisters health, and am 
 very willing to embrace the proposition M r Darcy hath made 
 for the hiring of Kentwell, but if you could soe worke it, I 
 had rather sell him my wiues interest absolutly, but for ap- 
 pointing a meeting now my business here will by noe meanes 
 admit, therefore be pleased at your returne from London to 
 nominat what day you will at Bucknam and god willing I will 
 not faile to attend him if you give me but a nights warning ; 
 I have not yet receiued an answer from M r Goddard, therefore 
 my humble s r vice to you is that you will take the first opor- 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 53 
 
 tunity you can after your ariuall at London to speake with 
 M r Goddard and M r Greene for the forbearance of the money 
 for six moneths that I may have time to put off my land to my 
 best advantage, which I shall take for a great fauour from all 
 
 parties done to 
 
 S r 
 
 Stanhow this Your obliged brother and 
 
 17 of Jan humble seruant 
 
 1654 John Tracy 
 
 I find my wife willing to sell for the good of her childeren 
 
 and she presents her seruice to you and soe we doe both to 
 
 my sister. 
 
 These 
 
 for my honored brother 
 
 Isaac Appleton esq 1 
 
 at Bucknam. 
 
 26. 
 Feb : 14. 1654 
 
 S R 
 
 I humbly thanke you for the fauour of your letter and the 
 care you expresse in what has bin desired by me. My mother 
 presents hir seruice to your wife and selfe, and giues you 
 many thanks for your fauour in this particular. Concerning 
 Mr. Appletons desire intimated in his letter to you, my mother 
 has commanded me to say this, that she can lctt M r Appleton 
 
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 haue a Thousand pound vpon land security, bonds being of a 
 very incerteine nature, as the constitution of affaires now are, 
 for a twelvemonth at least, and longer, if his occasions require 
 it. The time he desires the money att cannot be performd 
 by my mother, for it will not be in hir power to dispose of it 
 till May day : the very next day following, it will vpon the 
 security now proposed by me be at his seruice payable at 
 London. I shall not adde any more particulars, being desirous 
 M r Appleton will be pleasd as he passes thorough Bury to 
 speake with my mother who is very willing to pleasure him in 
 this and any other thing in hir power, to whom I am also a 
 most humble seruant 
 
 I have returnd you S r I am 
 
 M r Appletons letter, Your faithfull Seruant 
 
 My Mothers, and myne Charles May 
 
 Most humble Seruice to 
 
 Mrs. Darcy and hir husband. 
 
 27. 
 S E 
 
 My wife craueth my Lady's Pardon for not presenting her 
 humble Dutie with her owne hands wee can not prevaile with 
 these gentlemen for a longer stay w ch I hope will pleade her 
 excuse ; in order to S r Ralph Hores commands wee shall 
 hasten our iourney to London k should be happy ye wayes & 
 
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 weather would permitt vs y e honour of kissing your hands at 
 Bucknara w ch if wee faile in its not out of neclect butt will not 
 be in y e power of him who shall euer approue hiraselfe 
 
 S r your lmmble & affectionate 
 Osgodby 9 March Servant & sonne 
 
 W. Aemyne 
 These 
 For Isaac 
 Apelton Esq r 
 his hon d father 
 
 Present. 
 
 28. 
 S* 
 
 I have heretofore had y r answer in Chancery y* yo" never 
 saw nor knew of any wrightings that could demonstrate any 
 Title, or interest of mine to those Lands, or Tenements in 
 Litle Stonham & Mendlesha, w ch weare made to y r Lady in 
 Joynture, & I knew y r Noblenes, & worth to be such I durst 
 not disbeleeue it, But I thinke I haue now fownde sufficient 
 euidence to manefest me to be heire (at Comon Law unto 
 my Grandfather Robt. Crane Esq r ) to all those Lands that 
 weare his in both those Townes before mention'd, yet I doubt 
 not but there hath beene endeuors vsed to weaken my interest, 
 or distroy my Title, but I never yet saw the thinge y l should 
 
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 doe it, & hauing soe stronge an Intaile (as I can produce) my 
 freinds are vnwillinge I should rest satisfied w th a verball 
 satisfaction. I haue beene towld by y r selfe & Mr. Creame 
 y* there hath beene severall ffines, & Recoveries to enable 
 S r Robt. Crane to conucy, & setle this estate in Stonham & 
 Mendlesham as he has donne : If yo u pleas y e next Tearme att 
 London, or here in the Cuntry to lett my Councell see such a 
 Recouery as will admitt noe error, or exception, & the Inden- 
 ture leadinge the vse of it debarringe all my right, I shall 
 acquiess, & take it as a fauor that yo u will putt noe farther 
 trouble vpon 
 
 Thwaite, A prill 25 Y r most faithfull 
 
 1655 Seruant & kinsman 
 
 Geo : Reue 
 These 
 
 To my honor'd freind 
 
 Isack Appleton Esq r 
 
 at Bokenha 
 
 present. 
 
 29. 
 
 S B 
 
 The Late most diplorable loss of our deare and onely Sonne 
 hath no Less drownd us in a deluge of Teares, than detaind us 
 in a dismal night of Affliction, so that hitherto we have had no 
 reflections of Light, Comfort, or Capacity of tendering our 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 57 
 
 humblest duties to y r selfe and our ever honord Lady Mother, 
 and that old Saying hath by us been truly verified Curse Leves 
 Loquntur Ingentes Stupent, But S r as the death of our nearest 
 Relations render us most dolorous, so the Health and Hap- 
 piness of our next Allies cannot but be very Joyous, in order 
 to w ch we have sent this messenger to kiss y r hands who we 
 hope wil return w th the welcome newes of y r welfares w ch cannot 
 but be most gratefull to 
 
 S r Y r most obedient Sonne 
 Redgrave and Ser vt 
 
 Septem br 17 th (57) Edm. Bacon 
 
 These 
 
 ffor my most honord 
 
 ffather Isaac 
 
 Appleton Esq r 
 
 Present 
 
 At Holkrooke 
 
 30. 
 
 S IK 
 
 I presented you a Lre by my Mercury last weeke <fc therin 
 an Account of my transactions for you here, I was welcomed 
 to Towne with the good newes of Judge Atkins health, & that 
 the report of his sickness was false. I have amended the 
 Erratas in my Comission of Adjuncts, & there stands two 
 Comon Law Judges of the Quorum : w ch is my advantage 
 
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 though displeasing to the D re Delegates, & hath not been 
 granted this foure yeares at least ; for I procured y e last 
 Presidents therin. I obteined three Judges hands for a 
 hearing yesterday morning : but Dyer y e Adverse Proctour 
 is either not come to Towne, or very closely conceales him- 
 selfe: for I attended daily at his lodging & made the best 
 enquiry I could : that I must deferre untill his arrivall, & 
 hope before the midle of y e Terme to haue a Decree for y e 
 continuance of my wifes Admcon : but it must be through 
 the fauor of friends to gett a hearing before the end of the 
 Terme : yet the Judges are so sensible of their proceedings 
 at D rs Comons that I hope through Gods blessing to effect it : 
 Since the former I haue found Dyer & am in hott pursuit, & 
 in good expectation : I find the estate increase rather y 11 
 lessen. M r Tho. Canham tells me his brother your Townes- 
 man hath left 30 1 for your use: w ch I shall receiue & pay 
 upon the first opportunity. I am going now to treat with 
 M r Dyster, I wish I may be seruiceable to you & shall euer 
 express my selfe S ir 
 Graves Inne Your most faith full Servant 
 
 8 ber 23 Robert Appleton 
 
 1657 
 
 This ffor his euer Honoured 
 Cousen Isaac Appleton 
 Esq 1 at his house in 
 Litle Waldingfield — 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 59 
 
 81. 
 
 S R 
 
 I should nott haue giuen you thus much of trouble, was I 
 nott well assured of your noble & candide intentions, to haue 
 all things composed, with the greatest fairnesse & Integrity 
 possible, in reference thereunto, I therefore desire, you will 
 aduise my Lady Armyne, to produce such evidence as I am 
 very confident, may much lessen those Greatt dammages w ch 
 M r Holland & Waith pretend they haue sustained, by nott 
 enjoying theire bargaine of Timber: The tryall will bee this 
 next Terme ; the chardge & trouble of witnesses, (if shee 
 produce any) bringing up to London shall bee my care. 
 Thus with my humble seruices to your noble selfe Hofied 
 Lady & both my Sweett Neices, rest 
 Osgodby March 28 Honed S r 
 
 1659 Your very humble S'vant 
 
 M. Armyne 
 
 32 
 
 S K Aprl the 21 
 
 I resaued your lattur and retorn you many thaks for that 
 and all othrs favars that I haue resaued from you i haue ben 
 uary ill sine my coming to toun and am now in a cors of 
 phisick S r the party that i spok to you of haue renued the 
 formor suit but i shall not doe enny thing with out your 
 
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 aduis and my rnothrs I cannot heare anny thing but good 
 of hem som othr desire i find but i hop god will gid my Vncle 
 lastar haue ben to see me and S r Mical will be heare on friday 
 naxt but i can not preul with my Vncle to lat me haue my 
 tronk without lockin it which I am resouled shall not be i 
 could wich you were heare but i am afraid i shall not be so 
 happy you shall heare moear by the naxt I must beg pardn 
 for this trobal and subcrib my silf to be 
 
 S r what reall i am your 
 most obleged daftar 
 (In margin) and saruant 
 
 My most o duty to my Anne Armyne 
 
 mothr and is du to the 
 
 Thes 
 
 For Iaack Aplton 
 
 Esq re att Bucknam 
 
 House in Norfolcke 
 
 33. 
 Euer Honored S b 
 
 my Lady Armyn commands me to give and account from 
 M 18 Huse what the pearle necklace was ualued att this day : 
 ther wer seuerall ualus of it but the most that it was sayed 
 to be worth as it might sell was a hundered and seuen pounds 
 and another sayed it might be she might gett 2 hundered 
 
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 pound for it but he would not giue soe for it. this is all 
 
 but that I am 
 
 S r 
 
 Your most humble 
 
 Seruand and Neece 
 
 Dorothy Leuenthorp 
 
 For Isacke Apleton 
 Esq att 
 
 Graisinne. 
 
 34. 
 
 Honoured S r 
 
 had not the vnhappy newes of robbinge my house caused 
 my more suddaine the intended retorne to London I had not 
 fayled to have wayted vpon you & yo r Hofole Lady my Aunt 
 at Holbrooke, but faylinge in that pt of my duty I found 
 myselfe much obliged to make my addresses vnto you in 
 wrighting, & thereby beg yo r and yo r Ladys pdon for that 
 vnhansome goe by of mine, I hope I shall not in future 
 (this beinge pdoned) be found guilty of the like omission, 
 my wife is still at Shingle Hall, 1 & Looks very bigg of it & 
 expects not to hold out Longer then the beginge of January, 
 I pray god send hir a happy & safe deliuerance — vpon 
 Monday next I expect hir & my Lady Leuenthorpe, in the 
 
 1 Seat of the Leventhorps. 
 
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 interim I must content nays: as a widdower, the tryall of 
 the Late K B Judges begine vpon Tuesday the 9 th instant, & 
 the Kinge the D : of yor : the pr : Royall & pr : Rupt are 
 all goinge to Hampton co r * & from thence to portsmouth 
 to free thems : from the importunity of pitty. I am sorry to 
 heare of yo r great loss of Horses, I have longe troubled you 
 with a lame one I shold be glad to heare whether he be 
 inter mortuos aut viuos & in w* condicon whether sperate or 
 desperate a word from you wold much comfort and oblige S r 
 5 8 bris 1660 Yo r most faithfull seruant 
 
 John Went worth 
 Vouchsafe I beseech to psent 
 
 my Duty to yo r Lady my 
 Aunt & my respects to my 
 Sist r Holford & M r : Ro: App : 
 These 
 
 ffor his much honoured Vncle Esq r 
 Appleton at Holbroke Hall 
 in Little Waldingfeild 
 in Suff : 
 
 35. 
 
 Lon^ Feb : 11 : 1669. 
 Madam 
 
 My rispects to your La sp are so greatt, as I think it my 
 dewty to giue you an accompt off all my dawghter Belasyse 
 
Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 63 
 
 concernes. which I thank god I can doe now with more satis- 
 faction, being in a better condision then 2 dayes agoe, off y e 
 small pox which seased on her 5 dayes sine ; & frighted vs by 
 that ill coining out ; But by the great care & skill off Doctor 
 Willys we hope y e danger in probability is ouer; my Lady 
 Allington had some months sine promoted a marriage for 
 her, w th y e Lord Wotton, whose person & Fortune being con- 
 siderable, (for fear her choyse might be worse,) I contributed 
 my best assistance allso, and treated for her intrest & that off 
 her Fiue boys, 1 who improues dayly, So as her estate vppon 
 this marriage iff it succeed, is to be deuided equally to y e 
 Issew off both marriages, and I doe also add a further set- 
 tlem* vppon my Grandchild, wherby his estate will be made 
 vp 4000* a yeare. I should be glad to se your La p in Towne, 
 & to hear off y e continewanc off yo r health & happness, so 
 neare a relation to my deare wife in heauen challeging from 
 me all the dewty & rispect possable which can be payed by 
 
 Madam 
 Your most affec* : son 
 
 & humble Ser 1 : 
 
 J. Belasyse 
 
 Mr. Appleton hath againe off late forced me to sew him 
 without which I could nott possably obteyne my due ; though 
 I neuer doe it till he be 4 or 500* in my debt ; I wish your 
 
 1 ? Fine boye. 
 
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 La sp would ether perswade him to pay better, & without sute ; 
 or to giue vp his lease, wherby his damage and [a toord torn 
 away] may be less, otherwayse thes warrs [ivord torn away\ 
 allwayse continew betwixt vs. 
 
 For the Hon^ The 
 lady Crane 
 
 These 
 
 36. 
 
 Apr : 6770/ 
 
 Honour'd Madam, 
 
 The reason of my not sending punctually according to my 
 promise y e last week, was by reason of my deare wifes distem- 
 per, who has been afflicted w th so great a feauer since her 
 deliuery, y* D r Brown has been thrice w th her, shee is yet very 
 weak & faint, but in a much better temper, & getts some 
 sleep, so y* I hope by y e grace of God y* shee is now in a way 
 of recouerie. I haue sent yo r Ladis? the 240* 1 , all that is due 
 for my wife's maintenance, I desire y* yo r Ladis? would send 
 mee a receit of it. About a fortnight or 3 weeks hence I in- 
 tend (God willing) to go for London & if I can possibly I will 
 wait upon yo r Ladis p in my passage at Holbrook. If yo r 
 Ladis p can finde anything about y e settlement of S r William 
 Arnine's estate, pray Madam send it mee, for my Vncle 
 
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 Euars & wee are going to sute about his cutting down y 
 
 timber. My wife psents her duty to yo r Ladis!' w" 1 myselfe, 
 
 who am. Madam, 
 
 Yo r obedient son in law 
 
 TlIO : WODEHOWSB 
 
 These 
 
 ffor y e Hon b ! e y ( 
 
 Lady Crane at Holbrooke 
 
 in little Waldingfeild 
 
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68 Family Letters from Bodleian Library. 
 
 The preceding tables show the relationship of the 
 writers of most of the letters here printed. There 
 are a few persons, who call themselves "kinsman'' 
 to Isaac Appleton, whose connection though real 
 was probably distant, and such that I am unable to 
 explain it. They are Sir George Waldegrave, Sir 
 Clement Heigham, and Walter Long. The last was 
 of Wiltshire and M. P. for Ludgershall in 1640. 
 Nephew John Wentworth undoubtedly married a 
 daughter of Dorothy Alington, but whether a 
 Leventhorp or a Holford I cannot say; perhaps 
 his wife was Dorothy Leventhorp, writer of 33. 
 Henry Smyth, writer of 8 and 12, who married 
 Sarah Appleton, was Master of Magdalen College, 
 Cambridge, and Rector of Hildersham. Edward 
 Rainbowe, writer of IT and 19, married a daughter 
 of Henry Smyth, whom he succeeded as Master of 
 Magdalen, and later was also Bihsop of Carlisle. 
 
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