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look't upon them agen. And truly my Lo: I will not deny but that now, by reading them agen, and by the com̄ent of yo^r last Lr̃es, I was a little mistaken in yo^r meaning. And that w^ch made me mistake are these words in yo^r L̃e: that halfe y^e money for the purchase might be raysed by y^e lease of Ribchester; or that, if the tenants will not so give, you will borrow, or sell land, to make up 7 or 800^li very shortly; w^ch I did not imagine you should doe for anie other purchase then yo^r owne. But howsoever, God be thanked, there's noe harme done, nor should there have been if y^e title had prooved cleere and we p'ceeded. For whatsoever shift I had made you should noe way have beene damnify'd by itt.

My Lo: I thanke you for y^e conclusion of yo^r Lr̃e; and I pray you to thinke that I was not unmindfull of my Duty in that p'ticular w^ch you mention. For I mooved his Ma^tie about itt a weeke or tenn dayes before his goeing; and you know that it is His Authority that must p'clame a Fast, not myne. And his Ma^ties answer was openly in Councill that Hee would not have a Fast; because that in y^e greatest extremity that could come, more could not be done. But a Solemne Prayer he would have in all churches throughout y^e kingdom, and att all tymes of Publick Prayer therein. And this is done, & if y^e Prayer be not come to yo^r L^p y^e King's printer who was commanded, & did undertake, to send them is much to blame.

I thanke yo^r L^p for yo^r Advertisem^t in yo^r former Letter concerning y^e intendment to make Case fellow of Manchester by a mandate, w^ch you may bee sure I'll p'vent to y^e utmost of my power, and doubt not my power in that, so I may have knowledge of itt. As for Boreman, he stays here about a Colledge sute. And if he helpe to second y^e Warden's wayes he's a rank dissembler; but I will speak w^th him agen more p'ticularly upon y^e occasion of what you have written; and then I shall say more to you, and to him too. In y^e meane tyme to God's blessed p'tection I leave yo^r L^p and rest

yo^r L^ps very Loving friend and Brother,

Lambeth Aprill 7th, 1639. W. Cant.^[1]

L. B. Chester."

By the following letter, written at midsummer of the same

1. Family Evidences.