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258 LETTERS CONCERNING April as makers of stuffe to come & plant under me at Baltinglass & that you will do me the favor to send with them a choice minister conformable to the Church of England in doctrine & discipline & I will present him to the rectorie & doe him what further favor that falls within my power. And for their further incouragement to come hither I will upon their landing lend each family for 3 years 20 pounds I will build houses of stone or lyme & brick which they shall enjoye for 3 yeares without paying me any rent but I will give amongst them 400 stone of as good English woole as any in Ireland for 3 yeares to set the wheele going they paying me at three yeares end as much mony as shall be then paid for as good woole & soe desiring that I may have your helping hand in procuring them to come over the most of the tenants if not all who are already come are English who desire nothing more then to have more of their countrymen come & live amongst them & I am preparing to build for 7 familyes I crave your pardon for this trouble being a stranger to your person but not to your works which I expect every wind to come entirely to me from London & soe desiring your prayers for a blessing upon this intended good worke I remain Your very affectionate friend & Servant in the Lord Jesus Dublin 8th Nov. 1662. Mau Eustace Can IX Del. Muniment Book, lib. 1, p. 369. 20 November 1663 Sir Maurice Eustace to Maurice Eustace For my nephew Maurice Eustace Student at Lincolnes Inne these Nephew Maurice. I thank you for your care & diligence in making my defence against the Earl of Meathes impertinent & groundlesse complaintes & return my most hartie thanks to my paire of good friendes who were my counsell for their patient attendance at Counsell board about that affaire. . . . Your sister Matt is very much improved for the short time she hath been in Dublin «& will be one of the properest & fynest women in this Citty. She wants a base viall & I can buy none here for her if you & your brother would provide her a good one «fe send it by a safe hand it would be a great incouragement to her to learne. . . . I bought Chappie Izod a 1000'^ about the end of tearme. I sent my cousin Sir George Lane a bill of exchange from Alderman Bellingham to Sir Thomas Vynor to pay the money which bill he hath accepted & do you about the time of payment mind Sir George of it that my bond of lOOO^i be not forfeited. I cannot take the title of Lord Baron upon me for my estate is not sufficient to support it much lesse being resolved that it shall not go one way this is all at present & soe I rest your verie loving unkle Mau. E. Can. 20 Nov. 1663.