Catalogue description CAPT. JOHN BUCK to LORD WILLOUGHBY at Grimsthorpe.

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Details of 8ANC7/22
Reference: 8ANC7/22
Title: CAPT. JOHN BUCK to LORD WILLOUGHBY at Grimsthorpe.
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--" Your suit* for money was referred to the Council, which Sir Thomas Welckes honestly prefered. Either other business or their unwillingness made them slightly to pass it over, and said it could not be done without special suit to the Queen. Mr. Heckes hopeth better, and promiseth his best help when this busy brother [sic] matters is ended. Then I will to that great Lord [Burghley] which promises all good, and tell him it is a bauble to sue to the Queen for sixpence. I would entreat your Lordship to write kindly to him. . . . I found him in good and kind terms for your Lordship's good. I will trouble your Lordship with some of them. At my going pitifully complaining of the wrong done me for my company, his Lordship asked me of your health, and that the Queen was given to understand your Lordship was lame, otherwise you had gone this journey for Scotland. I answered that I would not gladly hear of a journey of charge ; your Lordship had spent too much already in your employment, yet were you not so lame but could go abroad. Then I told him of your purpose at Stamford and the good company with you. He seemed glad of it, and he offered your Lordship the house my Lady['s] grace your mother had of him (or anything else there) with exceeding kindness to your Lordship, my Lady and your children, and told me he had a good wife for Mr. Robert. I told him of Sesell, how knavishly he dealt with your Lordship, and prayed him to hear the matter. I had the will, which I offered to show. He told me he would speak with me when the party was by, and sent to call him, which was railing of your Lordship a little before I came to him, as he told me. He was one of his men. I forgot not to say he was as notable a knave as the land bred any. So we left this matter that night. The next day, being Sunday, I found the rascal at the Council Chamber door, among others of his coat, railing of your Lordship that you had done him wrong, and his children. I got him presently before the first Master of Requests, where your Lordship's answer was read to his petition, which the Request Master liked so well as that he under his hand set down to the Council that Sesell was a clamorous fellow and dealt your Lordship much wrong in his complaints and the other, for his son [Cheeseman] was proved false ; the right ended with his father and mother['s] death, as did appear by your Lordship's father's will, seen by him. The villain said it was a false will and that your Lordship did do things against law, and he would make your Lordship prove the will, or he would die at the court gate, exclaiming to the Queen of the wrong. I prayed he might be put in prison till I myself got order from the Council. I care not, said he, I shall come out again ; I have an old father which shall come and complain or it be long with me. He was not put in prison but thrust out of the court gate. This day I saw him there again. I will, on Sunday next, move the Council for justice to be done on him, and show the will, if need be, if the Master of Requests' certificate will not serve. . . .

 

"I will put Tho[mas] Willoughby to Robert Vere, yet would I entreat your Lordship to write to him (sic) his captain to use him well, which will advance Tho[mas's] credit very much.

 

" My Lord of Essex will not like anything ill my Lord Becham [Beauchamp] doth, as is told me. Your Lordship's flask shall be made by the first good day my blind brother nath. His eyes is very sore ; he hath not your Lordship's coat. If your Lordship like, I will put him to my Lord of Essex, if he will do him any good."

 

For my business, I must be cashiered, unless I sue to the Queen. I proved to the Lords that my company was the fairest for men and arms in his troops," by Sir John Norres' own reports, and desired that it might not be broken, but commanded by one of worth. But all would not serve. " I was too rich, and might better forbear a company than any of the rest of the troops." Sir John Norres is very desirous to have me with him and promises all in his power, but I mean not to make trial of his kindness. Some would have me speak to the Queen, others, to the Lords. I mean to do neither as yet. This day Sir John sent for me and told me my company was not cast, and since I would not go with him, he bade me stay till he was over, for he had a great purpose to do me good.

 

"Sir John Pouly is dead at Stode; he is but 5,000l. in debt for good wine, beer and cheer. We must all die. I pray your Lordship send my wife a haunch of your plenty of venison. Her old rascal must come home against his will. The good Earl your neighbour is a little better. Sir Thomas Gorge[s] thinks on his mare your Lordship promised him."

 

*"For horse lost in service," the endorsement says. Sir Thos. Wilkes was Clerk of the Council ; Michael Hickes, secretary to Lord Burghley.

Date: 1594, August 5. London
Held by: Lincolnshire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 3 pages.

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