Catalogue description LORD WYLLUGHBY to LORD TREASURER BURGHLEY.

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Details of 8ANC12/50
Reference: 8ANC12/50
Title: LORD WYLLUGHBY to LORD TREASURER BURGHLEY.
Description:

--"My very good Lord, I receaved a letter of yours, dated the 21st of Aprill, about ye 2nd of May, at what time I was taking my jorny towards this cyty, and therefore forebare to answer it till my coming hether, the rather also for the old date thereof, consydering the lytle difference of time betwene youre first letter and yt. It semeth my accusors are as bold as tho they were men of worth and credit, but youre Lordship very just and honorable, not to sodayne to beleve ; for my owne part I have set downe alredy the truth to your Lordship, which I will to all worthy parsons att all times convenient and in all places proper for the profe thereof make as apparent as the sonne, and to their shame [that] shall goo about to vouch the contrary. For that point concerning my swearings and threats, not pressed to my knowledge before, I answer this--I having first intreated the Alderman for her Majesties service to come to my house to examine the parties faulty, where late Sir Francis Alleins man as a straunger had repaired, and the Alderman refusing it upon sinister advice given him, I bound the party to the peace to answer whatsoever could be objected against him at the next sessions, notwithstanding which the party six hours after, quiet in his lodginge, they by force would have puld him out, a matter against law, humanyty, hospytalyty and all civill respect: consydering no murder, felony nor act but very answerable was don by him." The which being hard by my house at 10 o'clock at night, "I repaired downe, seeing tumult, with these speches : Masters, let him allone, let him come out, offer not this violence to one protected by the law, whereof I am an instrument. I will suffer no sutch wrong to be don to the party nor indignity from men of your sort to me : I know my place and desarrts not so base but that I may answer a greater matter than this : therefore let him come hoame with me quietly, he shall answer the law. If you will not, I swear to God I will send that amongst you shall anger you. So the party came forth and as I was at my owne dores there came to my seminge to Lambs house hard by a greate sort more, to whom I answered this: Masters, I am here ; tho' some have said you shalbe born out to enter my house and lay me by the heles, come no nearer, for I vow to God if you do attempt it I will torn some of you with your heles upwards, and wish you to bring in your front to sutch attempt, sutch as give out sutch speeches or set you a work, for I vow there is no subject in England that shall without my souveraignes command and autority assault my house but it shall cost him dere. Upon this they tornd hed and went hoame. and here is all my swearing and threats. This then I spoke, this shall I speake and do as mutch as I can to him that shall, contrary both to God and her Majesties lawes, offer to attempt my house, neither speak I it in bravery but in truth, for to God I appeale whatt I beare, not to offend his Majesty in heaven and her Majesty on earth, to whose almighty power I commend youre Lordship."

Date: 1595, May 10. Barbican House, London
Held by: Lincolnshire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 2 pages.
Physical condition: Draft.

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