CCLXVII. To the Lord ST. ALBAN. My honourable Lord, I HAVE delivered your lordship's letter of thanks to his majesty, who accepted it very graciously, and will be glad to see your book, which you promised to send very shortly, as soon as it cometh. I send your lordship his majesty's warrant for your pardon, as you desired it; but I am sorry, that in the current of my service to your lordship there should be the least stop of any thing; yet having moved his majesty, upon your servant's intimation, for your stay in London till Christmas, I found his majesty, who hath in all other occasions, and even in that particular already, to the dislike of many of your own friends, shewed with great forwardness his gracious favour towards you, very unwilling to grant you any longer liberty to abide there: which being but a small advantage to you, would be a great and general distaste, as you cannot but easily conceive, to the whole state. And I am the more sorry for this refusal of his majesty's falling in a time when I was a suitor to your lordship in a particular concerning myself, wherein though your servant insisted farther than, I am sure, would ever enter into your thoughts, I cannot but take it as a part of a faithful servant in him. But if your lordship, or your lady, find it inconvenient for you to part with the house, I would rather provide myself otherwise, than any way incommodate you, but will never slack any thing of my affection to do you service; whereof if I have not given you good proof, I will desire nothing more, than the fittest occasion to shew how much I am Octob. 1621. Your lordship's faithful servant, G. BUCKINGHAM. Stephens's second collection, p. 153. CCLXVIII. To the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM. Ibid. 154. My very good Lord, An unexpected accident maketh me hasten this letter to your lordship, before I could dispatch Mr. Meautys; Stephens's second collection, p. 155. Ibid. p. 154. it is that my lord keeper hath stayed my pardon at the Your lordship's most obliged friend 18.October, 1621. FR. ST. ALBAN. CCLXIX. To the Lord ST. ALBAN. I HAVE brought your servant along to this place, Your lordship's faithful friend and servant, Hinchenbrook, 20 Oct. 1621. G. BUCKINGHAM. CCLXX. To the Lord ST. ALBAN. Now that I am provided of a house, I have thought been between your lordship and me, touching Yorkhouse; in which, I assure your lordship, I never desired to put you to the least inconvenience. So I rest Your lordship's servant, G. BUCKINGHAM. CCLXXI. To the Lord ST. ALBAN.. My Lord, I AM glad your lordship understands me so rightly My lord, I will move his majesty to take commiseration of your long (e) imprisonment, which, in some respects, both you and I have reason to think harder, than the Tower; you for the help of physic, your parley with your creditors, your conference for your writings, and studies, dealing with friends about your business and I for this advantage to be sometimes happy in visiting and conversing with your lordship, whose company I am much desirous to enjoy, as being tied by ancient acquaintance to rest Your lordship's faithful friend and servant, G. BUCKINGHAM. Stephens's second collection, p. 156. CCLXXII. To the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM. From the My very good Lord, THOUGH I returned answer to your lordship's last honourable and kind letter, by the same way by which I received it; yet I humbly pray your lordship to give me leave to add these few lines. My lord, as God above is my witness, that I ever have loved and (e) Restraint from coming within the verge of the court. original draught. honoured your lordship 5 March, 1621. Stephens's CCLXXIII. To the KING's most excellent Majesty. second col- May it please your Majesty, I ACKNOWLEDGE myself in all humbleness infi- These Henry VII. to give your majesty thanks for me; which work, most humbly kissing your majesty's hands, I do present. And because in the beginning of my trouble, when in the midst of the tempest I had a kenning of the harbour, which I hope now by your majesty's favour I am entering into, I made a tender to your majesty of two works, An history of England, and A digest of your laws; as I have, by a figure of pars pro toto, performed the one, so I have herewith sent your majesty, by way of an epistle, a new offer of the other. But my desire is farther, if it stand with your majesty's good pleasure, since now my study is my exchange, and my pen my factor, for the use of my talent; that your majesty (who is a great master in these things) would be pleased to appoint me some task to write, and that I shall take for an oracle. And because my Instauration which I esteem my great work, and do still go on with silence) was dedicated to your majesty: and this History of king Henry VII. to your lively and excellent image the prince; if now your majesty will be pleased to give me a theme to dedicate to my lord of Buckingham, whom I have so much reason to honour, I should with more alacrity embrace your majesty's direction than my own choice. Your majesty will pardon me for troubling you thus long. God evermore preserve and prosper you. Your majesty's poor beadsman most devoted, Gorhambury, 20 Mar. 1621. FR. ST. ALBAN. second col CCLXXIV. To the Right Honourable his very Stephens's good Lord, the Lord Marquis of BUCKING-lection, HAM, High Admiral of England. My very good Lord, THESE main and real favours which I have lately received from your good lordship, in procuring my liberty, and a reference of the consideration of my release, are such, as I now find that in building upon your lordship's noble nature and friendship, I have built upon the rock, where neither winds nor waves can cause p. 157. |