fute and labo' And fo I can not dep'te nor leve hir as ye know well, and if I might be ther' I wold be full glad as knowith o'. Lorde God whoo have you in his bliffid_kepynge ffrom London the xxiiijth day of ffebruary. Pr loving Moder, Alife Lady Fitzhugh. 9 by 4. Under the Direction in a hand more modern is written, "Lra Dn'e ffitzhugh fed "ob qua caufam vocat p'd'tum Jobēm filiu fuu adhuc ignoro. Paper Mark, A Star of eight points, furmounted by a Coronet. Pl. xiii. No 5. LEI IER UJIF. To my Right trufti and welbiloved John Pafton Shrieve of Norff' and Suff'. R1 IGHT trufti and welbiloved I Rècomaund me unto you And for as moche as I ame credebly enfourmed that Fraunceis late Lorde Lovell is now of late reforted into the yle of Ely to the entente by alle lykelyhod to finde the waies and meanes As this and the preceding Letter relate to a Nobleman, who was the Lord Chamberlain, and Favourite of Richard III. I have given them a place here, though they were not written till after the Death of this King, and the Acceffion of Henry VII. In labour; and fo I cannot depart nor leave her as ye know well; and if I might be there, I would be full glad, as knoweth our Lord God, who have you in his bleffed keeping. From London, the 24th day of February. Your loving Mother, London, 24th of February, ALISE Lady FITZHUGH. LETTER VIII. To my right trufty and well beloved John Pafton, Sheriff of Norfolk R1 and Suffolk. IGHT trufty and well beloved, I recommend me unto you; and forafmuch as I am credibly informed, that Francis, late Lord Lovell, is now of late reforted into the Isle of Ely, to the intent by all likelihood, to find the ways and In this Letter we see the anxiety of the new King and his Friends, for the apprehenfion of the late Lord Lovell, who had been attainted after the Battle of Bosworth. He however escaped all purfuit, and got fafe to the Duchefs of Burgundy, by whofe perfuafion he afterwards joined in the plot of Lambert Simnel, and attending him to England, was killed at the battle of Stoke, in 1487. meanes to gete him shipping and paffage in yo' coftes or ellis to Reforte ageyn to Seintuary if he can or maie. I therfor hertily defire and praie you And nev'theleffe in the King's name ftreitly chargie you that ye in all goodly haste endevore yo' felf that fuche wetche or other meanes be used and hadde in the Poorts and Creks and othre places wher ye thinke neceffary by your Difcrecion to the letting of his feid purpose And that ye alfo ufe all the waies ye can or maie by your wisdom to the taking of the fame late Lorde Lovell And what pleasur ye maie do to the Kings g'ce in this matier I am fure is not to you unknowen. And God kepe you. Wretyn at Lavenh'm the xix day of May. 12 by 81. I Pargaret Drynford. Margaret, Daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, and Sifter of Richard, the great Earl of Warwick, was the first wife of John de Vere, Earl of Oxford. During the imprisonment of her Husband, in the reign of Edward IV. fhe supported herself by working with her needle, &c. Pl. v11. N° 6. The Earl himself, in the reign of Henry VII. became a man of great confequence in the state, and died in 1512, 4 Hen. VIII. The male branch of this noble family of the de Veres, Earls of Oxford, has been extinct from the beginning of this century; but there are ftill feveral noble families defcended from the female branches, particularly that of Townfhend, of Rainham, in Norfolk, the present Lord Viscount Townshend being a lineal defcendant from Mary, the daughter and coheir of the famous Horatio, Lord Vere of Tilbury. means to get him shipping and paffage in your coafts, or else to refort again to Sanctuary, if he can or may. I therefore heartily defire and pray you, and nevertheless, in the King's name, ftraitly charge you, that ye in all goodly haste endeavour yourself, that fuch watch, or other means be used and had in the Ports, and Creeks, and other places, where ye think neceffary by your difcretion, to the letting of his faid purpose; and that ye alfo use all the ways ye can or may by your wisdom, to the taking of the fame late Lord Lovell; and what pleasure ye may do to the King's Grace in this matter, I am fure is not to you unknown; and God keep you. Written at Lavenham, the 19th day of May. Lavenham, in Suffolk, Friday, 19th of May, 1486. ! MARGARET OXYNFORD. The Seal of this Letter has the Impreffion of a Head. Pl. xiv. No 27. |