1 - 1 July To George Buckeridge

Summary

Mr Buckeridge:

these ar to intreat you on the behalfe of Sherborne, a younge youth and fellowe of our Colledge, whoe is left fatherless and motherless to the charitye of the worlde. you once became a suter to me for hime, to bringe him into the Colledge; and nowe I must sue to you, to take some care and paines for to keepe hime in the Colledge. I have taken all the care I canne for hime and have made hime drawe a noate of such exhibitions as ar given towards his maintenaunce, which I would intreat you to receaue for hime accordinge to that noat, whether it be bye quarter or bye halfe yeare that they ar payde. The reason whye I am bold to troble you with thiss, is because his uncle Mr Sherborne dwellinge within Cripple-gate (as I thinke) havinge binne putt in trust with the gatheringe of these Monyes for the youth, ever since his fathers death, hath binne soe exceedinge careless and neglectfull of the boyes good, that ether he hath not taken care to receave it, or els (which is worss) hath receaved and spent part of it. For wee canne not soe muche as heare from hime, nor receave anye one answeare for manye leters. The youth is att thiss tyme, bye his uncles fault soe much in dett to the Colledge, as that if wee should proceed against hime accordinge to statut it might loose hime his fellowshipp. These ar theafore to intreat your paines and care to receave his Exhibitions for hime, and to acquaint his Benefactours with the reason whye I am forced to take thiss course, that soe hearafter wee maye have his monye to supplye his necessarye wants. And thiss shall be your warrant that it is the desyer of the Colledge to have it thuss ordered. Soe I leave you to the grace of God and rest

Your lovinge frend

William Laud

From St Johns Colledge in Oxford.

Julye 1. 1614.

I praye speake unto them from me that his uncle maye receave noe more: the youth is of great hope and I would not have hime dishartned.