12 - 26 Aug. To Sir John Scudamore

Summary

Sir:

When your letters came to mee I was not in London, I had broken loose for some eight or tenn days to take a Country Breath. If I had bene in London you should have had an Answeare sooner; but this I hope wilbe tyme enough since your letters had nothinge in them that requir’d speedie answeare, and I have as little worth the writinge to fill myne.

Since I writt last your sister Mistress Meeke was with mee. Her business was to desier mee to moove my Lord of Buckingham to write his letters in her husbands behalfe, for a place then void about the Inner Temple. I was very loath to come to a business of this nature: yet by her importunity and feare of her husbands goinge into Ireland for want of meanes I was mov’d in pitty to doe against my Judgment. But the place was suddainely gone and both I and they prevented. If shee and her Frend that came with her would have lett mee goe my owne waye, I thinke I had come nearer the matter if not obteyn’d. But they would needs drive mee their waye, which went against my mynd and their good. Afterwards I was importun’d againe to moove my Lord, to helpe him to a place about the Queene upon the Remove of the French, but that was a business too bigg for mee and I durst not meddle; and I doubt they take it unkindly.

I have heere att last sent you the Land marks which you mention by which you may knowe they [sic] old English Bible commonly call’d the Bishopps Bible from any other. I had purposed as you may see by the spaces lefte to have drawne more out of the Bodye of the Translation it selfe, but I have noe leasure. And the last of these touchinge the Epistles and the Gospells would be sufficient aloane.

I praye remember my Love and Service to your Ladie; I hope, as longe as I heare nothinge to the contrary shee hath recovered and retaynes confirmed health, which I hartely wish may continewe to you both. With all other blessings which may make you happie in this life and prepare you for a better.