87 - 1 Oct. To John Bramhall, bishop of Derry

Summary

Salutem in Christo

My very good Lord

I thanke you heartily for all your care and paines; I have received my Lord of Waterfords Letter, and with it the 40^li due to the College which I should have never gotten out of his hands, but by my Lords meanes and yours. I have likewise received my Lord of Tuams Letters of his readines to putt of his Commendam; now he is willing I have nothing to say.

I am very glad you have gotten the number of the Kings Impropriations, it will be much the easyer that being knowne, to gett the value. And when you have both, I pray desire my Lord Deputy from me, as ever he will do any thing for the Church, and me, to interest him selfe in the busyness, and soe weighe all the particulars, that his hand may be to the valuation, that I may have noe farther putt offs on this side. And I have written to my Lord Deputy in this returne, what I have done with the Kinge about a Stocke to buye in other Impropriation, according as you formerly writt about the Grant to Mr Murray and Mr Porter etc: And you have very well begun with those of Mr Stawton etc:

I am very glad the Deane of Cashells is made Provost of the College. I hope it is the begining of good there. I have nowe received from thence a Copy of the Statutes, of which I will take as great, and as present a Care as I can; but sudden I cannot be, haveing received a greate heape of busynes from Ireland, and as great att this very instant from Scotland. What oath it is, that the Provost refuseth I cannot guesse, unlesse it be that oath, which belongs to him in the Statutes. And if it be that, then I pray desire the Deane to send me the Clause, or Clauses against which he excepts, for it may be that oath deserves amendment, as well as any other part of the Statutes; and since I began to write these letters I have this Advertisement from the Deane himselfe.