212 - 18 Jan. To John Bramhall, bishop of Derry

Summary

Salutem in Christo

My very Good Lord.

I gave you in my last all the Information I could concerning Garvyes Patent. And I now thinke the middle wa[y] which you propose, is the best that can bee taken in a case of that nature. Soe God speed you!

In the Bishop of Killallah's Case I saw all the testi[mony] of the Witnesses, which you sent hither to my Lord Dep[uty]…upon view of them I caused a short Briefe to bee…of all the poynts that were proov’d against the Bish[op] and deliver’d itt to my Lord to bee sent to you. This is a go[od] while since; for I detained not the Papers in my hands…three dayes. This I thought fitt to certify you, because you mention noe such thing in your Letters, as receaved by you. But the matter is the lesse, since you conceave the Proofes against the Bishop come home: And that the Witnesses, which hee excepts against, will bee otherwise supplyed. Though every Exception against Witnesses cannot take off theire Testimony. For the Busines it selfe, ‘tis true as you write, The Deprivation of a Bishopp is a matter of great and waighty Consideration. But yet, if such a Covenanting Crime bee proved against him, God forbid, but the sowrest Example should bee made of him. And what to say more I know not; saving that I am confident, you will bee carefull there shall bee a Just and a grave proceeding.

Concerning the Impropriation I have spoken with one of the Commissioners, since my last Letters to your Lordship. And he gave mee…very faire Answer; But since that, I have not seene him. And an Unhappy thing it is, to have any thing which concern[s] the Church, involved with those things which concerne the Cro[wn]. But in this, and the Busines of your Sea I will speake with [my Lord] Deputy, and then be wanting to either in any th…shall thinke fitt for mee to doe.

I am glad that my Lord of Kilmore and you are come to…upon soe good termes; For certainly the Man is an honest m[an] and a good schollar. And I would be very glad this broken Busines were at an end.