162 - 20 June To John Bramhall, bishop of Derry

Summary

Salutem in Christo.

My very Good Lord.

I thanke your Lordship heartily for your Care of the Provost; And I had understood before by my Lord Deputyes Letters, which Came a little sooner to my hands, then yours, That upon some alterations there the Provost was to be Bishop of Corke and Rosse. And because of the Dis-union of Cloyne from them, my Lord I Thanke him, sent a minute of Letters That so Things might be drawne up without Error, or mistake. And I hope They are done accordingly. As for the Provosts keeping the College still, at least for a tyme, my Lord Deputy hath not so much as mention’d in his last Letters. And therefore I shall doe the best I can here, and then leave my Lord and the Provost to doe what they please there.

I am very Glad to heare your Lordship hath soe Good Evidences for Cloyne. And I make noe doubt, but you will make as Good use of them. My Lord thinkes as you doe, that Deane Sing will be the fittest man for Prosecution of this Busines. And I shall trust your Judgments, and so proceede for him. As for your Accompt, I must desire you to make itt as perfit as you can, And for my Lords whole tyme. But I shall give you that Leisure, which yourselfe hath desired.

If you see your Harvest as greate as e’re it was, you must finde some way to follow your worke the closer. And now you see how theire Dispositions are, which sitt at the Boord, it must bee your Wisdome to make use of Them as far as you Can, while the state standes as it does. And to prevent as much future hurt as you can against the tyme shall come that the face of that State shall not looke so favorably upon the Church, as now it does.

I am very sorry for the Omission of Bishops in the Committee for Plantation. But since ‘tis past Remedy, I shall reserve it in all the silence yourself desyres. Only I pray, Consider, May it not be Remedyed in the Plantations for Ormond, and Clare, though it be past in Connagh?