25 - 30 Nov. To the warden and senior fellows of Wadham College Oxford

Summary

After my harty comendations etc.

These are to lett you knowe, that where as there is a Cause of Mr James Harringtons concerninge the Right of his Fellowshipp nowe dependinge before mee, I gave him the said Mr Harrington sufficient tyme to provide his witnesses and his proofe withall other things necessary for his defence. It seemes that heerupon hee agreed with Mr Warden his Governour to come upp to London for the endinge of this Cause, and accordingly came. But when hee had brought Mr Warden and some of the Fellowes about this business to London, pretendinge that hee was, or at least not denyinge that he was not, reddy for hearinge, hee presently the next daie without givinge notice to any of them returnes backe againe to Oxford (as tis said) under a pretence of a Commission taken out, to examine his witnesses upon Oath: butt as I have cause to thinke to seeke delayes to keepe of﹛f﹜ the hearinge. This carriage of Mr Harrington's towards his Governour was very uncivill and unmannerly; and such as I doe not thinke should be lefte unpunishd. I have many waies heard howe often hee hath sleightd and wrong’d both the Governour and the Government of that worthie Foundation, and it may bee, he did this to make mee beleive the rest. His suddaine departure gave mee noe tyme to summon him to appeare att a sett daie. And if I had, it may bee he would have bene as bould with mee, as hee hath beene with Mr Warden, which I should more easily have borne, then I will this Contempt of his home Governour. These are therefore to requier you Mr Warden and the rest of the Fellowes whom by Statute it may concerne, to call Mr Harrington before you, and presently to suspend him from all proffitts of his Fellow-shipp, untill such tyme as his Cause bee heard: And this not withstandinge my former directions to the contrary.