<P_45>

<heading:edcomment:TO_HIS_FATHER>

Sir , I am vncerteyne of your being at Harling (GAWDY-E2-P2,45.3)

neverthelesse I have adventured to directe my lettres to yow , In whose
absence I wishe my good Brother might have the pervsing of them .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,45.4)

And as neare as I can I will acquaint yow with such newes as hathe
happened and such business as hath passed my hands . (GAWDY-E2-P2,45.5)

And first for the discharge which my mother desired to have from the
Coferer and the rest of the officers . I was with them all my self
severally , (GAWDY-E2-P2,45.6)

bothe-1 by intreaty and persuasion I used the best meanes I colde .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,45.7)

I was with them all together at the counting howse . (GAWDY-E2-P2,45.8)

They seemed to be wondrous willing to pleasure me so farr as they might
, (GAWDY-E2-P2,45.9)

But this is certeyne that they neither do , nor will graunt to any of
what sort soever the lyke manner of discharge . (GAWDY-E2-P2,45.10)

And hearinge my mothers name nominated , they sayde it was the only
<P_46> thing that was directed against all the officers .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.11)

Yet with as much frendshipp as I mought well request at ther hands ,
they have taken specyall order by name that none shall meddle with any
of your men that dwell at Tolson . (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.12)

And indeade I thincke you shall not neade muche to feare the purveyors
, (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.13)

for ther is a specyall bill past against them in the parlament house .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.14)

And that hathe muche nettled all the officers of the grene clothe .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.15)

For your bill of impost I have it ready , more than {COM:?} that he was
not in towne , whose hand is very requisite shold be added to the bill
. (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.16)

The last Sonday being at the court I will describe a salutation that
passed betwixt M=r= Lovell and my self touching yow , and in very
truthe , and as neare as I may in the very same wordes .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.17)

I was talking with my L. Wharton , and M=r= Dacres of the Northe .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.18)

M=r= Lovell standing a good pretty way from vs , cam
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.19)

and whispered in M=r= Dacres eare , (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.20)

and sodenly and very softly he speake in my eare to this effecte
without any other salutation , (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.21)

and my self and he hath had no speeches since our least meeting at
Walton . (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.22)

But now to the purpose (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.23)

this was his speches very abruptly , (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.24)

Yo=r= father will nowe leave his slaunderous speeches of me ,
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.25)

and presently runn his way without suffering me to reply .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.26)

I followed him as fast as I might , (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.27)

and told him that my father had neither sayde or done any thing , but
that he wold iustefy to be honest , and in his absence I wold iustefy
it to be true to his face wher he wold disprove me .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.28)

Well sayth he , he hathe vsed very spiteful and slaunderous speeches
touching my creditt . (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.29)

Then I desired to know what the effecte of the woordes shold be ;
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.30)

he answered that he wold keepe them to him self , and yow shold
heareafter heare of them ; (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.31)

then I replyed that I toke it for a lye and him for a lyar in the
reporting of it , and not mayntayning it . (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.32)

Well cosin saythe he I have nothing to say to yow , (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.33)

this matter concerneth your father my great enemy . (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.34)

And he shall answer it els wher , (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.35)

and yf I be not muche abused by my friends I know it to be very true .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.36)

I vrged him farr to have had some knowledge therof ,
(GAWDY-E2-P2,46.37)

but he passed it over (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.38)

and called me cosin , (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.39)

and by no meanes I cold make him angry with me . (GAWDY-E2-P2,46.40)

He told me <P_47> that I did the parte of a sonne in the behalf of a
father (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.41)

and in conclusion told me that within fewe dayes I shold vnderstand the
whole circumstance therof , (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.42)

but as yet I have no vnderstanding therof : (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.43)

and so I must leave it till I heare further therof ,
(GAWDY-E2-P2,47.44)

and then yow shall have notice therof accordingly . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.45)

But assure yow S=r= I gather this of his vilde condition , that Malice
was his mother , and envy nursed him , and shame brought him into the
world and never will forsake him till he leave world and all .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,47.46)

I speake not altogether of the spleane , (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.47)

for the truthe leadeth me to say muche more . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.48)

He that hewethe at the Body of the tree intendeth the destructione of
the braunches , (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.49)

and the lyfe of the one preservethe the creditt of the other .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,47.50)

If I have spent to many wordes about him that is not worthe one good
word , I am to crave pardon for the same , (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.51)

somtymes a faulte escapes the printer , vsuall with moste writers .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,47.52)

S=r= Frances Drake and his company went as yesterday being Wedensday to
their shippes . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.53)

My L. of Worster departed out of this life the laste weeke .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,47.54)

My l. of Worster is deade , (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.55)

and yet my l. of Worster liveth . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.56)

S=r= William Winter hathe taken his leave of all his frendes in this
present world , (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.57)

and amongst all theise great men an old acquaintance of my brothers and
myne hathe taken the same course , and I hope sayled to heaven ,
(GAWDY-E2-P2,47.58)

Tom Carrew , he was an honest man w=ch= makes me remember him amongst
his betters . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.59)

... (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.60)

Let my affectionate duty be rememberd to yowr good self in all dutyfull
manner , (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.61)

my humble duty to my good $mother for whom I will not forget to do any
service . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.62)

Let me be in loving manner remembred to my good Brother and his good
wife . To my oncle Anthony Gavdy , to my loving Sisters , wishing yow
all and my self abundance of the favor of the most mighty .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,47.63)

From London (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.64)

this xxvij of ffebruary {COM:1589} . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.65)

My returne shall be before the end of the Parlament (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.66)

for it is thought it will hold long . (GAWDY-E2-P2,47.67)

<P_48>

<heading:edcomment:TO_HIS_FATHER>

Sir , ... The parlament is lyke to continew very long ,
(GAWDY-E2-P2,48.70)

and the end therof is not lyke shortly to fall out .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,48.71)

It is thought it shall be but proroged . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.72)

The minister of Kenninghall was with me aboute some truble he is
brought into , by reason of woordes , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.73)

he brought me a letter from yow that by my means he might fynde some
favor . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.74)

I spake to M=r= Vycechamberlyne for him (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.75)

and he had referred him to M=r= Wade . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.76)

I talked with M=r= Wade about him , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.77)

And he had posted him over to My L. of Canterbury , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.78)

and further I have not yet heard of him , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.79)

but assure yow , Sir , I will not fayle to do him any pleasure in
respecte of the place he cam last from . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.80)

I sent last week a frayle of fygges , reysons and allmons .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,48.81)

I heare my oncle Anthony is at Graves End (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.82)

and further I heard not from him , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.83)

he attendethe vppon his Mistress a thing vsual amongst all good
servants . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.84)

Myne owne experience hathe taught me , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.85)

I have bene a servant and had a Mistress . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.86)

And I ever found that the greater the service , the greater was the
reward . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.87)

His desert is great , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.88)

his favor shall be answerable therto . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.89)

I wish I might have sene him , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.90)

and whensoever , I desire to be especially commended to him .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,48.91)

Ther is very freshe newes and very trewe that there was a warrant made
to acuse my L. of Arundell , (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.92)

and I thinke he is indyted and is lyke to communicate further by
degrees . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.93)

I am sorry his deserts shold now clayme for justice .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,48.94)

I wish he had had better regard of himself . (GAWDY-E2-P2,48.95)

His oncle and my L. William are restrained of ther liberty .
(GAWDY-E2-P2,48.96)

I mean to come so spedely to yow that I will referr the certeynty of
all other newes to myne own <P_49> reporting . (GAWDY-E2-P2,49.97)

Let my humble dutye be remembred to your good self and my good Mother ,
(GAWDY-E2-P2,49.98)

my very kind and harty commendacions to my good Brother , and his wife
, whose love is dearer to me then Thowsands . (GAWDY-E2-P2,49.99)

Let me be commended to my good systers , etc. (GAWDY-E2-P2,49.100)

London , (GAWDY-E2-P2,49.101)

this xiij=th= of March {COM:1589} (GAWDY-E2-P2,49.102)

