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| Lady Elizabeth Knyvet (1575?–1632)
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| Petition Against Lady Bacon and Sir Owne Smith, Addressed to Thomas Coventry, Lord Keeper
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| With letter from Arthur Bickerton
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| ca. 1630
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| L.d.639
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| Featured in the ''[[Age of Lawyers]]'' [[Exhibition]]
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| == Transcription ==
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| Below is a semi-diplomatic transcription of folio 1r of Folger manuscript L.d.639. The transcription below was created by the [[Early Modern Manuscripts Online (EMMO)]] project. To access an image of the original leaf, click on each transcription's heading.
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| === [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/k4qal6 L.d.639, folio 1 recto] ===
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| To the Right Hono''ra''ble Thomas Lord Coventer
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| Lord Keeper of the Greate Seale of England
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| The humble Petition of Elizabeth Ladie Knyvett and others
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| pl''ain''tiffs Against the Ladie Bacon and S''i''r Owen Smith Knight D''efenden''t''es''
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| Humbly sheweth
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| That whereas this cause consisting of matter of Accompt standeth referred by
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| your Lordshipps Order to Mr Page one of the Masters of the Court before whome there
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| haue been many meetings by both parties and their Counsell, wherein the Mr
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| haveing by his paines brought the same neere to a Conclusion in Michaelmas Tearme
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| it was then conceyved on all parts that two dayes more before the saide Mr
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| might end the same, And was therefore by the saide Mr with the consent of the
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| Counsell and Sollicitors on both sides, referred till the first Tewesday of this
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| Tearme; and then noe time to bee pretermitted for finishing thereof. Yett at the
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| saide daie (notwithstandinge that the Mr had then wholly disposed of himselfe
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| for this cause; and the Counsell and Sollicitor for the plaintiffs attended the same)
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| Yett neverthelesse the Defendents, their Counsell, nor Sollicitors came not, wherebythe
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| hearinge and conclusion thereof was then delayed by their default, wherevppon
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| the plaintiffs Sollicitor afterwards meetinge with the Sollicitor for the Defendente earnest
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| ly desired him that he would assent to some other day before the ending of this
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| Tearme for a finall hearing thereof before the saide Mr, for that the plaintiffs
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| Counsell (which they relyed vppon) could not stay after the tearme to attend it,
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| But the Defendents Sollicitor would not assent thereto, but hath since been with
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| the saide Mr, and suggestinge to him the assent of the plaintiffs Sollicitor
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| hath procured a new warrant for hearinge of the saide cause vppon the
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| Monday and Tewesday after this Tearme whereas before ^hee understood that the
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| plaintiffs Counsell could not then attend the same, And endeavor to inforce the
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| plaintiffs to those dayes of attendance by some direccion from your Lordshipp
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| as they pretend.
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| May it therefore please your good Lordshipp that since it hath
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| been delayed this whole Tearme by the Defendents default, and
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| soe stands that of Necessitie the plaintiffs Counsell instructed,
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| cannot after the end of the Tearme attend the same, That
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| the farther proceedings therein may bee respected vntill the
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| begininge of the next Tearme: And the Mr directed to
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| appoint then a new and finall day for this cause. And your
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| Petitioners shall euer pray for your Lordshipps happines and
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| encrease of honour.
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| '''''Note: The following is written vertically to the right of the main body of text - '''''
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| Sir
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| I came to acquinte you what ill sucksesse my Lady hath
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| Likewyse had with my Lordship concerninge your peticion, I assure
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| you shee endeuored what shee could, & shee was pleased to
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| call mee in to assiste her in expleaineinge to your Desire, but
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| all that wee could say would not prevaile with him to alter
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| the time appoynted but wished vs both to rest satisfied
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| for hee was asshamed that any cause that any cause should
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| Depend soe Longe in refference, & sayd it were in iustice in him
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| to gaine way to any Longer Delay and that it were better the Ladye
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| '''''Note: The following is written vertically to the left of the main body of text -'''''
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| <nowiki> </nowiki>knevett should be at the charge to keepe her Counsell
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| in towne a moneth then hee should be the cause to delay
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| it vntill the next Tearme, and this was his the conclustion
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| of his resolution, and soe beinge sorye I could doe you
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| noe better service herein, will euer remaine
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| you assured servant
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| Arthur Bickerton
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