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#REDIRECT[[Letter from Lewis Bagot to Walter Bagot, November 10, 1604 L.a.63]]
This article features a transcription of a [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] [[Manuscripts (disambiguation)|manuscript]], Letter from Lewis Bagot to Walter Bagot, L.a.63, (November 1604), featured in the ''[[Age of Lawyers]]''  Exhibition, September 12, 2015-January 3, 2016.
 
More manuscripts in this collection can be found in  [http://titania.folger.edu/findingaids/dfobagot.xml#anchorref165 Guide to the Bacon-Townshend collection, 1550-1640]. 
 
== Transcription ==
Below is a semi-diplomatic transcription of folio 1 recto of  Folger manuscript L.a.63. 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.
 
=== [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/9c1724 L.a.63, folio 1r] ===
Emannuell                                 
 
Sir my humble duty remembred etc, I did receaue very lately a letter, <s>and </s>
 
and <s>two</s> 2 priuie seales from yow, diliuered by S''ir'' walter Aston, the one accordi''n''ge
 
to your letter I did diliuer to <s>mr</s> Mr Broune, which was my vnckle Kynersles, 
 
the other I haue in my owne keepinge: Accordinge to your letter, I haue bene
 
With S''ir'' Walter Aston, whome I intreated, to helpe ^ <sup>me</sup> to a chamber, whoes answer
 
W<s>..</s><sup>a</sup>s hee knew of none, that weare voide, but if I coulde here of any, hee
 
woulde doe<s>t</s>his beste to helpe mee to one. Then I ackesed him what hee
 
woulde doe with his chamber, when hee went in to the cuntrye sum''m''ewhat
 
vnwillinge sayed I shoulde haue it if pleased mee, vnto the tyme that I were
 
other wayes prouided, and <s>no</s> before Munday sennight which is the <s>seuen</s> <sup>xviith </sup>
 
of this Moneth hee doth not goe <s>a waye</s> <sup>doune</sup> and till then I am att Tomsones
 
neuer the lesse I am in com''m''ones and haue bene this weeke. As for <s>new</s>
 
<nowiki> </nowiki>newes here is none wurthie writinge but ''tha''t my Lorde Ammorall goeth <s>imba </s>
 
Imbassoder in to Spayne and S''ir'' Richard Luceon goeth with him. Knightes
 
are made very faste still: My vncle Kynerslyes matter betwixt my vnckle
 
Trew and him, I thincke will either bee taken vppe, or else be referred
 
to summe gentilemen in the cuntry, for S''ir'' Walter Chetwind, and Mr
 
wouslye, followethe matter verie closse. other newes I haue none but ''tha''t
 
my monye goeth away to faste: and soe crauinge your dayly blessinge
 
and pardon for my errores, or bouldenes here in com''m''itted I moste humbly
 
take my leaue this x th of Nouember./ 1604                                                                                                                 
 
Your obedient sonne till death
 
Lewis Bagott 
 
'''[http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/cmojc4 superscription:]'''
 
To the right Wor''shipfu''ll Mr
 
Walter Bagot his loui''n''ge
 
father at Blithefielde
 
this be de''livered'' with
 
Sp[e]de
 
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