Letter from Thomas Worswick, Stafford to Walter Bagot L.a.990
<add>L.a. 990</add><lb/>
<add>17</add><lb/>
<opn>Right w<ex>o</ex><sl>r</sl>shipp<ex>fu</ex>ll my verie humble dewtie remembred &c</opn> I doe<lb/>
vnderstand by yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl> servant <name>Ed: watkins</name> that yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl> w<ex>o</ex><sl>r</sl>shipp hath<lb/>
nottice of a willfull murther done by one <name>Martin Broughes</name><lb/>
servant w<ex>i</ex><sl>th</sl>in a L<ex>ordshi</ex><sl>pp</sl> of yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl>s, w<ex>hi</ex><sl>ch</sl> murther was so sleightelie<lb/>
overpassed by the inh<ex>ab</ex>itant<brev-es>es</brev-es> thereabouts that had not my<lb/>
readines ben more then theres, the bodie had ben vnburied<lb/>
till this houre, in the meane season the murtheredr is<lb/>
escaped hauinge had entertainm<ex>en</ex><sl>t</sl> in <name>Broughes</name> house<lb/>
one that I know is a verie peevishe companion as by<lb/>
his answeres to me I did well <brev-p>p<ex>er</ex></brev-p>ceiue, w and for that<lb/>
by the evidence yt did appeare that <name>Broughes</name> people<lb/>
did giue entertainem<ex>en</ex><sl>t</sl> to the murtherer knowinge yt by<lb/>
his owne Confession, I could do no lesse then bynde<lb/>
him and them over, besydes that I must further signifie<lb/>
vnto yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl> w<ex>o</ex><sl>r</sl>shippe that vppon my certificat into the<lb/>
Crowne Office the towneshippes of <place>Bagott<brev-es>es</brev-es> Bromley</place><lb/>
and <place>Abbott<brev-es>es</brev-es> Bromley</place> must payee a ffyne for thescape<lb/>
of the murtherer, out of w<ex>hi</ex><sl>ch</sl> <name>the queene</name> allowes me<lb/>
<amt>xiijs iiijd</amt> for a fee, as by the statute yt appeareth,<lb/>
Thus much I signified to <name>Brough</name>, but he made no<lb/>
reckininge of me. I am verie loath to trouble the<lb/>
cuntrie, especiallie any that shall belonge to yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl> selfe<lb/>
yett I would haue them do that w<ex>hi</ex><sl>ch</sl> appurteyneth<lb/>
to them to doe, ffor otherwise yt is fitt the should be taught.<lb/>
But how so eu<brev-er>er</brev-er> they deserue, I purpose to do nothinge<lb/>
that I maie know shall discontent yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl> w<ex>o</ex><sl>r</sl>shippe, And<lb/>
therefore what yo<sl>u</sl> would haue me doe ether toward<brev-es>es</brev-es><lb/>
the towneshippes or <name>Broughe</name> him selfe, yo<sl>u</sl> maie saie<lb/>
yt shalbe so, ffor th w<ex>i</ex><sl>th</sl>out manie wordes yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl> w<ex>o</ex><sl>r</sl>shippe<lb/>
shall eu<brev-er>er</brev-er> comaund me. And there ^fore if yt please yo<sl>u</sl> to<lb/>
signifie to me what yo<sl>u</sl> wold haue done, so yt be before<lb/>
the assises I will <brev-p>p<ex>er</ex></brev-p>forme yt. And so I humblie take my<lb/>
leaue. <place>Staff<ex>ord</ex></place> .23. of ffebr<metamark>.</metamark><ex>uary</ex> 1598<lb/>
<cls>yo<ex>ur</ex> w<ex>or</ex>shipp<brev-es>es</brev-es> eu<brev-er>er</brev-er> much<lb/>
bounden to commaund</cls><lb/>
<name>Tho<metamark>:</metamark><ex>mas</ex> Worswick</name><lb/>
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