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This article features a transcription of a [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] [[Manuscripts (disambiguation)|manuscript]], Petition Against Lady Bacon and Sir Owen Smith, L.d.639, (ca.1630) featured in the [[Age of Lawyers|''Age of Lawyers'']] Exhibition, September 13, 2015-January 3, 2016. 


More manuscripts from this collection can be found in [http://titania.folger.edu/findingaids/dfobacontownshend.xml#anchorref963 Guide to the Bacon-Townshend collection, 1550-1640] 
== Transcription ==
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.
=== [http://luna.folger.edu/luna/servlet/s/k4qal6 L.d.639, folio 1 recto] ===
To the Right Hono''ra''ble Thomas Lord Coventer 
Lord Keeper of the Greate Seale of England
The humble Petition of Elizabeth Ladie Knyvett and others 
pl''ain''tiffs Against the Ladie Bacon and S''i''r Owen Smith Knight D''efenden''t''es''
Humbly sheweth
That whereas this cause consisting of matter of Accompt standeth referred by 
your Lo''rdshi''pps Order to Mr Page one of the M''aste''rs of the Court before whome there
haue been many meetings by both parties and their Counsell, wherein the M''aste''r
haveing by his paines brought the same neere to a Conclusion in Mich''aelm''as Tearme
it was then conceyved on all parts that two dayes more before the saide M''aste''r
might end the same, And was therefore by the saide M''aste''r with the consent of the 
Counsell and Sollicitors on both sides, referred till the first Tewesday of this 
Tearme; and then noe time to bee pretermitted for finishing thereof. Yett at the 
saide daie (notw''i''thstandinge that the M''aste''r had then wholly disposed of himselfe
for this cause; and the Counsell and Sollicitor for the pl''ain''t''iff''s attended the same)
Yett neverthelesse the D''efenden''ts, their Counsell, nor Sollicitors came not, wherebythe
hearinge and conclusion thereof was then delayed by their default, wherevppon
the pl''ain''t''iff''s Sollicitor afterwards meetinge with the Sollicitor for the Def''enden''te earnest                       
ly desired him that he would assent to some other day before the ending of this
Tearme for a finall hearing thereof before the saide M''aste''r, for that the pl''ain''t''iff''s
Counsell (w''hi''ch they relyed vppon) could not stay after the tearme to attend it, 
But the Def''enden''ts Sollicitor would not assent thereto, but hath since been w''i''th                           
the saide M''aste''r, and suggestinge to him the assent of the pl''ain''t''iff''s Sollicitor
hath procured a new warrant for hearinge of the saide cause vppon the 
Monday and Tewesday after this Tearme whereas before ^<sup>hee</sup> understood that the                     
pl''ain''t''iff''s Counsell could not then attend the same, And endeavor to inforce the
pl''ain''t''iff''s to those dayes of attendance by some direcc''i''on from your Lo''rdshi''pp
as they pretend.
May it therefore please your good Lo''rdshi''pp that since it hath 
been delayed this whole Tearme by the Def''enden''ts default, and 
soe stands that of Necessitie the pl''ain''t''iff''s  Counsell instructed,
cannot after the end of the Tearme attend the same, That
the farther proceedings therein may bee respected vntill the
begininge of the next Tearme: And the M''aste''r directed to 
appoint then a new and finall day for this cause. And your
Petitioners shall euer pray for your Lo''rdshi''pps happines and                                         
encrease of honour. 
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Sir
I came to acquinte you what ill sucksesse my Lady hath
Likewyse had w''i''th my L''ordship'' concerninge yo''u''r petic''i''on, I assure
you shee endeuored what shee could, & shee was pleased to 
call mee in to assiste her in expleaineinge to yo''u''r Desire, but
all that wee could say would not prevaile w''i''th him to alter
the time appoynted but wished vs both to rest satisfied
for hee was asshamed <s>that any cause</s> that any cause should
Depend soe Longe in refference, & sayd it were in iustice in him
to gaine way to any Longer Delay and ''th''a''t'' it were better the Ladye
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<nowiki> </nowiki>knevett should be at the charge to keepe her Counsell
in towne a moneth then hee should be the cause to delay
it vntill the next Tearme, and this was <s>his</s> <sup>the</sup> conclustion
of his resolution, and soe beinge sorye I could doe you
noe better service herein, will euer remaine
yo''u ''r assured servant                                                                                                                               
Arth''ur'' Bickerton
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