1601 Dec 19 Neville to Robert Cecil

December 19, 1601 letter to Robert Cecil British History Online

1. Parliament being now at an end, he renews his former suit to Cecil to bring his troubles to some tolerable end, such as may not utterly disable him and his posterity. Has made known to him and the rest of the Lords that his estate does not exceed 700l. yearly, and how little of that he is free to dispose of, and has besought that the Queen would accept 2,000l. in some short time, and take 2,000l. more by 200l. a year. There will then be little left him above 350l. a year, to sustain himself, wife and 8 children. If it be thought they may live with less, prays Cecil to make any end of it that he thinks his estate able to bear. Whatever Cecil concludes for him he will stand to, so that all imposed upon him above 2,000l. may rise out of his revenue. Beseeches Cecil to make an end of his unfortunate troubles, and free him from this captivity.

Holograph. Undated. Endorsed :—“1601.” 1 p. (90. 125.)