1601 Feb 26 Neville to Robert Cecil
February 26, 1601 Letter British History Online
Sir Henry Nevill to Sir Robert Cecil. [1600/1, c. Feb. 26.] I have made bold, according to your permission, to write unto my wife a word or two to comfort her, which I desire, if it please you, that Packer may carry. Please you to add some comfortable message unto her by him, for otherwise I fear the apprehension of it may work some sudden and dangerous effect in her, being subject as she is to so violent a passion of the heart. Please you also to direct me what I shall do with my servants that be at Paris, and whether I shall not discharge them. I have set down in writing the substance of that I can call to mind to have understood touching this late wicked practice. I do but stay the writing it out again to send it unto your Honour and to my Lord Admiral, to whose compassion, next to God's mercy and her Majesty's, I do most humbly recommend my distressed estate. Holograph. Undated.
Endorsed :—“Feb. 1600.” ¾ p. (77. 15.)
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To the right honnorable Sr. Robert Cecill knight principall Secretary to her Matie. give these at Court. Right hoble. I have made bold, according to your hors. permission, to write vnto my wife a word or two to comfort her, which I desire yf yt so please your hor., that I Packer may carry, and that yt would please your hor. to adde som comfortable message vnto her by him. for otherwise I feare the apprehension of yt, may worke som suddaine & daungerous effect in her, beeing subiect as she is, to so violent a passion of the hart. yt may please you allso to direct me what I shall do with my servaunts that be at Paris & whether I shall not discharge them. I have set downe in writing the substance of all that I can call to mind to have vnderstood touching this late wicked practise; I do but stay the writing yt out againe & then meane to send yt vnto your honnour & to my lord Admirall, to whose compassion next gods mercy and her Maties. I do most humbly recommend my distressed estate & my poore wife and children & so rest
Your hors. most dutyfull and bounden. Henry Neuill
