APPENDIX A. DARCY TO Fox. have very much their own way. [From a draft in Darcy's own hand in Public Record Office.] Right reverent fadir in Gode, and my syngler goyd A.D. 1499. 24 Aug. lord, after all dew recommendacion, plesethe your lordschip to be adverticyd, os I cam in Yorkschir tawardes Berwike, the most party of gentilmen of the same, os Sir John Hastynges, &c. held me cumpany, and so I taryd in huntyng with tham a fortnyght. My lord of Carlelles folkes, os thay sayd, wass warned I schold hav no game in the forest of Galtrice, and so I spared for the tym, havyng specyall trist oppon your lordschip in that matter. Forther, off The Scots newes her at Berwike, os I can concev the Scottes hath moch of theyr desire; and sewre I am thay make soich avant; and os for owre parte, haithe os yit very smale redress, os all at large I am sewre the kynges grace and your lordschip schalle knaw herafter when the day off diot takethe eynd, wich I dem wolle not be this moneth for yit ther is mone matterris far owet of frame of owre parte. [I fere me nather my lord of Karlelle nor Mr. Hatton schall proffe met for the matteris of the Borderis.] At my cummynge hom into Yorkschir I send Sir Richard Chomlay the kynges letter, wich was derected to hym and me for the sendyng up of the hayr of Fenwikes, and a letter fro me to knaw wait tym wher best to sit oppon commission for the said Fenwik, &c.; and he oppon the same with owte knawlege to me rode 1 This sentence is crossed out. The bishop's works at Durham. from Berwike to Newcastell, and in his way hom toke the said Fenwike with hym, noo knawlege giffyn to Roger Fenwike, wich I thinke me assured wold at first hav deliverd hym to hym or me at the first request, bo[t] Sir Richard did this for his thank, os I suppos. Bot verely, my lord, I met Roger at Morpethe, the most sore man that myght be, feryng that your lordschip hade be set any thyng aganste hym or preve to this matter; bot he wass the most glad man that I hade seyn after I schewed hym of a sewerte the contrare, and ho[w] ye weyr his speciall goyd lord and myn bothe. M[y] lord, both I and my lady wass in all your new warkes at Doresme; and veryly thay are of the most goy[dly] and beste beste caste that I hav seyn after my poyr my[nd], and in especyall your kechyn passeth all oth[er]. We hade huntyd ther with Mr. Chanciler and Mr. Tresorer, bot in goyde faithe we and our serva[nts] and dogs wass so were, we myght not; and therfor I was so bold oppon your lordschip that I had of your veneson bothe with me, and sen[t] to Berwike. At my cumyng to Berwike I offered to . . doctor to go with hym and help to eynd all matter[is] concernyng the commission. His answer wass that Sir Richard Chomlay and he with otherst schold eynd that t[hey] had begoyn, and for caws that Sir Richard and I m[yght] not both be forthe I was best content to tare. My lord, os your lordschip semethe best helpe now Roger Fenwike, for of faithe alle the co[untry] saith this matter lithe moch oppon his well, and i[n] my mynd ye can not hav a trewer servant. A litill matter of unkyndnes happed betwixt my cossyn Gray and me, off wich your lordschip schall hav the certante with my servant, bot not of no complaynt of hym, for I feyr ye schall hav enowe. Howbeit I trist your goyd avertismentis schall do hym |