I thanke yop Lop for yor cheeses wth you sent me.
So with my hearty comendacons to yor Lop I committ you to God and rest
- yor Lops very loving friend & brother,
- Winchester House 7 Januarii, 1634.
I wrote to yor Lopp, & ye by his Matys direccon, & I thinke I also spake to yor Lop of ye same, for ye disposing so of ye Quire service and ye parish service, wch are both had in yor cathedrall church, that ye one interrupt not ye other. I expected that with yor certificate you would have signified what you had done therein. I remember yor Lorp told me of an intended division of one of yor side lies to make a distinct church for ye p'ish; what you have done I knowe not If yor Lop be pleased but to cast yor eye over those my lr̃es you will yr better remember what I then advised to be done, and you will p'happs by reading those lr̃es finde some things els whereof to give me some information.
- Lord Bishop of Chester."
It would seem that the question of the metropolitical visitation fees did not rest here. It appears to have been afterwards referred to the court of the high commission, if, as I suppose, the following letter from bishop Potter of Carlisle to the bishop of Chester alludes to this matter:
"My verie good Lord and loving brother. I shall not need I hope to make any large apologie for passing by you in my journey. In my going downe your Lopp was at Chester which in such a badd winter was much out of my way, and at my comming backe it was confidently told me that you were gone to London.
Touching the wrongs offered us in the metropoliticall visitation and the way to right ourselves and successors I did desire, and do still, to be directed by [your] Lpp, whose wisdome and experience I dare much more boldly relye upon then my owne. My chancelour is but weak and timerous, my Register hath past the pikes of the high commission without any great harme, but I finde he is fearfull to fall amongst them. The maine article against him was, that he had persuaded, promoted
- ↑ Original letter inter Family Evidences.
