[Footnote 28: See Smith's Law Officers of Ireland, _s.n._ The Patent of 29th May, 1609, I propose to give _in extenso_ in the Life, as before. It is extremely interesting.] [Footnote 29: As Sergeant-at-Law he ought to have been resident in London, but the King gave him "dispensation" that he might return to Ireland.] Y^{r} lett^{r} written at Cavan the |13 of Julij Last I receyude the 28 of August. I am gladde to heare of yo^{r} [illegible] & wysh yo^{r} seruice & successe therein may be aunswerable to yo^{r} owne expectations & best hopes. You maye haue comfort that you serue so gracious a soueraigne, so religious & replete w^{th} all Royall virtues, and so redy & wyllinge to acknowledge & remunerate the services & dueties of his meanest servantes farre beyonde their desertes. I doubt not but yo^{r} diligence & care will be such as wyll be very acceptable to his Ma^{tie}. In the Discourse w^{ch} you haue sent me, I fynde not only a very lovinge respcte w^{ch} you have towardes me (for w^{ch} I owe you heartie thankes). But also a very wyse & judicious obseruacon of the state of this wasted kingdome & the condicon of the people. God staye his hande from further afflictinge them. They haue alreadye fealte the scourge of Warre & oppresion & now are vnder the grevous scourge of famine & pestilence. God gyue them his grace and make them imprest as true Christians ought. To become truly Religious towarde God, Loyall and faythfull to their Soueraigne, constantly obedient to his lawes & to the effecting thereof. I euer wysh & praye that they may haue religious virtuous & godly magistrates sette ouer them. To yo^{r} selfe I wish all happines, and wherein you shall haue occasion to vse mee, you shall alwayes finde me redy & wyllinge to stande you in the best stede I can. And so w^{th} my very swete comendacons I comitt you to the Almightye. And rest yo^{r} very assured Loving frende T. ELLESMERE, Canc. At[torn]feile 9 Septembris 1604. To the right wo^{r} my very Loving frende, Sr. John Davis Knight, his Ma^{ties} Solict. generall in his Realme of Ireland.[30] A few years later--1608--one Letter in full--like all our MSS., now for the first time printed,--from the Lord Deputy--the noble Chichester--must suffice as a specimen of many kindred. [Footnote 30: Carte MSS. ff. 315-6.] Noble Mr. Attornie, Since your departure hence I haue received two ioynt letters from you, and Sr. James Ley, and one from your selfe alone, for w^{ch} I am not your debter vnlesse it be in the matter, w^{ch} I confesse bringes more life w^{th} it comming freshe out of the stoorehouse of neewes and noveltie, for I have written as manie and more vnto you both.