I haue written to the lordes in the behalfe of the howse servitors here, that they maye be remembered vpon the deuysion and plantation of the scheated lands in Ulster. I am discreadited amonge them if they should be forgotten, and sure the plantation woulde be weake w^{th} out them, for they must be the pyllers to support it. Those that shall come from thence wyll not affect it in that kynde as these do, to make it a settlement for them and theirs; and in respect of their wourthier deserts and paynfull labors, and that I haue vpon my promise to speake effectually for them preuayled so farre as to staye them from resortinge thither, w^{ch} they woulde doe in great multitudes if I woulde haue given way to their desire. I wysh that an honorable consideration maye be had of them before the diuision be concluded. I knowe that worke is of great moment and on it dependes much of the prosperitie, and good estate of the whole kingdome. I haue sayd enough to one that vnderstandes so well: And so beinge called vpon sooner then I expected I must end w^{th} the page, but wyll euer be found Your trewe affected friend ARTHUR CHICHESTER. Att Dublyn Castle the 7th of februarie 1608. I send here w^{th} the proceedinge of the Court of Kinges bench in the cause of the Carrolans w^{ch} was violently prosecuted by the l. of Howth. I send them by reason it is thought by the Judges that the Baron will exclaime of their proceedinges here. To my verie wourthie friend Sr John Davis Knight his Ma^{ties} Attornie in the Realme of Irelande.[31] [Footnote 31: Carte, as before, Vol. 62, ff. 313-14.] Two short letters from Bacon--not before printed, having escaped even Mr. Spedding's Argus-eyes--in the same Carte MSS.--show Davies's pleasant relations with his great contemporary. They are as follow:-- (I. Carte MS. Vol. 62, ff. 317-18.) Good Sr Jh. Davies yo^{r} mistaking shall not be imputed to you (for the difference is not much). Yo^{r} gratulacons for my marrige I take kyndly. And as I was all waies delighted w^{th} the fruites of yo^{r} [illegible] so I would be gladde of yo^{r} [illegible] so as you plant not yo^{r} self to[o] farre of[f]. For I had rather you should be a laborer than a plant in that State. You giue me no occasion to wryte longer in that you impart not by yo^{r} l^{rs} any occurrence of y^{rs}. And so w^{th} my very lov^{g} consid^{n} towards you I remayne Yo^{r} assured friend FR. BACON. from Graies Inn, this 26th of Dec. 1606. To my very good Frend Sr Jh. Davis Knt Attorny g'rall to his M. in Ireland. (II. Ibid ff, 328-9.) Mr. Atturny,