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According to the terms of a covenant between them, if any messuage or tenement come out of lease during his life, they should make a joint lease of land in "Harwege" held by Humphrey Willington and Thomas Mumford, whose present lease in now nearing an end. Recommends Mr. William Parker for a lease to be made.

Scope and Contents Address leaf containing on its recto Ferrers's draft reply (L.e.473 (2)). Subscribes the letter: "By yo[u]r poore destresed Sister in Lawe." Thanks him for her last visit in the country, Mr. Parker having willed her to visit him. Had left her husband sick at home and asks his pardon for having returned to her husband without seeing Ferrers. Her husband died ten days after her return, leaving her and her children in "harde estat." Asks him to help them "for...

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On the recto of the integral address leaf of L.e.473 (1). Extends his condolences upon receiving her letter announcing the death of her husband. Will be "content in compassion" to her. Recognizes the "nearnes of blood" of her children and his. Advises her to seek help elsewhere; if she fails he will not be "hard harted" towards her, and he will help her.

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Has learned from her brother Milward that Ferrers wants to meet with her ("and my frendes") about her jointure and the estates she has from her husband. Asks that he write to her in advance about what he in particular requires from her and her friends. Subscribes letter: "your pore systor in lawe."

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Writes as his "lovyng" brother-in-law. Is sorry to hear that his sister is "soore" sick; writes to learn how Ferrers and his sister are faring. Requests that Ferrers have his attorney move that the case in Chancery between him and Anthony Bradbourne be ended.

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Desires him to be his friend. Writes that he was greatly overcharged in the last subsidy from Eddlestow. Requests the breaking of more ground. He has been driven to his "schyftes this yeare": of the money he received from him he brought home but £18, out of which he paid his brother Nicholas. Requests his help.

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Ferrers has written to him, on behalf of Bradbourne's brother Francis, for money. Has sent the money to Ferrers to be paid to his brother.

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Address on verso of leaf. Requests that he lend him a red bull for breeding; offers his own red bull, which "goothe to other growndes aboute me," in its stead.

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Discusses his brother Francis. Asks for Sir Humphrey's advice.

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Discusses the descent of Clareley. Has learned that both Clareley and "the hundred" were given by a king of England to one of Ferrers's ancestors in tail and that the reversion remains in the Crown, with no assurance binding on another generation. Is willing to give to him "the worthe of them."