A letter from
Earl of Rochester
to
Lord Clifford
, coercing the latter to take part in a forthcoming tilt. The undated letter is
printed in T. D. Whitaker's History ... of Craven,
where it appears between correspondence dated 1611 and
1613.
[p. 365]
To the Ry't H'oble my very good Lo. the lord Clifforde.
My Lord,
The king
will by no meanes dispense w'th your runninge at tilt; and, for my payrt, if I
might advyse you respectinge the state of your father's bussinesse, I would by no
meanes
have you excuse your selfe, for that I am sure would better please your enemies. So,
promissinge to your lo. all rednisse in me to value to his m'ty your cair to do him
honnor and servise at this marriage, I rest your lo. assured friend,
Ro.
Rochester
Bibliography
Whitaker (1878), 2.365