Sir Henry Savile to William Plumpton

241 Sir Henry Savile to William Plumpton, 8 November [1544] (No. 32,
        p. 213)

Cossin Plompton,^a I recomend me to you, and as I perceue by my son
Robart servant, ye say ye will com over and hunt with me. And it
please you so to do, ye shall be as hertyly welcome as any man that
cam heare of a good space. Ye shall se your arrow fly and your
grayhound run, and all thos that comes with you, winter and somer,
when it please you to come, as long as I liue.

     As for the other matter, I pas not a litle of it. I haue yet waide it
with my councill, and as ye shall know at our meting, as I am informed,
and as I take it, thear ar many dowts by yt. When I speak with you I
will hide nothing from you in this then in no other cause. When ye
intend to come, let me know what time, [p. 214] or els ye may hape^b
neither to haue me then nor my son at home; but my wife ye shal be
sur to find, & she will send som with you that shall let you se both rid
and fallow, if ye will take the paine. I haue killed a hind or tow of
late, & they ar very fatt this yeare, both in the woods at Tankersley¹
and in my gardin at Thornehill. I think ye weare never yet in no
grownd of mine, and I never say no man naye. Therfore the faut is in
you and not in me: ye may amend the faut when it pleas you.

     The cause of my sending of my servant at this time is this: he
informes me that in your countrie thear is a man that can kill otters
very well; wherfor I haue sent him to git him to me for a weke. I asure
you they do me exceding much harme at diuers places, and especiall
at Woodkirk & Thornhill, & lyes in small becks. My folks se them dayly
and I can not kill them: my hownds be not vsed to them. From Sothill
the 8 of November.

By your asured kinsman     Henry Savill knt

     After the making herof, or it was sealed, cam my son home from
London. Of Wedsday came my lord of Norfock² to the court. The
Spanish duke is gon; the earle of Hertfort,³ the bishop of Winchester,⁴
with the French ambasador⁵ is gon to the emporer;⁶ the duke of Sufolk,⁷
with other remaines at Calisse. The Frenchmen that wear of sea [. . .]^c
<ar> gon to Depe haven, and the Inglish men ar of the sea, but the
cold weather [. . .]^d <will> sufer no man long to continew of the water.
As conserning news of Scotland, giue credence to this bearrer.⁸ This is
my owne hand.^e

Endorsed (p. 213): To my cossin Plompton of Plompton this be deliuered

     ^a Marginal note: 32 letter by Henry S.

     ^b Marginal note, as above, but the page is torn.

     ^c by deleted.

     ^d An illegible word deleted.

     ^e Marginal note. Copied 16 June, Friday.

     ¹ South of Dewsbury in the West Riding.

     ² Thomas Howard, 3rd duke of Norfolk (d. 1554).

     ³ Edward Seymour, earl of Hertford, created duke of Somerset 1547, exec. Jan. 1551/2,
GEC.

     ⁴ Stephen Gardiner held the see, 1531–55, HBC, 259.

     ⁵ Claude d’Annebault.

     ⁶ Charles V.

     ⁷ Charles Brandon, duke of Suffolk (d.1545). On 4 Sept. 1544 an army under Norfolk
as captain-general had captured Boulogne, GEC.

     ⁸ On 4 May 1544 Hertford, as lieutenant-general in the North, landed at Newhaven;
he burnt Edinburgh, and laid waste the surrounding countryside before retiring to
Berwick, GEC.

LETTER XXII.

                  To my cossin Plompton of Plompton, this be delivered.

    Cossen Plompton, I recomend me to you, and as I perceive by
my son Robart servant, ye say ye will come over and hunt with
me; and it please you so to do, ye shal be as hertyly welcome as
any man that cam heare of a good space. Ye shall se your arrow
fly and your grayhound run, and all thos that comes with you,
winter and somer, when in please you to come, as long as I live.
As for the other matter, I pas not a litle of it; I have yet waide
it with my councill; and as ye shall know at our meting, as I am
informed, and as I take it, thear ar many dowts by yt. When I
speak with you, I will hide nothing from you in this then in no
other cause. When ye intend to come, let me know what time,
or els ye may hape neither to have me then nor my son at home;
but my wife ye shal be sur to find, and she will send som with
you that shall le you se both rid and fallow, if ye will take the
paine. I have killed a hind or tow of late, and they ar very fatt
this yeare, both in the woods at Tankersley and in my gardin at
Thornehill. I thinke ye weare never yet in no grownd of mine,
and I never say no man naye. Therfore, the faut is in you and
not in me; ye may amend the faut when in please you. The cause
of my sending of my servant at this time, is this; he informes
me that in your countrie thear is a man that can kill otters very
well; wherfor, I have sent him to git him to me for a weke. I
asure you, they do me exceding much harme at divers places, and
especiall at Woodkirk and Thornhill, and lyes in small becks.
My folks se them daly, and I can not kill them; my hownds be
not used to them. From Sothill,a the 8 of November.

                                     By your asured kinsman,
                                                                     HENRY SAVILL, knt.

    After the making herof, or it was sealed, cam my son home from
London. Of  Wedsday came my Lord of Norfockb to the Court.
The Spanish Duke is gon; the earle of Hertfort,c the Bishop of
Winchester,d with the French Imbasodor, is gon to the Emporor;
the Duke of Sufolde with other remaines at Calisse. The French-
men that wear of sea or gon to Depe haven, and the Inglish men
ar of the sea, but the cold weather will sufer no man long to con-
tinue of the water. As conserning news of Scotland, give cre-
dence to this bearrer. This is my owne hand.

    (8 Nov. 1544.)

^a Sir Henry Savill was owner of Soothill in the parish of Deswbury, com. Ebor. in
right of his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Thomas Soothill of Soothill, esq. who
had died 29 Dec. 27 Hen. VIII. 1535.

    ^b Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, attainted in 1546.

    ^c Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, created Duke of Somerset 16 Feb. 1547.

    ^d Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester.

    ^e Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, ob. 1545.