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The Manor of Alderton 3rd edition
1.6
Transcription of a letter from Thomas Gore, dated 19 th September 1681, to
Archbishop Sancroft bound into the back of the volume of the elder Thomas’s
“An alphabet in Blazon “ held in the British Library (see fn 46). This
transcription had obviously been published, but where is not noted, and this
remains unknown. Given the location of the transcript it is thought likely that
the person who included it might have considered that this was a letter from
Thomas Gore the antiquarian, but the dates make it clear which Thomas Gore
was the author, namely the Antiquarian’s son.
The letter is endorsed “Mr Thomas Gore for Mr. Tomlinson”
May it please your Grace –
that it has been so long since I payd my duty in waiting upon your grace (to
whom I am much obliged for your great and signal respect and favour towards
me) was only occasioned by the many great and weighty affairs with this year I
have been invironed, by reason n the office of sheriff, which my gracious
Soevreign was pleased to impose on me; but as soon as I shall be discharged
thereof (which according to ancient custom cannot be farr off), I live in hopes
to give myself the honour and satisfaction of kissing your Grace's hand, and
then, in a more ample manner than now, express how much I am your Grace's
servant. The gentleman who humbly presents this paper unto yuor Grace is my
kninsman, for whom I have a very great respect - a very honest and sober
person, a true Nathaniel, in whom there is no guile, a true son of the Church of
England, a very loyal subject to his Pnnce, one who ever had and yet retains a
great zeal for his Majestie service. If, therefore, your Grace (so great an
encourager of loyalty and all laudable practices) would be pleasd to vouchsafe
to use your authourity and interest (which is very considerable) hereby he
might atttain some office and serve the king, and better support himself and
his family it would, not only forever ooblige himself, but also him who esteems it
his greatest honour to bear the title of my Lord, your grace's most humble and
obedient servant Thomas Gore
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1.7 Will of Lewis Bretherton W&SHC 254/4
This will has recently (2011) been conserved but is in poor condition with parts missing entirely and
some text indecipherable. [ ] indicates part of the page and text missing, ? indicates a missing
word if on its own and uncertainty about the correctness of the transcribed word if placed at the
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