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Sollempne Musick
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Enter 2: Heralts wt h gilt spurrs & Gauntlet, a rich Herse wt h 5. pendantes, Armor. plumed Helmet & sword vpon it, The countess & yong Gerard as chefe mourners—then Archibald. Conon Devon, Elidure, Gentleme & servants Howlet buzy Amongst e'm— Heralts Lead the rest in order after the Herce, [a] fflamyns lead it
Gerard.

Sic finis priami so much for the Mourners part, & I think I have
plaid it off handsomly too, for a halfe heire, & why but halfe
an heire, doth my father make a Cot Lamb on me, & bycause
my mother lawe brought me vp by hand, wt h a litle clarifyed
whey may Buds [blancht Allmds] & buttermilke, must she go halfes wt h me in
the whole in heritance? No. His man Howlet

Ta witta woes me out
of a ffarme of 200 per An̄n of the old Rents [too], but I have put
in a Cave, at comon Lawe all ready. And a Civillean has
promisd me wt h a trick of Tertullea, to set both there Rights beside
the Cushion in that Court too: my mother pre tends a great
zeale to turne vestall, & that spark will I blow to a flame &
feed it wt h fuell of fare promise & peace full composition & ether
foole or fright her out of my «in»heritac [OMITTED] [if that]
[faile Ile fyer her out of my Inheritance, by la{we}, Ile make her]
[zeale fry fort else], Ile to [court A bout] it presentlye—worke vpon
that & to court presently

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