Received William Maurice's letter and the token. Has informed Sir Thomas Chamberleyn and the rest of the Council of William Maurice's commendations; they return the same. As for William Maurice's matter mentioned in the letter, has required the bill of Mr Harry Pryce, the counsellor, to whom it was entered from the office to peruse, and perceives that the matter is so bad that they have much ado to make a good bill. Therefore, according to the order and rule of the court, they must have time to peruse it and make it as perfect as they can. William Maurice's request for a dedimus potestatem shall be fulfilled; told the Council in the garden on Monday evening that the plaintiff's counsel kept William Maurice's bill to peruse and that John Lloyd could not have it until they had done so, and that William Maurice is employed on the King's affairs and that his being at home was uncertain in respect of his occasions. Therefore requested that William Maurice might have a commission for him and his servants to take their answers at home, retrievable on 29 Aug., the first day of the next appearance. When John Lloyd has the bill, this shall be moved and on John Lloyd's credit assuredly granted, without paying a penny costs if possible. Told Sir Francis Eure that the sheriff of Merionethshire was sick and in great extremity, and that if he thought good, William Maurice thought best to begin the sessions in Anglesey. He answered that he had two days before sent directions that he would begin in Merionethshire and must therefore do so. The President will be at Ludlow tonight or tomorrow; diverse of his people came tonight. Is credibly informed that he will not come to Anglesey, Caernarfonshire or Merionethshire at this time, but will go only to Montgomeryshire with the judges, who begin their circuits on 6 July. The bearer has left with John Lloyd 10s. in silver besides the token in the letter, to be disbursed for William Maurice as required. What remains undisbursed, if any, which John Lloyd does not know until he sees the bill, shall be ready to be defrayed by John Lloyd at the next appearance. Since William Maurice had named no commissioners to take his answer and to swear him, John Lloyd has taken the names of Owen Thomas Owen and Mores ap John ap Mores, gent's, to do so. In making the certificate, let the commissioners be careful that they mention that they have taken of William Maurice and the rest of the defendants perfect and direct answer in writing upon their corporal oaths, for John Lloyd has [had] great hindrance and inconvenience [has] fallen to many when commissioners in like matters have forgotten to mention in their certificate that they had taken the defendants' answers upon their corporal oaths, which is the only point to be certified. Knows the gentlemen aforenamed will perform the same and can rather give John Lloyd directions, but must remember William Maurice. Postscript: William Maurice may get any counsellor he prefers to draw his answer and the rest, and after drawing it up, may let one or both swear him and the others upon the answers and certify. Afterwards the commission must be delivered by the commissioners or one of them to a messenger who will bring it to Ludlow that day or the next, for he must be sworn that he received it from one or both of the commissioners. William Maurice will receive the commission, if not before, at the sessions for Caernarfonshire, from one Mr Thomas Jones, one of the clerks of the court and servant in livery to Sir Francis Eure, chief justice of the assizes.