File Clenennau letters and papers 187 [RESTRICTED ACCESS] - W[illiam] Thomas, Caernarvon, to his father-in-law William Maurice, esq., London,

Understands he was put out of the commission of peace for John Roberts's outlawry. Hoped William Maurice had satisfied David Roberts and kept the process which was once in his custody, which, if not returned, could not be certified over to the Lord Keeper against William Thomas. There remains now no way but to confer with David Roberts, who has come to William Maurice, and for William Maurice to use his credit with him on William Thomas's behalf, which he does not doubt can accomplish more than £20. Let William Maurice pay him the interest until Michaelmas and then rely on William Thomas's credit; promises to pay it then. Meanwhile, because William Thomas's credit depends on it, let him pay David Roberts from his or William Maurice's money, if no other way will do. Will stand to it and keep William Maurice harmless; David Roberts should acknowledge payment which William Thomas expects he will do at William Maurice's instance if William Maurice showed him William Thomas's letter. David Roberts would, if asked, do more for William Thomas than lend him £20; William Thomas says 'bona fide' without flattery, that he may use William Thomas far beyond that mark, poor as he is. Upon their love, this is how William Maurice must deal with him for the credit's sake. He knows how careful William Thomas was when it was not a matter of credit. William Maurice must do this, as he loves William Thomas; if the worst came to the worst, William Maurice knows his loss and William Thomas believes that for his good William Maurice would spend more than £20. William Maurice must pay David Roberts and see William Thomas put in commission again, and not inform Lady Warwick of any outlawry which he knows William Maurice is too discreet to do so. Refers the matter to William Maurice's discretion; knows William Maurice will do for him as he would for William Maurice in the latter's absence.