After my very hearty commendations to you, Although Her Majesty is now pleased to grant to Mr. Nicholas Brown new letters patents of his lands, and to that end hath written her letters to the Lord Deputy, yet by reason of the Deputy's absence in Ulster, and other the employment of Brown having the conduction of some men to your Lordship his business cannot be so speedily effected at Dublin as need would require, whereby he is like to incur some prejudice if he should lose the fruits of this harvest, and Her Majesty's service receive great hindrance if his castles were possessed by any other, and for that it is known as well to us here, as to your Lordship there, what detriment the poor Gentleman hath already sustained through the defects of his former patent, and the purpose meant for Florence Mc Carty (which now by his manifest misdemeanours is altogether disappointed) I pray your Lordship therefore to take order that he be presently repossessed of all such lands as he was possessed of before this last rebellion, notwithstanding any course taken by Florence against him, and to shew him all other lawful favours for his encouragement to do Her Majesty service, as I know, of yourself you are willing to do, and to hold me
Your very loving and assured friend,
ROBT. CECYLL.This seemeth reasonable to me; but if you know any cause contrary you may use it at your discretion.
August 1601.