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To the Quenes most excellent ma[jes]ty

In most humble wise Complayninge showeth and informeth yo[u] ma[jes]ties yo[u]r highnes true faythfull and obediente Subiect Thomas Whitney servant to the right worshippfull S[i]r James Whitney knight That [folded] r Vaughahn of kynerdsly in yo[u]r highnes County of Heref[or]d gentleman beinge a very malicious contentious and disorderely p[er]son that of long tyme w[i]thout any cause or occasion to him geven or offerred borne __ortall malic[folded] hatred to the s[ai]d [torn] S[i]r James Whitney and yo[u]r ma[jes]ties said subject and all other the servante and wellwillers of the said S[i]r James Whitney practisinge and p[ro]vokinge from tyme to tyme all wayes him mean___ possible both directly and indirectly[torn] to disturbe molest vex and trouble them by wrongefull sute Quarell and braules [folded] and if ability and opportunitie had served to mischief spoile and willfully to murder them as it may evidently appere by the sund[torn] unlawfull attempte and overt arte by the said Roger Vaughan of Late tyme put in ___ _____ where one Richard Roe late servant to the said S[i]r James Whitney was uppon necessary occasion of Business at the Citie of Heref[or]d withe said [torn] of Heref[or]d aboute five yeres past the said Roger Vaughan havinge a ____ & dagger in his hande of a malicious mynd and p[ro]pensed malice borne to the said S[i]r James Whitney then and there made an assault and affray uppon the said Richar[torn] Rod? beinge in gode peace and yo[u]r ma[jes]ties and would then have slayne him if by the p[re]sent ayde of yo[u]r ma[jes]ties Subiecte he had not bin defended and Resendd? and when the said Roger Vaughan could not p[re]vayle in that lewed and wic[torn] arthe procured and Roger Lies a very light and desp[er]ate p[er]son beinge his servant to geve the Like attempt w[hi]ch _iest about fower yeres past at Cardesly in the said County picked a quarell w[i]th the said Richard Roe attem[torn] the said S[i]r James Whitney then takinge the viewe of the Musters of Du's yo[u]r ma[jes]ties subiect in those p[ar]tes by vert__ [folded] Com[m]ission to him in that behalf directed and would then p[ar]ntly have fought w[i]th the said Richard [folded] Rod? meaninge to have slain him if some of yo[u]r ma[jes]ties subiectes had not then s_ayed him from the same / Howe be it afterward [folded] rement of the said Roger Vaughan p[ro]cedinge on w[i]th a murderinge mind assemblinge sent himselfe Roger Lowyd and Ievan Griffith two other of the S[er]vantes of the said Roger Vaughan the said t_ief havinge a Maynepicke Lowys a sword & dagger & [folded] picke staf in visious and disordered man[ner] at Clifford in the said County about October in the xxth yere of yo[u]r ma[jes]ties most gracious raigne not havinge the feare of god before theire eyes nor regardinge theire duty to yo[u]r ma[jes]ty nor fearinge the p_____ of ___ highnes Lawes Lay in awayte for the said Richard Roe and then and there made a true__ assault and affray uppon him and grevously wounded and murdered him for w[hi]ch murder the said Roger Lies_ was app[re]hended and _____ Gaole in the said County and after _____ the Justice of Ossises and Gaole Delivery of the said County a bill of Indictment was p[re]served against him for the said murder albeit there was direct and suspicious evidence geven to the greate enquest there to endicte him of the said murder yet by the unlawfullmeanes and travell of the said Roger Vaughan he was endicted but of manslaughter, and he beinge there uppon arrainded before the said Justice of Assise and Gaole deliv[er]y there unto pleaded not giltie uppon w[hi]ch plea an Issue beinge Joyned a Jury w__ impanelled tried and sworne for triall of the same, who by sinister practizes v[er]sed by the said Roger Vaughan and by reason that the said Roger Vaughan