1. Sir William Wentworth's advice to his son (SC, x1/1, fo. 1r) Anno domini 1604 & 2 of Kinge James.

William Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhus esquyer (Baptized 3 of July 4 of Elizabeth 1562) being neare the age of 45 yeares his advice and councell to Thomas Wentworth his sonne and heire (Baptized 13 April 34 of Elizabeth 1592. 22 yeares old 1604) touching the managing of his priuate estate and affaires; all written with his owne hande.

5. Sir William Wentworth and the earl of Shrewsbury 1597–1612 (SC, xx/82).

A note of some of Sir William Wentworth's duetifull respects and actions touching the Earle of Shrewsbury for 17 or 18 yeres.

1. First the said Sir William during that time suffred the said Earle's kepers and seruants wholie to comaund his grounds and woods wherein time owte of mynde his ancestors haue norished and bred deere. [Margin]loke my lord's letter 1597.

8. Thomas Lord Burghley to Sir William Wentworth (SC, xx/188).

After my verie hartie commendacons, whereas it hath pleased her Maiestie to constitute you high sherife for the Countye of Yorke and that the Clarkship of the Attachmentts in that Cowrte wherof I am President hath bin usuallie conferred upon some such person as the Lord President should recommend to that place; I, not dowbtinge but you will use the same manner of gratificacon toward mee as my predecessors haue receiued and myself obtained from such as haue bin Sheriffes before you, do hartelie praye you to bestowe that office upon my seruant Peter Chapman, whom I haue thought good to name unto you for the execucon of the same under you which I shall both take as an argument of your loue and good affeccon to mee and wilbe readie to requite it as occasion shalbe offered. And so I committ you to God's safe protecconfom Newarke this 27th of Nouember 1601 your very louyng frend, Tho: Burghley. To my verie lovinge freind Willm Wentworth esquire, high Sheriffe for the countie of Yorke.

22. The opening of Parliament 1614; Wentworth to his father (SC, xxi/7).

After my humble duty remembred, desiring your blessing &c, Sir, this day was the first of the Parlament, whear after the oath of supremecy and allegeance administred to the lower house, wee went to hear the king's maiesty's speach which was diuided into three parts: bona animae, bona corporis, bona fortunae. In the first part he spoke sumthings touching the increase of Papists, his maiesties care and watchfullnes to preuent ther increase, but rather by the clearing of sum points as yeat obsqure and the exeqution of that which hath allready been inacted then by more strikter order, bycause that seuerity is soe far from altering men's consciences that itt doth rather confirme them in thear opinions, with the particulars whearof he would lett the house haue notice att more leisure. Under the head of bona corporis he spoke of his royall issue and among the rest, of the prince Palitine his many vertues and the reasons whie his maiesty affected that mache before any other, to witt in regard of his religion; lastly that the electore Palatine and his issue might be made free dinozens.

28. From Cumberland. 12 Feb. 1614 (SC, xx/201).

Sonne Wentworth, your good respect to performe what I desired [in] sending your wife and daughter hither doth give me great content for which I hartely thanke yow and shall ever be ready in any occasion to deserve your love therein and kindnes. I much wished to have had your company with me this journey wherein I would have respected yow as my owne sonne Harry. But in that yow so earnestly alledge the inconveniency that might happen to yow in your absence, I will not further presse yow thereto, being as loath as your owne father to advise any thing that might prejudice yow. I shall long to heare of your father's amendement. I spoke with doctor Deane now as I came, he tells me there is no doubt but he shall shortly be recovered. I pray yow to comend me to him; I have not now more to wryte, but to tell yow that I take great comforte in yow and my daughter your wife as in any. And so I pray God ever to blesse — with my very harty comendacons I bid yow farewell, Your loving — Fr. Cumberland. Skipton castle this xiith of February 1613[4].