Honor's order I
was paid mine annuitie, being 20 marks by the year. And
after that the same was granted to the said Edward Darcie,
your Lordship did likewise very honorably apporcion how much
thereof should be yearely paid unto me by the said Edward
Darcie, and how much otherwise, according to which
aporcionment the said Edward Darcy paid his part thereof
unto me foure or five yeares, and about six yeares sithence
denyd so to do, urging me with seutes in the Court of
Requests, and in the Honourable Court of Exchequer Chamber,
and at the Common Law. Also for the space of vi yeares now
together seeking by this countenance to oppress me. The said
Robert Arden payeth unto me the porcion of the said annuity
apointed by your Lordship's order, or rather more thereof
than he was charged with by your order, and I have desired
but ye residew of Mr. Darcie. I have had judgment against
him in the Common _Place_, he hath removed the record into
the King's Bench by writ of Error; so yt by injunction out
of the Court of the Exchequer Chamber to entertain time and
delay me til death hath wholy interred my ancient bodie
already more than half in grave, knowing, _Mors solvit
omnia_, by my death my cause wil be remeadiless.

"Be therefore so much, my good Lord, as to take my cause
into your own hands, and for God's sake to end it. I protest
mine adversary hath caused me to spend more then such an
annuity is worth to purchase. Age wold have ease, which is
expedicion in causes of suit and molestacion, and expedicion
in justice is the most Honour that may be; which is no small
part of your Honor's comendacion. Almighty God long preserve
you in all felicity, that this Realm of England may more and
more long take profit of your most wise and grave counsels."

Perhaps on his coming to Longcroft he found the old Arden arms there.
Before the grant to his grand-uncle Robert there had been Ardens in
Yoxall.[434] Certain it is that after that date they appear in Longcroft
Hall and in the parish church. The headship of the family fell to his
heirs in 1643. Simon's son[435] Ambrose[436] married Mary Wedgewood
1588, and died 1624. His son Humphrey[437] married Jane Rowbotham at
Marchington, December 1, 1630. Of his family, Henry married Catherine
Harper, but died without children, November 26, 1676; J