To the Right honorable my
verie good frend Sir
Robert Cecyll knight
principall Secretary
to her Majestie/
1601
Countess of Shrewsbury Dowager
to my Master
Good Master Secretarye, I pray you beare with me for being so
troblesome to you, I must Contynewe my former suit, that yt may
please you to afforde your honorable and good favoure to my sonnes
according to Iustice and equitye in their Cause, which dependeth before you
and others, by her Majesties Comission for Confirmacion of patentes, wherin
you shall greatly binde me to you: And so praying god to graunt you
long and happie health I take my leave., ffrom Hardwick the xxviij
of Aprill. 1601./
yours euer assured to my litle power
EShrouesbury