To the Right honorable Sir Robert
Cecyll knight principall
Secretarie to her
Majestie./
1601
Ianuary
Countess of Shrewsbury the Elder to
my Master
Good Master Secretary, vpon your Comandment & Master vicechamberlaines
my sonne this bearer is come vp to attend your pleasure in some matters
touching Master Thomas Gerrard who hath exhibited a Complaint to
her Majestie supposing some wronges to be offred him by my sonne, but
vpon the hearing of the matter, I doubt not but yt will very
evidently fall out that my sonne hath and yet doth indure many
great wronges, and hath offred him none./ I trust my sonne shall
haue redresse thereof (so honorable persons having the matter before
them)./ Good Master Secretarie I am sorie that I have had
occacion of Late to be so troublesome to you, My hope ys that
by your honorable frendshippe to me and favour to Iustice
myne shalbe righted aswell in this matter of Master Gerrardes as
in the great wronges the Earle of Shrouesbury hath offred them
wherin you haue been too often troubled./ You shall greatly binde me
vnto you in showing your honorable favour to them. And soe
praying god to graunt you longe and happie lyfe I will take
my leaue ffrom Hardwick the xviijth of Ianuary 1602
your euer assured Louing frend
EShrouesbury