To my Lady.
Good maddam and my most honourable good Lady and mother,
I and my wyfe are most bounden to your Honourable Ladyship and through
your goodness and bownty, We ar lyke to keepe the meryar
Chrystemas, Whearin never day shall passe, that we wyll not
have a dutyfull remembrance to your Ladyship God send your Honor
many a Healthfull and merry Chrystemas, and well to all your
Ladyship's wysheeth well too, which we knowe ys to all good folkes. In these
Troblesome tymes next Goddes and the Kynges, yf my servyce, any
Wayes may be lykynge, yt shall be due to your Honourable Ladyship And
thus With most dutyfull thankes; We pray to God for your Ladyship's
longe and prosperus healthe longe to contynew. With desyre of your
Honourable blessynge. Tutbery. the vjth of December. 1605
Your Ladyshyps humble and
obedyent Soonne
Henry Cavendysshe