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    <bess_letter id="008">        
        
        
        <address_leaf>
            <superscription hand="Grace Cavendish">
                To my Lady
            </superscription>
            
            <note hand="archivist" type="Later editorial note">
                Grace Wife of Hen<dip>:</dip><expan>ry</expan> Cavendish<lb/>
                at y<dip>.</dip><expan>a</expan>t time son &amp; heir to S<dip>.</dip><expan>i</expan><sup>r</sup> W<dip>.</dip><expan>illia</expan><sup>m</sup> Caven<carry_over>=</carry_over>
                dish of Chatsworth who died without<lb/>
                Issue. She was ye 3<dip>.</dip><expan>r</expan><sup>d</sup> &amp; youngest D<dip>.</dip><expan>aughte</expan><sup>r</sup> of<lb/>
                Geo<dip>.</dip><expan>rge</expan> E<expan>arl</expan> of Shrewsbury, by his 1 Wife<lb/>
                Gertrude, D<dip>.</dip><expan>aughte</expan><sup>r</sup> of Tho<expan>mas</expan> Manners E<dip>.</dip><expan>arl</expan><lb/>
                of Rutland.
            </note>
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        <letter_text hand="Grace Cavendish">
            <note hand="archivist" type="Item number">
                X.d.428<lb/>
                (8)
            </note>
            
            <note hand="archivist" type="Old foliation/item number">
                52
            </note>
            
            I most humbly thanke your La<dip>:</dip><expan>dyship</expan> for your leter from M<expan>aste</expan><sup>r</sup><lb/>
            Cavendyssh whych I haue returned by thys berer<lb/>
            it is the greatest comfort can cum to me to hear<lb/>
            he is so well passed so far; of hys <del>so</del> longe and<lb/>
            dangerus iurnay: at the end wher of I trust<lb/>
            in god he is by thys tym; for by anott he left<lb/>
            wyth me at hys goinge of hys days iurnays:<lb/>
            wherin he hath altered but on day as apper<lb/>
            reth by hys letters he was at constantinople<lb/>
            the xx of thys month; from whych I besech;<lb/>
            almyghty god send hym short and safe <del>rt</del><lb/>
            return to your Ladyshyps comfort and myn<lb/>
            chefly; thus most humbly craueinge pardon<lb/>
            for my bould wrytinge thus much vnto your<lb/>
            honor of hys <del>is</del> iurney whych cannot on day<lb/>
            escape me wythout account of hys iurnays<lb/>
            I humbly take my leue wyth lyke desier of<lb/>
            your La<expan>dyship's</expan> dayly blessinge and my prayer<lb/>
            for your La<dip>:</dip><expan>dyship's</expan> helth and comfort from<lb/>
            dowbridge hoult thys 27 of Iune<lb/>
            
            <ss/>
            
            <subscription hand="Grace Cavendish" place="right">
                your la<dip>:</dip><expan>dyship's</expan> most humble<lb/>
                and obedyent daughte<illeg type="right edge" content="r"/><lb/>
                <flourish/><lb/>
            
                <ss/>
                
                <signature hand="Grace Cavendish" place="right">
                    Grace Cavendysshe
                </signature>
            </subscription>
            
            <note hand="archivist" type="Old foliation/item number">
                65
            </note>
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