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To my Lady
She was 3d Daughter of S.ir William Cavendish
& Eliz:abeth his wife afterwards Countess of
Shrewsbury, & married to Gilb.ert E.arl of
Shrewsbury, Son to her Husband by his
first wife
a Curious letter
X.d.428
(118)
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My duty most humbly remembered with like
humbel thankes for your la:dyship’s fayre and well
wrought Armen which god willing which god willing
I will kepe as a gret Iuel both in respect of
your la:dyship and of her from hom your la:dyship had
it ther can nothing be wrought in metell with
mor life; I am very glad to here that your la:dyship's
helth is beter and that the payn in your
hepe declineth. I will dayly pray that your
la:dyship's health and all other trew comfortes may
increse, yesterday the Queen remoued to her
howes at thebales and of swa of friday com
seuen nightes the K:ing the Queen and my lo:rd Chamber==layn doth god willing cresin the letell
infant at Arandall howes, the Cresining
must be at whit hall, I am sure your la:dyship hath
hard long ere this from arandal howes wher
I thanke god all is well but sume payne
in my hed hath kept me from thence thes
3 or 4 dayes my lo:rd of Arandall is at thebals
which my lo:rd of Salesbury doth not other wayes
youse as his own then my lo:rd Lumlay hath
doune nonsuch sence his exchang with the
Queen which your la:dyship will imagin will gretly leson
both his care and his charge at so agayn with
my prayers for your la:dyship's most hapi long life
and most humbel desire of your la:dyship's dayly
blesing to me and mine I humbly
take my leue this vij viij of July
your la:dyship's most humbell
and obedint daughter
Ma: Shrowsbury
the Ermen was as well brought vp: as was posibell it shall
li by my daughter of arandall the day of the cresning
but no longer
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Initial release version, September 2013