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To the righte honorable
my verie good Ladie the
Countesse of Shrewsburie
dowager./
Vol.ume 1. p 171
Dugdale in his Baronage says this Dorothy
was D.aughter of Edw.ard Stafford by Mary his
Wife D.aughter of Edw.ard E.arl of Derby & married...
Geroeis of Chadsden.
X.d.428
(120)
168
Righte honorable and my verie good Ladie. I haue
according to the purporte of your honorable letters presented
your La.dyships newe yeres gifte togeather with my Ladie
Arbellas to the Queenes Majestie whoe hathe verie
graciously accepted thereof and takeing an especiall
likeing to that of my Lady Arbellas; it pleased her
Majestie to tell mee that whereas in certaine former
letters of your Ladyships your desire was that her Majestie
would have that respecte th of my La:dy Arbella
that she mighte be carefullie bestowed to her Majesties
good likeing that according to the contente of those
letters her Majestie tould mee that she would be Carefull of her and
withall hathe retorned a token to my La:dy Arbella
which is not so good as I Could wish it nor so
good as her Ladyship deserveth in respecte of the
rarenes of that whiche she sente vnto her Majestie
But I beseeche you good Maddam seing it pleased
her Majestie to saie so muche vnto mee touching her Care
of my La:dy Arbella that your Ladyship will vouchesafe mee
so muche fauour as to keepe it to your selfe not m
making anie other acquainted with it but rather
repose the truste in mee. for to take my opportunitie
for the putting her Majestie in mynde thereof which
I will doe as Carefullie as I Cann. And thus
being alwaies bownd to your Ladyship for your honorable
kindenesses towardes mee I humbly Committ your Ladyship to
the safe protection of Almightie god. ffrom
Westminster this xiijth of Ianuarie
Your Ladyship moste bownden
Dorothie Stafford
109
Initial release version, September 2013