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To my verie good
lord. the L.ord Padget.
The contesse of Shreswesbury.
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After my verie harty commendations./ good my L.ord wheras your
L.ordship and other the Quenes Iustices shall have the
hearing and determening of an offence to the lawe, for
the deathe of a man by the great misfortune of one
Robinson my servant/ I am in his behalfe, de standing
at theis assyses in Stafford vpon tryall of lyfe
most ernestly to crave your L.ordship’s favour towardes him, according
to the true evidence alredy brought before the Coroner
by men indifferent: and the same I trust is to be geven
againe at the foresaid tyme before your LLordships. Truly
my L.ord I would gladly do the pore man good in this
case: and therfore trust your L.ordship will the rather at my
request stand his good Lorde./ Wherin I shall
thinke myselfe greatly behoulden, and wishe it
in me to requyte suche your L.ordship’s favour/ And
thus leaving eny further to troble your Lordship do take
my leave xxixth Sheffield the xxixth of Marche
./
your .L.ordship’s assuryed frend
EShrouesbury
my L.ord Padget
PAG IV/9
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Initial release version, September 2013