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1570

The Erle of Shrewsbury to my L.ord thankes. X 885 My very good Lord I Am Alas bold to trobell you^r Lordship in All my gret & weyghtys causes & fyndes you^r honorabell delynge every way towardes me & myne to be syche that you holy bynde me to be you^res. My wyfe & I Repose grete truste in you^r Lordship & that by you^r good menes hur Ma.jes^te wyll show hur gracivs goodnes to oure daughtar Lenox & hur lyttell one good my Lord so doo for vs that oure sute may have good end Afore the progresse knoinge you^r Lordship's honorabell mynd so well but to doo hurs & oures good I nede no furthar to presse you^r Lordship/ My Lord I Am to thynke sum vnkynes in you benge Abyldar & hath nede of lede & wyll nott send to me to be your purvay but At mydsemar I wyll have Adosun fothar in Redynes for you to bere out from hull to teboldes/ & my wyfe desyrs you^r Lordship shold end that house as you have begonne so wyschenge to you^r Lordship as to my celf I end wi^th my wyfes most harty commendacyons & myne to you^r Lordship & my Lade your wyfe & my lade of oxford Sheffeld the xiiij of maye 1578// You^r Lordship's most assured fethefull frende G Shrewsbury your .L.ordship ys not only trobeled to moue hur magysty yn the behalfe of my dowter of lenexe and letylone for ther mentenance that by hur Gracyous goodnes the mey haue werwi^th to mentene them selues/ but as I here your .L.ordship hade some what ado to perswade hur magystye beynge offendede that my dowter lay at sente Iames, hur magystye thynkynge yt wos yn some howse he ha my brothe wynfelde hathe hade that howse xv or xvj yere to youse at hys plesure. I cane no more but thanke your .L.ordship and thinke my selfe mouste beould to you your .L.ordship's mouste assured EShrouesbury 887 Initial version