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1579

The Erle of Shrowsbury to my L.ord The tenantes of Ashford. X 967 My very good Lord as I Am lothe to trobell your Lordship wi^th Any brablyng mattares. so wold you take it vnfrendly if whan Any thynge of Importans hap me I forbere to crave at you^r handes those frendly you Arre wyllenge to doo./ there is sarten lewde & persuns coppy holdares in Amanare of my wyfes called Asford wi^thin this counte of Darbe that beinge bo boldened wi^th the favore my tenantes ha of gloss hadde lately At the courte & there Retorne wi^thoutte ponesmente. dare & doo presumme to perswade th members to Ioyne wi^th them in complentes & exclamacy to hur ma.jes^te Rathare sekenge hur majes^te vnquyete thereby than Apon Any Iust cause At All & where sum of them of late made petecion to me for Redresse of there supposed grefe & I apoynted this daye to here there grefes wyche I dyd wi^th promes that my celfe wold this weke see the plase where they suppose wronge to be. & gyve ordare if cause were for Reformasyon to there Resonabell contentemente. & yett nottwi^thstandenge sum offe them as I Am Informed cett towardes the courte wi^th commplents to her ma.jes^tie wherefore good my to A the lyke presumsyons & Inconveyences maye grow thereby. Lett me have you^r nobell frendly favore towardes the ponesment of those bade persvns of Asford woh now complene Agenst my wyfe & wi^th no Reson can be satesfyed & helden At home & yett doo nott I seke to hyde or kepe from you^r knolege any wronge or extremyte can they can Immagen my wyfe hath done to them/ but wold nott have her majes^te trobled wi^th any complents./ out of thes partes where All is quyett but these few lewde persuns. if therefor you^r Lordship wi^th sum my Lords & othare of the counsell wyll take the penes to the cause of there complentes & what can be sayd one my wyfes behalf thervnto or if they be nott therwi^th conten to compell them to seke there Remede in sum hur majes^tes court where they beste lyke & yett nott to escape wi^thout ponesmente due for there prosumsyon. this is my Requeste to you^r Lordship & to my LLords of othares of the councell one my wyfes behalfe/ that it may be sum tarrore to the lyke offendares & so Refarrenge vs holy to you^r Lordship's frendly consyderacyon I take my leve of you^r good Lordship wi^th my wifes most harty commendasions Chatsworth xxij of Iune 1579 You^r Lordship's evare Assured G Shrewsbury Good my lorde yt shall falle out yn proffe that thoyes at asshorde whych conplene haue nether wronge att all nor are preuyudysed by me any wayes I desyre nothynge more then the truthe may apeare to your .L.ordship and the reste of the lordes of har magystyes consell my only feare ys leste har magystye shulde be trobeled wi^th ther complentes wherof as of all the reste that apertenes to me your .L.ordship wyll hau as frendly care as I cane wysshe and therfor leuynge my sone forder to ynforme your .L.ordship therof I take my leaue of your good .L.ordship wi^th my moste harty comendacyon to my good lady burley and my lady of oxforde your .L.ordship's moste assuryed louynge frends EShrouesbury 967x Initial version