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To my servaunt
Thomas Bawdewin
7 February 1581
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Bawdewine I haue receiued your lettres and according
to your desire therein haue sent you the Counterpaine
of Whitakers lease the note vnder Master Andersons hand
and the Copie of William Beckwithes Conveyaunce
I sent your lettre to my brother Io:hn Manners who hath
written agein, you shall receiue his lettre herewith/
Blytheman is agreed with all and therefore the
proces sent downe is Lost ffor tharrerages you
write of greyhoundes. I would haue you looke to yt
and to deale with my L.ord Treasorer and so to take
order for yt./ ffor the Conveyaunce for Wildemore
I will send to Richard Cooke but I thinke yt
will be the next terme before you can do any thing
in yt more than is doone// Yf yt shall be thought
good by my Counsell that there shall be any Comissions
of Chosen for Woolland (allthoughe Master Manners dislyketh
thereof,) for Nottinghamshire I thinke I thinke
that ffrauncis Woortley and ffrauncis Leake of of
Darbyshire, Thomas Knyston of Mirraston &
Richard Cooke, S.ir Anthony Gell Master Ralphe Secheverell of Morley of Darbyshire,
ffor Nottingham shire/ Brian Lasselles esquire
Master Dabbescourt, Iustices of peace; Master Mason
Of theis, exepte they dislyke of darbishire men to
be Commissioners I thinke that Master Gell and Master
Secheverell of Morley are the fittest, but yf
they be disliked or exeptions taken agenist them
then you may make choise of two or three of the other
whome you thinke good. And for my offer of
a thousand markes to my Lady Mountegle I neuer
made any such offer neyther meane I to do, but
Let hir take hir thirdes as they shall fall
ffor Master Winters matter looke as well to yt as you can
I haue allready written (as you know) to my L.ord Chancellour
for the stay thereof, p I pray make your retourne
as spedie as you can out of ffraunce, because
you haue begonne in sondry theis Causes I would
haue you to end them (which will lye a
slepe till you Come agein Commend me to my boies
& will them to applie their studies & they shall
want nothinge God blesse them./ Sheffeld
this viijth of ffebruary
Your Lord & Master
George Shrewsbury
I wold have you before
your departure Remembar my sute
yett consyderenge hur majeste
is gone I can nott see how you
can do it/ / / / you must of the money
that you take ordar by my derecsyon to lett
the boyes have Ich of them xli as gyven them
by my wyfes Requeste/ /
I prey god to blesse them bothe
EShrouesbury
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