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Too the Ryght
worchoupfull my vary
frende mayster
Syr Iohen thynne
knyghte
my Lady Cav
vltimo marcij
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Cavendish
Syr I shall pray you to acsepe theys fewe. lynes for
that I haue no tyme to wryte at lenghte
mayster hyde cane declare unto you of
all oure prosedynges here. I thanke hym
he hathe taken meche payne to brynge my
dysordered thynges yn to some good order
I shall by hys meanes be habyll so to
youse my tanantes. as I trouste. they. shall
not meche desaue me. I wolde I coulde
parswade you that your neryste waye
to london. were to come by Chattysworth
or elles. that you wolde chouse thys
tyme to go se your lande yn yourke
shyre. yf any ocasyon myght brenge you
hether so that yt were not yll to
you. I wolde be uary glade of yet. and
so I wyssynge unto you yn all thynges as
to my selfe I wyll sease troblynge you
with my crebelynge frome my poore
howse at Chattysworthe the x
laste of marche
yours as I am many
wayes bowden E Cauendyssh
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