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Cavendish

Syr all thoughte I haue no mater of ymportance werewi^thall now to trbyll you. yet wyll I not suffer eny knowen messenger to pase wi^thout my latters of sonday I made ane ende of my longe foulle Iourney/ by the way I wos many tymes yn mynde to haue restode. for my horcus wos not well habyll to passe thoro the touffe myre waye wi^th the leter/ I haue escapyed one of my fettys synes my comynge whome and dowte not yn shorte tyme to recouer my helthe. yf amounste you I haue no wronge offerede me yn my absence/ yf any seche matter happon I trouste you wyll so for se for me that yet shall not be hurtefoull to me nor myne/ to declare vnto you how I founde my poore howse yn all thynges dysorderede were to meche to trobyll you wi^thall. but for the good order and clyndelynes of yet I dare compare yet wi^th any en wi^thyn thys reyme. I trousse mayster hyde wyll kepe hys aponntode day wi^th me. and by hym I trouste to here frome you. my lady and my frende maystrys eynes. I unto whome I pray you that I may be comaundode and so wi^th my mouste harty thankes for the frenchepe that I haue resauyed as at your handes. wyll sease trobelynge you frome Chattysworth the xv of march your as I am maney wayes bowden/ Elyzabeth Cauendyssh 247 Initial version