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            <superscription hand="George Talbot, sixth earl of Shrewsbury">
                To my wyfe<lb/>
                the cou<dip_expan>n</dip_expan>tes of<lb/>
                Shrewsbury
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            <note hand="archivist" type="Later editorial note">
                George Talbot 6<sup>th</sup> Earl of Shrewsbury – April 24 1561<lb/>
                chosen one of the Knights of the Garter. In II Elizabeth he had the<lb/>
                custordy of Mary Queen of Scotland, and on January 116 1571-2<lb/>
                made Lo<del>d</del>rd High Steward of England &amp; afterwards Earl Marshal<lb/>
                of England – see on page 23 – Vol 3 Collins’s Peerage <symbol/><lb/>
                died Nov 10 1590 <symbol/> Buried at Sheffield <symbol/>
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            My none I p<dip_expan>er</dip_expan>seve by gylbard<dip_expan>e</dip_expan>s lettar<lb/>
            that his ij lytelones you wyll nott suffar<lb/>
            to cum from you because of my daughtar<dip_expan>e</dip_expan>s<lb/>
            gonge to buxtons till <del>there</del> <add>her</add> Retorne Agen<lb/>
            &amp; that you fynde yo<expan>u</expan><sup>r</sup> celfe trobelyd w<expan>i</expan><sup>th</sup> pene<lb/>
            in yo<expan>u</expan><sup>r</sup> hedde &amp; stomake wyche I Am sory<lb/>
            to here &amp; thynke it longe cynse I saw<lb/>
            you/ &amp; because I Am in hope Apon m<expan>aste</expan><sup>r</sup><lb/>
            walsenghams lettar I shall have leve<lb/>
            to cum vppe to the court I <del>have</del> mynd to<lb/>
            send baldwen &amp; Thomas crowche vpp to<lb/>
            London of tuesday mornynge by me suche<lb/>
            thyng<dip_expan>e</dip_expan>s as offer forse I muste be constrened to<lb/>
            have Agenst my com<dip_expan>m</dip_expan>yng vppe &amp; if hav<illeg type="right edge" content="e"/><lb/>
            sarves to com<dip_expan>m</dip_expan>ande them they shalbe Redy t<illeg type="right edge"/><lb/>
            it/ so longenge to here from you &amp; hop<illeg type="right edge" content="e"/><lb/>
            you doo I wysth you as to my celfe th<illeg type="right edge" content="is"/><lb/>
            sunday late At nyght<lb/>
            
            <subscription hand="George Talbot, sixth earl of Shrewsbury" place="right">
                yo<expan>u</expan><sup>r</sup> fethefull <del>husb</del><lb/>
                husband<lb/>
            
                <signature hand="George Talbot, sixth earl of Shrewsbury" place="right">
                    G Shrewsbury<lb/>
                    <flourish/>
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            <note hand="archivist" type="Later editorial note" place="middle">
                George Talbot Earl<lb/>
                of Shrewsbury
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            <note hand="archivist" type="Later editorial note">
                6<sup>th</sup><lb/>
                see over leaf<lb/>
                <illeg content="Elizabeth"/><lb/>
                <illeg/>
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