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To my very frend
Master Secretorie Walsingham
From the Countesse
of Shrewsburie. dated
the 8-of-Februarr
June.
Sc. Q. to Buxton
8 June 1576
8 June 1576
Queen of Scots
79
55
I am Sorye I coulde not speak with you by reason of
my soden departure and to haue yelded moste hartie
thankes for your so frendely dealinge towardes me which
as I can not forgett so do I require you to take this
lettre of thanckes in good parte with assurance of my Lordes
good will & myne as of any frendes you haue if in
any thinge we maye stande you in Steed./
Where her Majesties pleasure ys that the Scottishe
quene shall presently to Buxston I am to require
you to procure a warrant for my .L.ord his dischardge
in that behalfe, because I thincke my word will
not satisfie his L.ordship therin without a sufficient
dischardge./ So with my right hartie Comendacions
I bid you farewell At Leicestr howse this
viijth of Iune 1576
your assuryed louynge
frende EShrouesbury
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