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LETTER LXXXIII.

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KING HENRY THE EIGHTH TO THE EARL OF SURREY.

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6    Right trusty and right welbiloved Cousin we grete
7you wel; and have receyved your Lettres bearing
8date the iij^de. and iiij^th. dayes of this instant moneth,
9the first mencyonyng the siege laide by the Duke of
10Albany unto the Castel of Werke with the assaulte
11geven unto the same, and the valiant defence therof
12by Sir William Lisle capitain of that place; and how,
13upon knowledge geven to the said Duke that ye with
14our hole armye was coming to the rescue, he shamefully
15and cowardly removed his siege and fled, but to
16what place ye then knewe not. By the ij^de. Lettre apperith
17upon the reaporte of the Priores of Calstreme
18howe that on Tuesday at nyght last past about mydnyzt
19the said Duke being then at Eccles informed
20that our armye passed the Ryver after hym, removed
21from thens, toke his ordenance away, and is clerely
22departed; the truthe wherof ye doubted not to be advertised
23from diverse wayes by the next daye: at
24whiche tyme uppon the more knowledge had, ye wolde
25assemble al the noble men to divise and determyne
26what ye and they sholde further do, desiring that after

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27the Duks army skaled, we in consideration of your
28desease and seknes wolde discharge you, geving you
29licence to retourne: and thinking the lord Dacres
30aswel for his strenght as experience in those parties
31most mete to take the charge of offyce of wardyn til
32suche tyme as that we shal appoint som other therunto;
33and finally requiryng that bothe money and
34our lettres of Thanks may be sent, as in the said lettres
35is conteyned more at large. As herunto we signifie
36unto you, like as thancked be almyzty God, thise
37newes be right good, comfortable, and honorable unto
38us and this our Realme; so they be and shalbe unto
39the said Duke of Albany's perpetual reproche, shame,
40and losse of reputacion bothe in Fraunce, Scotland,
41and elliswhere, and to the no little abashement and
42discorage of the Frenche King, besids the alienation
43percase of the mynds of the Lords of Scotland more
44facily then afore from the faction of France unto our
45devotion. And for the grete travaile, labor, studie,
46payn, and diligence by you with al effect right actively,
47valiauntly, and with perfite corage, discrecion,
48and good conduyte taken and used by many substancial,
49discrete, and politique wayes for resistence of the
50said Duke of Albany, with deliberation and intent to
51have geven hym bataile in cace he durst have abyden
52the same we geve unto you our most cordial and
53herty thanks; assuring you that amongst many your
54high and notable service done unto us, we shal have

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55this in our contynual and perfite remembrance to your
56weale, exaltation, honor, and profite as your merits
57and deserts condignely and worthely do requyre.
58Praying you also to geve on our behalf special thanks
59unto all the lords, capitains, and other whiche to their
60grete payn and travaile have right towardly, benivolently,
61and conformably served us under you in this
62Jorney, for whose more corage and comforte, we at
63this tyme sende suche lettres of thanks as ye desire.
64    Over this we having tendre respect unto your helthe
65and comfort, have resolved and determyned that upon
66advertisement receyved from you of skaling of the
67said duks armye, and aunswer therupon geven unto
68you, with ordre for establishing of suche garnisons and
69other direction to be taken there as for the suretie and
70weale of that countrey shalbe thought expedient, ye
71shal then have our Lettres of discharge of your office
72there and retorne unto us accordingly; being myndyd
73according to your advice and opynyon that our right
74trusty counsaillor the Lorde Dacres whom we thinke
75most mete and able therfor, shal exercise also th'office
76of Wardeyn of our Est and Myddel Marches for a
77season, to whom we shall then with our lettres sende
78sufficient commyssion accordingly. Having no doubte
79but that by suche direction as our most entierly
80welbeloved counsaillour the Lord Legate Cardinal
81Archebisshop of Yorke and our Chauncelor hathe

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82advertised you, ye be before this tyme sufficiently furnished
83of money for defraying of that our Armye as
84shal appertayn. Yeven under our Signet at our manor
85of Woodstok the xij^th. day of November.
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LETTER LXXXIV.

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KING HENRY THE EIGHTH TO THE CITIZENS OF LONDON, ON
93THEIR NEGLECTING TO PROVIDE HORSES FOR THE CARRIAGE
94OF HIS WINES AND PROVISIONS.

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97    Trusty and welbiloved we grete you wele. Signifieng
98unto you it is shewed unto us that albeit our
99welbiloved servant Edward Vaux, oon of the purveyors
100of our wynes, hath been with you sundry tymes in our
101name to cause provision to be made for cariage of our
102wynes from that our Citie of London, for th'expenses
103of our Household, into these parties: yet neverthelesse
104ye have litle regarded the said provision, as it
105is sayed, wherebywherby we be destitute of suche wynes as
106we wold have here: of the which your demeanur
107herin we cannot a litle mervaile: wherfor we advertise
108you of the same, willing and commaunding you that

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109whansoever any our Surveyors either for Wynes or
110other stuf, from hensforth, shall reasorte unto you in
111our name for provision of cariage of the same hither
112or elliswhere where it shall fortune us to be, ye will
113effectually endevoir yourself for the qwyk expedicion
114therof, without any failing as ye entende to please us.
115Yeven under our Signet at our Monasterie of Abendon
116the xj^th. day of Aprill.