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LETTER CLXV.

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7    Ryght worshipfull father, in the most humble manner that I can
8I recommend me to you, and to my lady my mother, and to all
9my brethren and sistren, whom I besech almyghtie God to mayntayne
10and preserve in prosperus health and encrese of worship,
11entyerly requiering you of your daly blessing; letting you wyt
12that I send to you mesuage, be Wryghame of Knarsbrugh, of my
13mynd, and how that he should desire you in my name to send
14for me to come home to you, and as yet I had no answere agane,
15the which desire my lady hath gotten knowledg. Wherfore, she is
16to me more better lady then ever she was before, insomuch that
17she hath promysed me hir good ladyship as long as ever she
18shall lyve; and if she or ye can fynd athing meyter for me in this
19parties or any other, she will helpe to promoote me to the uttermost
20of her puyssaunce. Wherfore, I humbly besech you to be
21so good and kind father unto me as to let me know your pleasure,
22how that ye will have me ordred, as shortly as it shall like you.
23And wryt to my lady, thanking hir good ladyship of hir so loving
24and tender kyndnesse shewed unto me, beseching hir ladyship of
25good contynewance therof. And therfore, I besech you to send a
26servant of yours to my lady and to me, and shew now by your
27fatherly kyndnesse that I am your child; for I have sent you
28dyverse messuages and wryttings, and I had never answere againe.
29Wherfore, yt is thought in this parties, by those persones that list
30better to say ill than good, that ye have litle favor unto me; the
31which error ye may now quench, yf yt will like you to be so
32good and kynd father unto me. Also I besech you to send me a
33fine hatt and some good cloth to make me some kevercheffes.

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34And thus I besech Jesu to have you in his blessed keeping to his
35pleasure, and your harts desire and comforth. Wryten at the
36Hirste, the xviii day of Maye.
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