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MRS ELIZ. BEAUMONT TO HER HUSBAND.

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4    In my best maner that I cane I recomend me to you, desyryng
5hertly to here of your welefar. Ser, I hafe resayvyd your wrytyngs,
6and persayvys ham verey wele; and also I send George of Mytton
7to the person on the Thurseday afor All Halo day, and ther the

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8person hase grauntyd that I sall hafe a porcion both Eytys and
9the rentall of Hornby. Also he has poyntyd me that I sall not
10com to hym or the morue after Martynmes day, and I cowde not
11cause hym to poynt no soner, for he sayd he cowde not geyt hyt or
12then, and I sall kepe that day with the grace of God and geyt of
13hym all that I cane. Ser, I wold avyse you, and my cosyn John
14Herryngton man be in no ruportejaporteEdition: ruporte, but see Errata of sekenes, to geyt all the
15evydens of hym that ze cane or Ser James com up, for he is purpast
16to com hastly. Also Ser James and the Person of Sladeborne
17thynk that my cosyn John was puseynd, and that his servant was
18hyryd to do hit by my broder Sir Edward, and yf it so be then he
19forfets all. More over I send Netylton for Ser James to mete me
20and speke with me, and he said that he wold com home to me, and
21yf he so do os we leyfe ze sal hafe woord. And as for John Heton
22and Roger Leyner they come not here, zet I send ham a letter by
23Thomas Orscha and I had no word. Agayn also, Ser, ze wryte to
24me for mone, and ze knawe that I cane make no schift or Candylmes,
25bot yf ze think I sall go boro hit of my lord Archbyschop,
26and yf ze will that I so do, send me a byll by the next that ze cane.
27Ser, I sall send Netylton to zou als hastly os I cane. Also, Ser,
28on the Frydday after ze departyd come John Sayville and Ser
29Edward Thirrell ... ... and Ser William Wilkynson, Ser
30Robert Audley, and Ric. Gledylle with Ric ... and ... hafe
31dyscharge hym, and he wold take none ... hym. Also, Ser, I
32pray zou to kepe zou out of all jopertese, and to make myche of
33zour selfe, and the Holy Trenete hafe zou in hys blysyd kepeyng.
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