'' Most humbly besekith unto yo^ gracieux highnesse yo' cotidian oratoures y^ Prior
and y* Covent of Duresme of yo' fundacion, that wheras the quene late called Quene
Margarett, borowed of your said Oratoures cccc tnarc' agaynst their good will by might



* * lAUra ^eelm Caneellario AngH^»
** Moit reTerent noble and my iinguler goode Lord, I recommende me unto your goode Lord-*
tbipp of my mott haroble wi^e, thanking you for yo' goode grace sbewid to me at all tymet in
all my neds, beseking you of yo' gracieux continuaunce. And in e»peciall of yo*' goode beipe for
y« goode ipede of y« bill yat I put up to tbe lOng'g beghnette when he was at Duresme, wbarof
I sende you a copy by my brotnir (monk) dan Thomas Cale : tbe wbilk can enforme your Xior^
1 hipp of y* grete costs and loise that our bouse hath hade oi late, whereby we ar of unpower to
ber O^ cbargs as we wer wont, and we ar in dispayr to recover our goods and to be of power at
we wer, but only yat my trist and comfortb is in you chefely and my Lords your bretnien, and
my good Ladis, my ladyyof moder, my Lady Fitzhew and my Lady Stanley, and m^ goode Lord
Faucombrig^ my Lord Fitzbew and my Lord Stanley, by y* meanes of whome I trute our lyege
Lord the King will be inclyned to grace to graunt me myn asking. For what ^ma be toke ms




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