Trusty  and  welbeloved,  we  greete  you  well.  Understanding
that  the  parsonage  of  Bisshoppe  Burton  in  our  countie  of  York,
belonging  to  you,  is  at  this  present  in  leasse  for  certain  yeeres
yet  unexpired,  and  being  desirous  to  be  gratified  at  your  hand
with  a  leasse  of  the  same  to  be  made  unto  our  self,  yet  not  with-
out such  composicion  unto  you  to  be  yeelded  as  ye  shall  reason-
ably demaunde ;  we  have  bene  pleased  to  write  these  our  own
speciall  letters  unto  you  heerin,  which  we  doubte  not  but  ye  will
so  regarde  as  becomith  you,  and  as  our  expectation  is.  We  doo
therfore  require  yow  that,  assembling  your  selves  forthwith  in
Chapter,  ye  will  make  a  leasse  of  the  abovesaid  parsonage,  with
the  appurtenaunces  therunto  belonging,  as  the  same  are  now
'  holdeii  of  you,  unto  our  self  for  xxxj  yeeres,  to  begyn  imme-
diately after  the  determination  of  the  yeeres  that  remayn  yet
unexpired,  reserving  to  you  and  your  successours  the  yeerly
rents,  under  the  accustomed  covenants.  And  the  same  leasse
in  due  and  sufficient  form  of  lawe  made,  and  confirmid  under
your  common  scale,  we  require  you  to  send  unto  us  by  our  wel-
belovid  servant  Sir  Edward  Hastings  knight,  who  we  have  pur-
posely appointed  to  deale  with  you  heerin,  both  for  a  present
fyne  to  be  yeelded  unto  you,  and  for  a  covenant  allso  to  be  in-
sertid  in  the  leasse,  that  every  xxj  yeeres  tlier  shall  be  given  by
us  and  our  assigne  unto  you  and  your  successours  one  yeere's
rent  for  a  fyne.  Your  conformities  heerunto  we  will  take  in
very  thankfull  parte,  to  be  shewed  toAvard  you  as  fitt  occasion
may  be  therunto  ministred.  Gyven  under  our  Signett  at  our
Mannor  of  Grenewich  the  tenth  day  of  June,  1588,  in  the  thir-
tith  year  of  our  raigne.  Windebank.
