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LETTER OF HENRY VII. TO PHILIP OF BURCIUXDY, KING 

 OF CASTILE [15(}(i]. 



(Rendered and ti-anslated by Reverend E. G. Porter, A.M.> 

 Moil boil tilz I il vous de fort bon cueur Je me Recô 

 mande | Jay Receu voz lettres esc/v'ptes de vostre 

 main a buenavente [Benavente] du dernier de Juny et par 

 quelles mespriment ( par le double du dernier trai 

 ctie fait entre vous j et le Roy vostre beaupere 

 J entend de vosfre bonne umoy [umor] et concorde | de 

 quo}' véritablement suys tresioreulx | et me 

 semble que voz amiz vse de tresgrande prudence 

 Et «/apparcoiz bien que \edict traictie est grandement 

 n vostve honneur et loueng-e | espérant que beau 

 cop de meilleurs choses sen ensuyueront en 

 ladic^ueuir | Et Je suys très grandement console de 

 veoir que par vostre sceur et bonne discression vous 

 iiuez mis voz affaires depa/'dela en bonne paci 

 fficac/oii I au gre et contenteme/;t du R03' vostre 

 dit beaupere | et de touz les grands princes et 

 aultres voz subiectz depardela | et en les bien 

 traictant | ce vous donnera toujio;n"s occasion 

 de longuement prospérer ] et de bien en quoi/ 

 myeulx contynuer ] ce que de ma part je de 

 sire singulièrement || Je vo(/s a}' advertez par aultres 

 mes bre/s de la registre qui ma fait nay mes vostve 

 lieuctenanf generall poî^r voz affaires depardeza 

 et les choses que luy ay offert faire en vostre absence 

 poî/r vo(<s complaire et faire plaisir | come a mon 

 bon et cordial filz | Et a tant vo(/s diz adieu que 

 mon bon tilz vous domt ce que vostre cueur desire 

 A Richemont | le xxiii yjur de Juliet de la main 

 de vostve bon frère cousin et bon père 



HENRY REX. 



TRANSLATION. 



My good sou. "With a good heart I recommend myself to you. I have received your letters written 

 in your hand at Benavente of the last of June by wliich they explain to me in double about the last 

 treaty made between you and the king your fatlier-in-lavi-. I hear of your good feeling and concord for 

 which I am very happy, and it seems to me tliat your friends use great prudence and I also perceive 

 tliat the said treaty is greatly to your honour and praise hoping that many better things will follow in 

 the same direction. And I am very greatly consoled to see that by your sure and good discretion you 

 have put your affairs there in good peace to the satisfaction and contentment of the king, your said 

 falher-in-law and of all the great princes and others your subjects there and in treating them well that 

 will give you always occasion long to prosper and what is better continuously which for my part I desire 

 singularly, I have advised you by others of my briefs from the registrar who has named me your lieu- 

 tenant general for your affairs here, and tlie things that may offer themselves to be done in your absence 

 to oblige you and give you pleasure as to my good and cordial son. And now adieu. May my good son 

 give you what your heart desires. 



At Richmond the 23d day of July by the hand of your good brother cousin and good father. 



HENRY REX. 



