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me hear further what can be done herein. You might send to Killingworth for 
them Juylle on Sonday night or Monday at furthest. I hope you have made the 
provision of spice for me and have had the offycers of the howsehold to help, 
who promysed me all at the Q. Matis pryce. And by cause my L. Keeper wylbe 
with me this next weke I pray you send down with speed some such spyce as ys 
nedeful for all other matters agaynst my chefest day. 
I have no mystrust of your care of such things as ys to be sent thether. I 
have geven this berer xii! to buy Tryfles withall for fyer works and such like. 
When he hath provyded his stuff, cause yt to be safely sent hereafter for that I 
have appointed him after iiij or v days to go to Killingworth for a bankating 
howse that must be made. I have no leysure as you may see by my hast. Yf 
I forgett that you may judge meet to be thought on for thys present, I referr yt to 
your further order. So fare you well Anthony, in much hast, this xvj of July. 
y'. loving m*. 
R, LeycEstEs.” 
To my loving Servant 
Anthony Foster with 
speed.” 
Aetters Patent of Edtvard the LSourth, 
CREATING THE CHANCELLORSHIP OF THE ORDER OF THE GARTER, AND 
APPOINTING RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, BISHOP OF SALISBURY, AS FIRST 
CHANCELLOR. 
A.D. 1476. 
[Communicated by James Hussry, Esq., and extracted from a 
confirmation by King Edward VI., in the first year of his reign, of 
the several charters of liberties granted to the Bishop, preserved in 
the Muniment Room of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of 
the City of New Sarum, by permission of the Mayor and the Town 
Clerk.] 
“‘Tnspeximus Literas patentes Domini Edwardi nuper Regis Angliz quarti 
factas in hee verba. 
Edward par la grace de Dieu Roy d’angletere et de ffraunce, et Seigneur 
Hirland a toutz ceulx qui ces patentes verront ou orront salut. Come entre 
le offices de nostre ordre de la gartiere Il ny ait nul office de Chauncelleir par les 
