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affove and he sayd Thus yt ys to have to doo wyth syche weake men / Allso 

 Bannester sayd y' he was burdened to have ressayved dyvers letters and bowks 

 from beyond y* see but that he cofessed none / Howbeyt he sayd he thoght that 

 thay cowld not have dryven yt so ferr as thay have done. Thes words of 

 Bannyster I dyd here and so dyd a gerdiner y' wrowght yn y' Qweynes gerden. 

 " Moreover, S^ Henye Persaye and Gudyere hayth had great coferans together 

 both yn y^ day tyms and y' nyghts / Allso my LadyeJ'ersaye was one tyme 

 secretlye browght to S'. Herrye by Mr. Levetenad and so cotenewed one day wyth 

 hyr husband and wythyn ij days after y* she toke hyr yorney ynto ye North. 



" Allso gudyere's Kej^pper whose name ys Gowdge hayth rydne ynto Suffolk 

 and Noi-fEolk dyvers tyms yn great hayst and retomed agayn as he did now 

 laytely and at hys last retorn home Mr. Levetenad semed to dyschai-dge hym 

 forth of hys servis, but yett he weiTethe hys Lyveray and hayth dally recours yn 

 to y^ Tower and yesternyght layt yn y' evenyg y« sayd Gowdge presed to gett so 

 nere as he could unto y waytter syde agayst Gudyers lodgeyng there to have 

 spokene w*. Gudyere and mayd dyvers synes to hym yn so mych as one of y' 

 qweyns gunners whose name ys Geordge Fawkener challenged Gowdge for 

 maykyng syche synes and toknes, but Gowdge asked Fawkener what he had to doo 

 withall ? Fawkener answered y' he had to doo therewith for y' he ys y= qweyns 

 sworn servant and sayd, I tayke not yow to be y' qweyns frend y* mayks syche 

 synes and toknes to hyr enemyse at so unlawfull a tyme, and another lesser man 

 of Mr. Levetenads stode thereby ryddye to have done ye lyke as semed for he 

 dyssyred Fawkener not to say any thyg of hym, syche a like man named Hoklay 

 of layte Keypt th erll of Sowthampton y' w'' Hoklay dyd come w^'yn thes^ij 

 days forth of Suffolk and Northfolk but senst hys comyg home last Mr. Levetenad 

 semes not to softer hym to Keype y' sayd ErU. y* sayd earll and Mr. Hare 

 may have conferanse w' S^ Heniy Persye and Gudyere everye day at ther 

 plesewres. Allso Mr. Hares wyfE and hys men hayth daylly recours to hym and 

 rydes oftne yn to SufEolke and Northfolke and other playces and retorn to ther 



M^ agayn at there plesewres. 



" Moreover Lowdder useth dayly to walk upon y^ Leads above hys Lodgyg 

 and ther he maykes synes and toknes to y^ Buysshop of Eosse wh. bysshop useth 

 dayly to walk yn Mr Levetenads gardidg and lykewyse mayks synes and toknes 

 to Lawdder / and thys have I and others dyvers tyms seyn 



" Allso y= iij day of thys ystat moth my Lo. Lumlay walked upon y' Leads 

 above hys lodgYg opnely, sayd to a presoner yn y^ nether gardyng, I wyll tell 

 Mr. LevetenaH, ye presoner answered, I care not one hallfpenye for Mr. Levetenad. 

 " Thus for y' dyscherdge of my most bowndayn dewtye unto ye qweyns mayesty 

 and to yowr bono" I have presumed to troble your Lo. yn thys rude manner 

 maykyg bowld to send for your L. ServTd Robert Constable on Momlay la.st and 

 wylled hym to declare thes prowd and hanos words of Powell agayst yowr liono% 

 besechyg God y* he and all other trators may have strayte Jvstes accordyg to 

 ther Just dysserts, and for the more tryaU of my dewty and gudwill to bryg to 

 Lyght so mych as hayth lyne yn my power thes layte tresone even from y' 

 begynnyg yt ys not imknowen to ye ryght honorable S^ Francis KnowUs and 

 S'. Wait'. Myldmay besechyg yowi- L. to stad my gud L. y' I may susteyne no 

 dysplesewi-e for thys doyg so I shall dayly as my accostomed man' ys pray for 

 y* qweyns mayestyes pres'vatyon and for th ecrease fellyssetye and honor 



