188° Wulfhali and the Seymours. 
account, no man can so well declare as youcan. The Quene’s highnes is well 
pleased to let us have presently such lands as are in her grace’s hands, but as 
yet though we have no full gyft of recompence for lands exchanged and don 
away, yet have we a promise thereof at many theire hands. Thus praying your 
earnest and speedy help herein, with my comendacions to your Ladye, I bid ye 
most hartly ffarewell from London, this xi.th of November, 1553. 
I wolld gladly knowe that you have pasede welle your Jorneye, w™ I dyd fere 
moche beyenge so weke as yow were at your gowenge from London. 
Yowr lovynge frynd, 
ANNE SOMERSET. 
[Address] 
To my lovyng frende, 
Syr Jhon Thyn, Knyte. 
3.—THe Same TO THE SAME: ABOUT PURCHASING FOR HER SON THE 
Lease oF BEDwyN TITHEs. 
1554. July 24. After my hartey comendacions with lyke thanckes for that 
ye wrot unto me on my sonnes behalf concerning the tytle of gevyng the 
benyfice, these shalbe to advertise you that forasmoche as presently the Lease of 
Bedwyn ys to be sold, and divers in the contrey ernest to buy the same: and 
agayne understanding how necessary the thyng ys for my sonnes house at 
Woolfall, I have thought good to prove such friendship as any waise I am able 
to mak to borrow the money for a yere or two, according as the parties be able 
and willing to spare yt, And herein amongst others yf you for your part might 
spare to send the some of xl or C£ towards the purchase hereof, you shold be 
repayde the same at such tyme as ye will appoynt. I could at the first have had 
yt for four hundred pounds, and syne so many do seke yt, some by purchase and 
some by year, that with much a doo can I get yt for 5 hundred pounds, and yet 
have I made great friendship therein. And so much have I concluded to geve 
him, w* somme yf I can bryng him altogether afore Michaelmas I shall take 
the profetts of this yere. And therefore I pray you let me forthwith have 
answer what ye may do herein to th’end I myght go forward therafter. Farther, 
If ye know any others about ye which beare so moch good wyll to me and my 
sonne as wold lend for any the tymes aforesayd or for half a yere, rather they 
fayll eyther £xx a peace or more according to theyre habylytie, looke what order 
ye take with them, God wyllyng, yt shalbe performed, and with thancks to you 
and them, and any requytall of such plesure as shall lye in my power. And so 
with my comendaeions to my Lady Thynne I byd ye most hartely farewell. 
From Shene this xxiiij of July1554. 
As for myne owne state of lyvyng the Judges have grawnted me to chose eyther 
Joynter or dower at myne electyon so that the stay of going through therwith 
restyth for lacke of th’attorney & sollycytors beyng at the Court where the one 
of them ys dayly looked for. 
Your assured loveng frynd, 
ANNE SOMERSET. 
[Address] 
_ To my veary Loving frend 
8", John Thyne, Knyght. 
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