By the Rev. W. Gilchrid Clark, M.A. 293 



brede in a selle of his in Yrelonde, no hardier hawkes cane be as he saith. Thus 

 I pray God to sende yowe as well to fare as your hert desierith. From Bathe 

 this Monday by your assurlde poire preste and servant 



" Ye shall receve a bowke of our lades miracles well able to mache the Canterberis 

 tailles, such a bowke of dremes as ye never sawe wiche I founde in the librarie. 



"Rychaede Layton. 



" If ye tary with the Kynge's grace viii. dais, we shall dispache all the bowses 

 afore rccietede. 



" Calamo velocissimo." 



Again, he writes from Bristol, August 24th : — ^ 



" Pleasit your mastershipe to understonde, that yesternyght late we came from 

 Glassynburie to Bi'istowe to Saint Austins, whereas we begyn this mornyng, 

 intending this day to dispache bothe this bowse here, being but xiiij. chanons, 

 and also the Gawntes, wheras be iiij. or v. By this bringar, my servant, I sende 

 yowe relyqwis, fyrste, two flowres wrappede in white and blake sarcenet, that 

 one Christynmas evyn hora ipsa qua Christus natus fuerat will spring and 

 burgen and here blossoms quod expertum este, saith the prior o£B Maden 

 Bradeley ; ye shall also receve a bage of reliquis, wherein ye shall se strangeis 

 thynges, as shall appere by the scripture, as, Godes cote, Our Lades Smoke, 

 Parte of Godes supper in cena Domini, Pars petre super qua natus erat Jesus 

 in Sethelem. belyke there is in Bethelem plentie of stones and sum quarrie, 

 and makith ther mangierres o£E stone. The scripture of evere thyng shall declare 

 yowe all : and all thes of Maden Bradeley, whereas is an holy father prior, and 

 hath but vj. children, and but one dowghter mariede yet of the goodes of the 

 monastrie, trysting shortly to mary the reste 



" I send yowe also our Lades gyrdell of Bruton, rede silke, wiche is a solemne 

 rcliquie sent to women travelyng, wiche shall not miscarie in partu. I sende 

 yowe also Mare Magdalen's girdell, and that is wrappyde and coveride with 

 white, sent also with gret reverence to women traveling wiche girdell Matilda 

 thempresse, fownder of Ferley, gave unto them, as saith the holy father of Ferley. 

 I have crosses of silver and golde, sum wiche I sende yow not now bycause I 

 have mo that shalbe delivered me this nyght by the prior of Maden Bradeley 

 hymself. To morow erly in the mornyng I shall bring yow the reste, when I 

 have recevide all and perchaunce I shall fynde sumtbyng here. In casse ye depart 

 this day, hit may please yowe to sende me worde by this bringer, my servant, 

 wiche way I shall repaire after yowe. Witham the Chartarhowse hath professide 

 and done althynges accordyng as I shall declare yow at large tomorowe erly. 

 At Bruton and Glasenburie there is no thing notable ; the brethren be so strait 

 keppide that they cannot offende, but faine they wolde if they myght, as they 

 confesse, and so the faute is not in them. From Sainte Austines withonte 

 Bristowe, this saint Bartilmews day, at iiij. of the cloke in the mornyng, by 

 the spedy hande of your moste assurede poir preste, 



" Rtchaede Latton." 



* Letters and Papers, ix., 168. 



