By the Rev. W. Gilchrist Clark, M.A. 299 



fidelite, diligens, and good wyll, trewly to accomplysche yo' pleasure shall never 

 want in me, nor in my harte, nor bodye, to doo you servyce in all thyngs and at 

 all tymes knowyng my self unable therunto. But please you of yo' goodnes to 

 accept me. And as towchyng my triumphaunte and sumtuous usage pretendyd un 

 to you in sumtuous and gaye apparell and otherwyse, suerly I knowe no sucbe. 

 For I have used (beyng your mynyster) myself no other wyse then I dyd before 

 in apparell, and weere no garment but that I have worne in London these ij 

 yeres, and ware when I was last ther. Whiche I thowght in as mocbe as by 

 your meanys I had of the Kyng whiche ys an owld gowng of velvet, I thowght I 

 culd not were yt at any tyme better then in hys gracys servyce and yours, 

 whyche yf I had knowen had greved any honest man wherby you shuld a ben 

 dyscontentyd I wolde a ben sory to a woorne yt, but no thyng ys doon to soo 

 good a ende but sycophauntts and calumniators wyll take y t yll, and chieffly in me 

 whom they wold be glad to bryng out of your mastershyps favor, but I shall 

 desyre you as I dyd ever, to take me as ye fynde me, and put no mystrust in 

 me, untyll ye have occasyon whiche shall never be in me worthely by the grace 

 of God. And w' suche sober and gentyll meanys as I am well assured no man 

 have cause to saye the contrary (the trewthe knowen) and behavyng my self 

 w'owt any rygor or any extremyte tyll any man (as knowethe God Who see me 

 at every tyme and in every place. And as I wold yo' mastership dyd) secludyng 

 all respects and affections or pryvate lucre which I take God to recorde I dyd 

 never use in thys matter, nor yet in no other publicke functyon intendyd ever 

 to doo, and all thowgh your mastership lysensyd me by your letter to geve 

 lybertye to the heddys, yet I never used yt but gave them lysans to seew to you 

 for lysans to goo forthe, nor intend not to doo, and I shall wyshe that every 

 man that serve you intendyd as hertely reformation as I doo, and to doo you 

 trew and dylygent servyce as you and God shall and maye judge of o' mynds 

 and deds. Then shuld you not have gret nede to care whom you put in trust in 

 thys matter. And yet I certefye you agen ther ys no honest man that wyll 

 complayne of my pretendyd lordly cowntynaunce nor rygorows dealyng led or 

 mytygate by any respecte, whiche God knowe I never used ne wyll, as ye shall 

 well perceyve at our next metyng, wher and then you shall knowe falsehoode 

 from trewthe, whiche I pray God ye ever maye. And iff you had towld me or 

 please you to send me a letter how you wold have me to apparell my self, I wold 

 be glad to accomplysche your mynde in that as in all other thynge. And thus 

 Ihn send you long lyfe to hys pleasure and thaccomplyshement of your moost 

 gentyll herts desyre, knowlegyng my self unable to be your mynystre at any 

 tyme, but of your goodnes, more then in any qualyte in me, yet trustyng never 

 to geve you any occasyon to be ware whom you shall put in trust, but rather an 

 example to them that you put in trust to serve God and you iustely and trewly. 

 Wherfor I desyre you to consydre that I have and ever shall have a more inward 

 and deper respecte to yo"^ trewe & stedfast harte toward me the[n] any offyce 

 that even you shall put me For I wyll ever be yours assured as well in thoffice 

 and w*owte thoffyce as shall please you, yet shall I never geve you occasyon to 

 the contrary, 



"At Thabby of Warden the xvjth daye of Octobre. 



" Y"" ever assureyt Thomas Legh, D.L." 

 " Veritas liberabit." 



