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 God's pleasure, I pray him to semi this King's grace, of one thyng I make you 

 matter slmilly to a good end, and then full pronies to bo assewryd to have yf, 

 I trust, my lord, to recompense part of and that is my harty love unflaynydly 

 your great pains. In the wiiich, I dewering my lyf. And being fi»lly de- 

 must require you., in the mean time, to termynd with God's grace never to 

 accept my good will in the sfead of the change thys porpes, I make an end of 

 power, the which must proceed partly thys my reude and trewe meanyd letter, 

 Irom \()ii, as our fiord knoweth, to praying ower Lord to send you moclie 



whom I beseecl) to send you long life, 

 with continuance in honor. Written 

 with the hand of lier that is most bound 

 to be yourhumijlcand obedient servant, 

 Anne Boleyn. 

 Harleian Miscellany, p. 148. 



LETTEU XX. 



To CarclitMl Wolsey. 

 My Lord 



incrcse of honer with long lyfe. Wryttcn 

 with the hand of iier that besychys your 

 Grace to except this letter as prosydyng 

 from one that is most bownde to be 

 "Your humble and obedycnt servant, 

 Anne EouEYN. 

 letter xxi. 

 My Lord, 

 In my most humble wise, I thank 



After my most humble recommcnda- your Grace for the gyft of thys benefice 



tions, this sliall be to give unto your 

 Grace, as I am mostboutid, my humble 

 thanks for the gret paynand travell that 

 your Grace doth take, in stcwdyeng by 

 your wysdorae and gret dylygens howo 

 to bryng to pas honerahly the gretyst 



for Master Barlo, how beliit this sland- 

 etli to non eflecte, for it is made for Ton- 

 bridge, and I could have it (if your 

 pleasure was so) for Sondridge; for 

 Tonbrige is in my Lord my fatiier's 

 ift, hi avowson tiiat he hath, and it is 



weltli that is possybic to com to any not yet void. I do trost tiiat your 



creator iyvyng, and in esi)ecyall reineni- 

 bryng howo wrecchyd and unwortliy I 

 am in comparyng to liis Highnes. And 

 for you I do knowe myself never to have 

 descrvyd by my desertys that you shuld 



Grace will graunt him Snndrig, and 

 considering the payne tiiat he hutii 

 taken, I do tliynkc that it shall be verie 

 well bestovyd, and in so doing I reckon 

 myself mociie bounde to your Grace, 



take this gret payne for me, yet dayly of For all those that have taken pain in the 



your goodness I do perceyve by all my King's matter, it will be my daily study 



ffrends. And though that I hade not to iniagin all the waies that I can devyso 



knowledge by them, the dayly profl'e of to do tlicm servis and pleasur. And 



your dcds doth declare your words and thus I make an ende, sendyng you again 



wrytyng toward me to be (rcwe. Now tiie letter that you sent me, thankyng 



good my Lord your dyscressyon may your Grace most humbly for the paync 



consydcr as yet howc lytle it is in my that you take for to wryte to me, as- 



power to recompence you, but all oiiely 

 with my good wyi, the wliiclic I asscvvcr 

 you tiiat after this matter is brought to 

 pas, you shall (ind me as I am bownd in 

 the mcane tym to owe you my scrvyse; 

 and then looke what th>ng in this world 

 I can iuimagi'u to do you pleasor in, you 

 shall lynd me Ihe gladdyst woman in the 

 worcld to do )t. And next unto the 



surmge you, tliat next the Kinge's 

 letter there is nothinge that can rejoice 

 me so moche. With the hande of her 

 tiiat is moste bounde to be, your most 

 humble and obedient servant, 



Anne Boleyn. 

 My Lord, I bcsyche your Giase with 

 all my hart, to remember the Parson of 

 Honey lane for my sake shortly. 



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