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Henry of Sckarisbrec, Lieutenant of Conway Cas- 

 tle, to William Venahles of Kinderton, Con- 

 stable of Chester, and Roger Brescy. 



" Ryght worschipful Sirs I comand me to 

 zow lawly, dissyryng euirmore to here of zoure 

 \vorschipe, the whyche I pray to God euyrmore 

 encrese. Worschepful Sirs if hit lyke zow to wete 

 the abot of Conway has send wort to some of the 

 i^odmen of the ton and to me, how that ther arne 

 comyn vi Schippis owte of Fraunce in to Llene 

 w'- wyn and specery ful ladyn. Wherfore, wors- 

 chepful Sirs, wold ze voche saue to send word to 

 my lord or to his consayl therof, if thai wil oght 

 ordayn for horn ; for worschepful Sirs, vs thynke 

 that and thay wer takyn hastyly hit wer grete pro- 

 fyt, in a gret abayschynge to oure enmyes. Wors- 

 chepful Sirs, the Holy Ghost kepe zow in hon's. 

 Wrytyn at Conwey the xxvj day of Feuyrzer. 



Be Henr. of Scharisbrec 

 Leutenant to Sir John of Bolde at Conicay. 



The successes of Owen put the constables of 

 the various castles on the alert, and some histori- 

 cal notices may be gleaned from the following 

 letters," of Reynald of Bayldon, wlio styles him- 



" Ellis' Orif;inal Letters, vol. 1. second series. 



