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Coiiovvey, and two liiuidret in Caernariian, abid- 

 ing there from condilmesse in til the fest of saynt 

 Ph. and Jacob, that the commuyns of Caen'shire 

 woklyn cum to pees, and pae hor duitis to my 

 lord as wel as evir thae diddyn; and zif hit be ta- 

 riet til sumyr hit wil not be solightly, for then the 

 rebell mae lie vvithowte, and so thae mae not 

 nowe. Also 1 have herde my selfe mony of the 

 gentilmen and of the commyns of M'yonnythshire 

 and of Caern'shire swere that al men of the for- 

 saede shirs excepte fowre or five gentilmen and a 

 fewe vacaboundis, woldin faene cum to pees so 

 that Englishemen were lafte in the cuntre for to 

 help to kepe horn from mysdoers, and namely 

 for to cum into the cuntre whil the weddir were 

 colde. And hit semeth to mony men hit were 

 bettyr that suche a cumpany were in the cuntre 

 for to make leve of my lord is dette, and for to 

 take hor wagys of the same dette, then for to lette 

 the rebell haue al. More con J not write at this 

 tyme, but God that is heuen king have zow in his 

 holy kepyng. Writtyn in hast at the ton of Co- 

 nowey, the settirdae nexte aftyr the feste of the 

 Epiphanie. Zor poure servant, 



Reynald of Bayldon, 

 One of the Keeper z of Conoivey. 



