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account, no man can so well declare as you can. The Q,uene's highnes is well 

 pleased to let us have presently such lands as are in her grace's hands, but as 

 yet though we have no full gyft of recompence for lands exchanged and don 

 away, yet have we a promise thereof at many theire hands. Thus praying your 

 earnest and speedy help herein, ^ith my comendacions to your Ladye, I bid ye 

 most hartly ffarewell from London, this xi.th of November, 1553. 



I wolld gladly knowe that you have pasede welle your Jorneye, w ch I dyd fere 

 moche beyenge so weke as yow were at your gowenge from London. 



Yowr lovynge frynd, 



Anne Somerset. 



[Address] 



To my lovyng frende, 

 Syr Jhon Thyn, Knyte. 



3. — The Same to the Same: About purchasing foe her Son the 

 Lease of Bedwyn Tithes. 



1554. July 24. After my hartey comendacions with lyke thanckes for that 

 ye wrot unto me on my sonnes behalf concerning the tytle of gevyng the 

 benyfice, these shalbe to advertise you that forasmoche as presently the Lease of 

 Bedwyn ys to be sold, and divers in the contrey ernest to buy the same : and 

 agayne understanding how necessary the thyng ys for my sonnes house at 

 Woolfall, I have thought good to prove such friendship as any waise I am able 

 to mak to borrow the money for a yere or two, according as the parties be able 

 and willing to spare yt. And herein amongst others yf you for your part might 

 spare to send the some of xl or C£ towards the purchase hereof, you shold be 

 repayde the same at such tyme as ye will appoynt. I could at the first have had 

 yt for four hundred pounds, and syne so many do seke yt, some by purchase and 

 some by year, that with much a doo can I get yt for 5 hundred pounds, and yet 

 have I made great friendship therein. And so much, have I concluded to geve 

 him, w ch somme yf I can bryng him altogether afore Michaelmas I shall take 

 the profetts of this yere. And therefore I pray you let me forthwith have 

 answer what ye may do herein to th'end I myght go forward therafter. Farther, 

 If ye know any others about ye which beare so moch good wyll to me and my 

 sonne as wold lend for any the tymes aforesayd or for half a yere, rather they 

 fayll eyther £xx a peace or more according to theyre habylytie, looke what order 

 ye take with them, God wyllyng, yt shalbe performed, and with thancks to you 

 and them, and any requytall of such plesure as shall lye in my power. And so 

 with my comendacions to my Lady Thynne I byd ye most hartely farewell. 



From Shene this xxiiij of July 1554. 



As for myne owne state of lyvyng the Judges have grawnted me to chose eyther 

 Joynter or dower at myne electyon so that the stay of going through therwith 

 restyth for lacke of th' attorney & sollycytors beyng at the Court where the one 

 of them ys dayly looked for. 



Your assured loveng frynd, 



Anne Somerset. 



[Address] 



To my veary Loving frend 

 S r . John Thyne, Knyght. 



