the Rev. Canon Jackson. 



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(yff you too agree in all other thyngs) your maiestyes perswasyons by mouthe 

 scball take greater effycacy, Ytt ys no good reason in my opynyon, that 

 becawse we feare an yll, (as that ys the most that I cane make off ytt) that 

 therfor we sehuld enter in to a certene myschyfe ; off late tyme ytt dede appere 

 howe greatlye your peple were off your hyenesse maryage. wyche i am suer 

 dothe rather increce than decaye : yff thys than sehuld not take place, what 

 present hope ys ther off enye other, as delay e off your maiestye's maryage yS 

 allmost an undoyng to your realme, so ys not marryyng within a reasonable 

 tyme an utter overthrower and subverter off the same, w* the destructyon off 

 all us and our posterytyes, that doe beare to your majestye most dutyfull and 

 faytheful hartes. Thus muche i thowght good to wryte, in accomplyschment 

 off your hyenesse oomandyment. most humblye besychyng your maiestye off 

 pardon yff enye thyng herein schall seme more rasche than well consyderyd. 

 And so most humblye take my leve prayng to God, that you may long reyne 

 over us, and leave yssue off your most royal body, that thys power realme be 

 not dryven to trye new tytles. from norwyche thys 15 off november 1567 

 your maiestyes most humble 



and obedyent subieot 



Norfolk. 



[addressed] 

 To the quenes most 

 excellent majestye." 



1. " Thomas Howard 4tfA Duke of Norfolk to Sir John Thynne. 



Sir John Thynne. For your gentell Remembraunce I most heartely 

 thancke you, the more for that they be the ferst I hadd theis yere savinge one 

 Lanner * and I thought to have hadd good store but I was dysapoynted everye 

 waye So that I am nowe duble to thanke you not only in this, but alwayes 

 for your good will towards me, And I woold bee glad I could anye wayes have 

 occasion to pleasure you agayne, which assure yourself I will be as Redye to 

 doo as for any Frend T have. Thus with my hertie com. I bydd you Farewell. 

 From my house at Stepney this xixth of Julye A 0 1563 



Yors assueredly 



N ORFOLKE. 



To my very Friend 



S r . John Thynne Knyght." 



2. The same to the same. 



" Mr. Thynne. After my harty comendations. I received suche plesure by 

 the haukes you sent me the last yere that I can not forget to give you my harty 

 thankes for the same and wishe I might in lyke sort plesure you. and because 

 I am occasioned to be a contry man, and seke waies to recreate my selfe in 

 passing away the tyme as well as I can, I do now hartelie desire you to bestowe 

 a cast of hawkes upon me, such as whan tyme shall come you shall thynk mete 

 for me. Wherein I surelie shall receve moche comfort, and be as redy to 



• A Lanner Hawk, 



