By the Rev. W. Gilchrist Clark, 3I.A. 



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rede in a selle of his in Yrelonde, no hardier hawkes cane be as he saith. Thus 

 pray God to sende yowe as well to fare as your hert desierith. From Bathe 



lis Monday by your assuride poire preste and servant 

 "Ye shall recevea bowke of our lades miracles well able to mache the Canterberis 



lilies, such a bowke of dreines as ye never sawe wiche I founde in the librarie. 



"Rychakde Layton. 



" If 3 T e tary with the Kynge's grace viii. dais, we shall dispache all t he bowses 

 fore recietede. 



" Calamo velocissimo" 



Again, he writes from Bristol, August 24th : — - 1 



" Pleasit your mastershipe to understonde, that yesternyght late we came from 

 Grlassynburie to Bristowe to Saint Austins, whereas we begyn this mornyng, 

 intending this day to dispache bothe this howse here, being but xiiij. chanons, 

 md also the Gawntes, wheras be iiij. or v. By this bringar, my servant, I sende 

 7 owe relyqwis, fyrste, two flowres wrappede in white and blake sarcenet, that 

 one Christynmas evyn hora ipsa qua Christus natus fuerat will spring and 

 jburgen and bere blossoms quod expertum este, saith the prior off Maden 

 ;Bradeley ; ye shall also receve a bage of reliquis, wherein ye shall se strangeis 

 fchynges, as shall appere by the scripture, as, Godes cote, Our Lades Smoke, 

 iParte of Godes supper in cena Domini, Pars petre super qua natus erat Jesus 

 \in Bethelem. belyke there is in Bethelem plentie of stones and sum quarrie, 

 iand makith ther mangierres off stone. The scripture of evere thyng shall declare 

 | yowe all : and all thes of Maden Bradeley, whereas is an holy father prior, and 

 hath but vj. children, and but one dowghter mariede yet of the goodes of the 



monastrie, trysting shortly to mary the reste 



"I send yowe also our Lades gyrdell of Bruton, rede silke, wiche is a solemne 

 'reliquie sent to women travelyng, wiche shall not miscarie in partu. I sende 

 lyowe also Mare Magdalen's girdell, and that is wrappyde and coveride with 

 ! white, sent also with gret reverence to women traveling wiche girdell Matilda 

 j thempresse, fownder of Ferley, gave unto them, as saith the holy father of Ferley. 

 I have crosses of silver and golde, sum wiche I sende yow not now bycause I 

 have mo that shalbe delivered me this nyght by the prior of Maden Bradeley 

 ) hymself. To morow erly in the mornyng I shall bring yow the reste, when I 

 j have recevide all and perchaunce I shall fynde sumthyng here. In casse ye depart 

 i this day, hit may please yowe to sende me worde by this bringer, my servant, 

 ; wiche way I shall repaire after yowe. Witham the Chartarhowse hath professide 

 and done althynges accordyng as I shall declare yow at large tomorowe erly. 

 j At Bruton and Glasenburie there is no thing notable ; the brethren be so strait 

 1 keppide that they cannot offende, but faine they wolde if they myght, as they 

 I confesse, and so the faute is not in them. From Sainte Austines withoute 

 ! Bristowe, this saint Bartilmews day, at iiij. of the cloke in the mornyng, by 

 : the spedy hande of your moste assurede poir preste, 



" Rychakde Layton." 



1 Letters and Papers, ix„ 168. 



