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somes of moneye as I am yndebted to 
the kyngs highnes favorably to be res- 
pited, though [ canot in this, nor in 
ether your manylold benefits, condignly 
sake recompensation, yet the littie that 
i maye to the utinost of my pore possi- 
bilitye my unfayned endeavor shal not 
fayle faythefully to pfine. Concernynge 
your lordships letres, addressed for the 
taper of Hlaverfurde West, ere the 
receyte of them I had done reformacon, 
and openly detected the abuse therof; 
all pties which before tyme repugned 
penitentiy reconcyled. 
“ But sythen I chaunced upon 
taper of most great credyte and of more 
shameful detestacon, called our ladyes 
taper of Cardigan, which I haue sente 
here to your lordship with convenyent 
mstructyons of that develish delusyon. 
For where I admonished the canons of 
Sainte Davyds, accordinge to the kyngs 
instructions in no wyse to set forth fayned 
religues for to alture people to super- 
sticion, neither to advance the vayne 
observacons of unnecessary holy dayes, 
abrogated by the kings supreme autho- 
Filye, at Sainte Davids daye the people 
wilfully solemnized the feast; then re- 
ligues were set forth, which I caused to 
be sequestered and taken away, detayning 
them in my custody untill I may be ad- 
vertised of your lerdship’s pleasure. The 
parcels of the reliques are these: two 
heedes of syluer plate, enclosinge two 
rotten skulies stuffed with putrified 
elowtes.. Item: two arme bones, and a 
worm eaten booke couered with syluer 
plate. Of the canons showinge negli- 
gence towarde the prefermente of Gods 
word, and what ungodly disguysed ser- 
mone was preached in the cathedrall 
ehurche in the feest of Innocents last 
passed, they being present with an au- 
ditory of 1) or iy bundred psons, tls 
bearer a mynister of the same church 
shall forder declare, hauynge pte of the 
said sermone In wrytinge apparente to 
be showed, Forthermore, though i 
myght seme more presumptuous then 
neadeth tou moue any sute for the trans- 
lacion of the see from Samte Daivds to 
Kermerddyn, yet my goud lorde the 
juste equytye thereof and expedyente 
utilytie ensorceth me so to presume, 
consyderinge that a better deade fur the 
comen wealth and dew reformacon of the 
whoe mysordered dyocesse cannot be 
purposed as well for the preferremente 
of Gods word, as for the abolyshinge of 
all antichristian suspicion, and therein 
another 
Exiracts from the Portfolio of a Afan of Letters. [May As 
the kyngs supreme maiestie to be amply- 
fed with the universall comodityé of his 
graces subjects there reseaunte, an- 
noyenge nop with discomoditye excepte — 
pehaunce foure or fyve prsons wili sur-. 
myse their pryvate pleasor to be anoyed 
in pfytinge the comon wealth. 
** And the cause ptlye that moueth me 
thus with imtortunitye to be urgente in 
my sute ys the over sumptuous expences 
that the canons haue incrysed in reedi- 
fyenze the body of theyre cathedrall 
chureh, which ere it be fully fyreshed 
will utterly consume the small residew 
ot the church treasure’ remayninge in 
their custody, without any proftable 
effecte savinge to nourish clatteringe 
coiventycles of barbarous rurall psons: 
the defermed habitacons of the pore 
collegyans in such beggerly ruyae and 
so wretchedly decayed that honestye 
will abhoorre to beholde them, which to 
remedy, pleaseth the kyngs hyglines of © 
his gracious bountye to graunt the grey 
freres place at Kermerddyn, where his 
moste noble pgenitor and graundefather 
lyeth honorably enticred, lycensynge the 
see thydder to be translated, which (his 
grace pleasor condescendinge) maye be 
pformed without any chargeable difficul- 
tie. And not only the pore collegyans, 
but also the canons residéntaryes, myght 
be there: pleasantly enkabited with ha- 
bundant pvision of all necessarie com- 
moditie, continually hauinge opportune 
occasion toe pfite the kyngs subjects, 
whereas at St. Davids lurking in a de- 
solate corner, they that be best mynded 
can do veraye litle good in case they 
wold, sauyinge to themselues. And con- 
cernynge the freres, that they nether 
shuld be agreeved with any piudice, I 
dowte not but under the kyngs-hyghnes 
favor of soch pterrements as I haue of 
his grace, sufficiently to pvyde for evry 
one Of them that shall be founde an able 
mynister of Christes church in com. 
petenie lernynge and honest conversacon, 
Moreouer, the sayde towne of Ker- 
merddyn beinge the most frequented 
place and indifferently situate in the 
myddle of the dyocesse, I myght thene, 
(and God willinge so 1 wolde) settle my 
contynuall consistory assisted with lerned 
psous, maynteynenge a free gramer scole 
with a dayly lecture of holy scripture, 
whereby God’s honor principaily pre- 
ferred, the Welsh rudenes decreasynge, 
christian cyvilitye may be introduced, to © 
the famous renowne of the kynges sus 
premycye, whose princely maiestye Al- —~ 
i 1 
mightye 
