To the worchipfull fader in god Bisshopn of
Bathe Chaunceller of Englond
Besechen mekely your pouer Chapelleyns the Abbot and Couent of the Abbey of Burtonn vpponn Trent wheche ys of the fundacionn of our souerain lord the kyng and of hys noble progenitours . for as+moche as oon Richard lyng wt other
of hys covyne tenantes to the said Abbot . haue procured theym to be empanelled on questys for the kyng to that entent that they malicyously and wrongfully myghtenn endyte certein of the Couent of the said Abbey / and so malici
ously and wrongfully haue done / and they haue sued for theyre deliuerance and were acquit And notwythstondyng they were acquytte / they swe to endite hem agayne and wil+not sese of theyr~ malice And thus devyne seruice ys
gretely hyndred and your sayd besechers lykkely to be vndone wt-outen your gracious lordshipn / And remedy haue they noon atte the comyn~ lawe by conspyracye for as+moche as they been the enditers wherfore lyke yt to your
gracious lordshipn to consider this mater aforesaid and that yt lyked yowe <hole in the document><wr>ite seuerall wryttes of sub pena direct to the said tenant3 that they myght apere a-fore yowe in the Chauncery atte certeyn day by yowe alymed
and ther-vpponn to be examined why that they vexen your said besechers this wrongfully for the loue of god and in the wey of charite ; <followed by 3 lines in latin>