County: Norfolk
Code: D0855#1
Reference: Norwich, Norfolk Record Office: Norwich Corporation Records, Case 9c/13 (a)
Function: Letter
Ryght hıgħ and mygħty prınce Afte most lowly recōmendaco please yo᷑ hıgħnesse to wıte þat we haue reseyved yo᷑ rıgh noble and
gᷓcıous ꝉres late to vs dırectȝ by þe whıche we haue vnderstande youre seı hıghnesse ıs enforme þt we shulde not be weelwılled ne
frendly vnto Thomas wetherby o whom we shulde desıre to haue suertee of peas wherfore we Sıgnífıe vnto yo᷑ sey hıgħnesse þt
we nother owe hy to the sey Thomas wetherby ‸ non evyl wyỻ frenshıp@ ne ‸ we desıre of hym no suertee of peas but þt he may peasıbly come
and go ınto on the ‸ Cıtee o Norwıcħ and alle othe places wıtħoute troable of vs or ‸ of ony othe ın ou name · And yf ony ꝑsone from thıs tyme
fortħ wolde ‸ of malys laboure Amonges vs the contᷓrıe we wyỻ do oure trewe part and deuoı to lette ıt cese ıt / at youre gᷓcıous comaundement ın suche
forme as we truste to god eumore to stonde vnder þe fauou of yo᷑ good ‸ rıgħt noble and gᷓcıous lordshıpe / whıche god graunte vs Rygħt hıgħ myghty
prınce the holy Trınıte haue you eue ın hıs blyssed gouernaunce wrety At Norwıcħ the xȷ day of Octob
[signed: yo᷑ humble orato᷑ıs and suauntes the
Meyr shırreves and Alderme of Norwıcħ]
[dorse]Ryght hıghí and
[Latin: Respon Suꝑ lıte d ducıs Norf]