County: Lincolnshire
Code: D0288
Reference: Durham University Library, Dean Chapter Muniments: Locellus 25.135
Function: Request
Rygħt trusty and wıthe alle my hert Rıgħt entely welbeloued ın god J grete you oft tymes wele wıthe hooỻ hert / And forasmoche as J am enformed þt for dıuse sıkenesse othur
causes wıche þat ben fallen ƀy þe suffrance o oure creatur, vnto þe pour o Newsted ‸ Senct leoner bısıde Stanfor furst for þe most pleısance vnto oure saıde creatur, secondly
proufıt and welfar, of hıs owne ꝑsone / wıthe gode wılle ıs pourposed to Resıgne þe saıde prıorye vnto dan, Joħn hıs Broþ þt now ıs þe yf so were þt ıt lıked vnto
you as ye ‸ þt ben soueın, and fadur os ın god to amytte and accept hım, þto / þe wıche dan Joħn trewly boþe J wıthe othur lordes ladys and gentıls ın, these ꝑtıes
haue gode love and effeccıo vnto / boþe for hıs fame gode Name and wıse gounance / als wele as for þe sustentacıo and gounance o þe saıde place /
wherfor J pray yow tendurly at þe reuence of me þıs tyme ye wılle graunte þe Resıgnacıo of þe saıde place vnto þe saıde dan, Joħn ıt to Reyoıse as pour
And y ye so do trewly J wılbe gode and tendur lady vnto þat saıde place / And sture and pray alle oþur þat wolle ‸ do for me ın þe same wıse wt owten,
ow any feıntıse And yf ye put ony oþ þın, trewy J wılle not do so moche as J wolde do for þe saıd dan, Joħn / Thıs mate J pray yow to tendre lıke J may
do for yow ony þın ın, tyme Comyn ın case lıke or ın, ony othır wıche trewly J wıldo wıthe alle my hert / That knowes oure lorde God þe wche
yow eu more haue ın hıs kepın / wryten, at Stanfor þe vııȷ day o Auıỻ
[signed: Elıȝabeþ lady Grey]