County: Middlesex
Code: D4195#3
Reference: London, London Metropolitan Archives: COL/AD/01/009, fol. 209r-v
Function: Letter




[fol. 209r][line 22]Of Alle erthely Prınces Our most dred souereıgne lıege Lord And noblest Kyng We youre
sımple Offıcers Maır and Aldermen of youre trewe Cıtee of London wıth exhıbıcon of alle maner
subıectıf reuerence and seruısable lowenesse / that may be hadde ın dede or ın Mynde conceyued re⸗
commende vs vnto your most noble and hye Magnıfıcence and excellent Power bısechyng the he⸗
uenly kyng of hıs noble grace and Pıtee that he so wold ıllumíne and extende vpon the trone of yo᷑
kyngly mageste the radyouse bemys of hys bounteuous grace · that the begunnen spede by hys benıg⸗
ne suffraunce and help yn your Chıualrouse persoune fıxed and affermed mowe so be contınued fortħ
and determıned so to hıs plesaunce your worshıp and alle your reumys ꝓffyt that we and alle yo᷑
other lıeges to the desıred presence of your most noble and gracıouse persone fro whıcħ grete dıstan⸗
ce of place longtyme hatħ prıued vs the souner myght approche and vısuelly ꝑceyue to sıngler
confort and sp̄ıal Joye of vs alle Makyng protestacoū our most dred souaıgne lıege Lord and nob⸗
lest kyng that be thıs feruent desıre wıche we han to the bodyly sıght of your most excellent and nob⸗
le persone our entente ıs noght to meve you fro no thıng of your hye worshıp̄ ne to no thyng that
myght be ꝑıỻ to your lond that ye haue put ın obeıssaunce Our most dred souaıgn Lıege Lord
 noblest kynge for as moche as we trust verryly that the kyngly desyre of your ınspıred excellen⸗
ce delıtetħ to here of the welfare of your forsayd Cıte whıcħ your noble and souaıg grace wıtħ
ınnumable prerogatıfs  lıƀalle Fraunchıses hatħ eu vısıted and endowed Lıke ıt vn to your kyng⸗
ly mageste to vnderstonde that eu syn the tyme of your last departyng ıt hath stonde yıt dotħ and
eu shal by the help of oure Lord almygħty ın as gret pees and tranquıllıte as eu ded Cıte ın absence
of hıs most souaıg and excellent lord and for as mocħ most dred souereın lıege lord and noblest kyng
as the hertly desıre of your forsayd Cıte ys as who seıtħ wıtħ an heuenly drynk an ınfusıon so ofte⸗
tymes gladed and refresshıd as ıt heretħ the souaıgn̄ heltħ and prosꝑıte of your most gracıouse 
noble persoune Therfor we mekely bowyng our hertes to for the clernesse of your kyngly mageste
bıseche your hıgħ excellence and excellent hıgħnesse that ıt lyke of the roted gentıllesse and gron⸗
ded grace ın your nobley so to vısyte vs ın assertenyng of your souagn [sic] heltħ and prosperıte  
[fol. 209v]as ıt ys seyd before that we ın defaute of such vısıtacon Languısse not as men from so hıe a gᷓce
sequestred and exıled Our most dred souaıgn̄ lıege lord and noblest kyng we your symple ~~~
offıcers specıally beseche vnto alle the holy company of heuenly knyghthode assembled ın the ~~~
hıe blısse wher as ıs eternal ıoye and non euynesse so be shyne the noble knyghthode ın your cronıcable
excellence appreued that ye mowe ín thıs world vpon vs and alle your other lıeges wıtħ report
of wordly vıctory longe regne and endure and after whan your gracıouse erthely persoune from
your ınward spırıt ys dessolued that ye mowe be brought to for the throne of the hye kynge and ~~~
ther wıtħ heuenly Jerarchıes ın eternel gloríe ꝑpetuelly duelle and abyde wryten at your
forsayd Cıte of londoū the xxıe day of decemƀr  
[column 1]
Au Roy nr tressouuaıg
 tresredoubte seıgnour

[column 2][signed: Your humble Lıeges and sımple Offıcers Rıchard
Merlawe Maır and Aldermen of your Cıte of London]