County: Surrey
Code: D4014
Reference: Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives: DCc-ChAnt/M/269
Text: Letter
Brother Prıor J recōmaund me vnto you · And so ıt ıs that ıt hatħ
pleased the kyngꝭ good grace at my sute and hu~ble petícíon · to
pardone twayne of the ıııȷ men that shuld be put yn execucōn
now at Canterbury · wherapon J [...] wryten at thıs tyme vnto
the Shíref desıryng hym · accordyng to the kıngꝭ mynde and
pleasır yn that behalf to delyvr vnto you souche twayn of
thaym as ye shall <·> chose and [...] wherfor J pray you to
name and take vnto you souche twayn of thaym as haue done
leste offence vnto the kyng yn thys behalf and wher ye
thenk moost accordyng that pıtıe be shewed yn thıs case · after
yo dıscrecōn · apon souche knowlege as ye can hastely gett / And
that ‸ ye do saluely ‸ to be kept the saıd ıȷ ꝑsones by you so chosen and named
Tıll ye know my Further mynde ın that behalf · From
Lamehıtħ the fırst day of Decembre ·
[signed: your brother .
[Latin: · Jo · Carlıs . Cantua] ⸫]
[dorse]To my brother the Prıor of
Crıstꝭchurche yn Canterbury ·