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 eumore to stonde vnder þe fauou of yo᷑ goodrıgħt noble and gᷓcıous lordshıpe / whıche god graunte vs Rygħt hıgħ  myghty
prınce the holy Trınıte haue you eue ın hıs blyssed gouernaunce wrety At Norwıcħ the xȷ day of Octob
[signed: yo᷑ humble orato᷑ıs and suauntes the
Meyr shırreves and Alderme of Norwıcħ]
[dorse]Ryght hıghí and
[Latin: Respon Suꝑ lıte d ducıs Norf]