'Richard Calle rode in the morning, and therefore I broke your Letter, if [left] there were any after matter; and I did [ordered] Chriftopher Haufwon (to) go to my Lord of Canterbury to tell him, as your letter rehearsed; and my Lord faid, he had spoken with your man thereof the day before, and if the Bishop of Norwich would not do fo much for him, he is the lefs beholden to him; notwithflanding, he said, he would fave you harmless against John Young; but and ye do well, remember, This Lord have many matters to think on, and if it be forgotten the harm is yours; alfo if the word turn: John Yong will not do at his prayer.

And my 4 Lord Fitzwalter is ridden northwards, and it is faid, in my Lord of Canterbury's houfe, that he hath taken 200 of 5 Andrew Trollop's men. And as for Colt, and Sir James Strangwyfe, and Sir Thomas Pykering, they be taken or elfe dead: the common voice is, that they be dead.

Hopton and Haftyngs be with the Earl of March and were not at the Field.

What word, that ever he have from my Lords that be here, it is well done, and beft for you to fee, that the Country be always ready to come both footmen and horfemen, when they be sent for; for I have heard faid, the farther Lords will be here fooner than men ween, I have heard faid, ere three weeks to an end; and alfo that ye fhould come with more men, and

3 Walter Hart, Bifhop of Norwich.

This must have been fome Action, after the Battle of Wakefield, in which the Queen's Party was beaten.

5 Andrew Trollop, was killed at the battle of Towton, on the 29th of March, 1461, fighting for the House of Lancaster,

cleanlier:

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arayed y anoder man of yowr cwntre xwld for it ly the mor' up on yowr worchyp and tow cheythe yow mor' ner' yan odermen of yat cwntre and alfo ye be mor had in favor w my lords her'. In This cwntre ev'y man is well wyllyng to goo wt my lords here and I hope god xall helpe hem for the pepill in the northe Robbe and fyll and ben apoyntyd to pill all thys cwntre and gyffe a way menys goods and luffiods in all y fowthe cwntre and that wyll ask a myscheffe my lords yt ben her' have as moche as yey may do to kep down all thys Cwntre more than iiij or v schers for yey wold be up on ye men in northe for it ys for ye welle of all y fowthe I pray yow recomawnde me to my moder and y' I prayed her of her blyffyng I pray yow exscwse me to her y' I wryte her no lett' for thys was y now a doo I dar' not p'y yow to recomawnde me to my swit' yowr wyff and ye masenger I trow be fo wyffe he can not doyt ye mwft pay him for hys labor for he taryd all n'yt in thys town for thys lett' wrytyn y xxiij day of Janwar' in hafte wan I was not well at heffe God have in hys keping.

xxiij Jan.

By Clement Palton,

Yowr Brod'.

6 The Queen had informed her Northern Army, that they fhould plunder the Country South of Trent.

cleanlier arrayed than any other man of your Country should; for it lie the more upon your worship, and toucheth you more near than other men of your Country, and alfo ye be more had in favour with my Lords here. In this Country every man is well willing to go with my Lords here, and I hope God fhall help them, for the People in the North rob, and steal, and be "appointed to pill [pillage] all this country, and give away mens Goods and Livelyhoods, in all the South Country, and that will ask a mifchief. My Lords, that be here, have as much as they may do to keep down all this Country, more than four or five fhires, for they would be up on the men in the North, for it is for the weal of all the South. I pray you recommend me to my Mother, and that I prayed her of her bleffing; I pray you excufe me to her, that I write her no letter, for this was enough to do. I dare not pray you to recommend me to my Sifter your wife, and the messenger I trow be fo wife he can not do it. Ye muft pay him for his labour, for he tarried all night in this town for this letter. Written the 23d day of January in hafte, when I was not well at eafe. Goi have (you) in his keeping.

LETLER LJJJ.

To my Reverend Mayfier Thom's 'Danyell Squier for the * Kyngs body be thys L'r delyverd in baft'.

MOST

OST Reu'end Mayfler I recomaund me on to yowr graceus Mayftefchup ever deferyng to her of yowr wurfchupfull uftate the whyche all myghte God mayntayne hyt and encrfe hyt on to hys plefans, Plefyng yow to know of my wellfare and of all yowr men at the makyng of thys l'r we wer in gode hele of body I bleffyd be God.

Mo over Mayfter I fend yow word by Ravly Pykeryng of all maters the whyche I be feche yow yeve hym credens as he wyll enforme yow of all, fo fur I befeche yow in the reu'ens of God that ye wyll enforme owr Sou'ayn Lord the Kyng of all maters, that I fend yow in thys lett' lyke as I have fend a lett' to my Lord Chaunfeler and to all my Lordys by the fayd Pykeryng the whyche lett' I be feche yow that ye take and delyver to my Lord and all my Lordys by yowr awne handys and lete the fayd Pykeryng declare all thyngs as he hath fayn and know'.

Furst

This Letter must have been written in the reign of Henry VI. but in what year I cannot fay; it contains a curious hiftorical Anecdote, greatly to the honour of the Commander of the Ships. Pl. 111. N° 38.

Thomas Daniel, Efq. had a grant of the Conftablefhip of Rising Calle, in Norfolk, dated the 8th of September, 1486, 27 H. VI. he was afterwards made a Knight, and married

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L ETTER LIII.

To my reverend Mafter, Thomas Daniel, Efquire for the

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King's Body, be this Letter delivered in hafte.

OST reverend Mafter, I recommend me unto your gracious Mastership, ever defiring to hear of your worshipful estate; the which Almighty God maintain it, and increase it unto his pleasance [pleasure.]

Pleafing you to know of my welfare, and of all your men, at the making of this Letter, we were in good health of body, bleffed be God.

Moreover Master, I send you word by Ravly Pikering of all matters, the which I befeech you give him credence, as he will inform you of all, fo fure I befeech you in the reverence of God, that ye will inform our Sovereign Lord the King of all matters, that I send you in this Letter; like as I have sent a Letter to my Lord Chancellor, and to all my Lords by the faid Pickering; the which Letter, I beseech you that ye take and deliver to my Lord, and all my Lords by your own hands, and let the faid Pickering declare all things as he hath feen and known.

married Margaret, Daughter of Sir Robert, and Sifter of Sir John Howard, afterwards, Duke of Norfo'k.

He was attainted in 1461, 1 E. IV. but restored in 1474, 14 E. IV.

2 An Efquire of the King's Body was an Offi er, of great truft, lodged ne r, and during the night, all meffages, &c. were delivered by him in perfon, to the King.

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