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To the worshipfull and my cinguler good Frend m^r Richard Sandye at his howse in great lynfford De thes

Lambith Marshe the xxvjth of Februarye 1611

my harty Comendations and kynd Remembraunce to yo^r \good/ selfe as my beste and Cheefe Respected Frend and because I do howlld you so and allwayes haue done I am now to aquaint you w^th a busynes that doeth nearlye Conser{ace} me and by the waye of intreatye to craue yo^r beste advise ther in ther is a gentleman that is an earnest suter vnto me and he sayeth that he is yo^r Contry man an Exeter man and one that hath byne a studient in Exeter Collydge in oxfford he semeth to be a graue gentle man he and hath aquainted me w^th his efforte so fare as if he do performe that w^ch he profer\re/ w^ch in my vnderstandinge i{illeg}|s| so Resonable that maye content a very good woman if I fynd his deeds to be corrispondent to his words w^ch if I do not I am as Free as before so am I how so euer I am Fullye purposd to mary by the grace of god so soone as god shall alot one fitinge for me because I se the Cares of the world and the hardnes of peoples hartꝭ in wronge to opresse the Inocent and fyndinge my selfe so weake & vnfyte to defend my selfe from all casualtyes I hope in Iessus that he will send me on so Relydgiouslye devoted to god that shall haue acare both to defend me and myne I thanke god I haue ended my busynes in the Spirituall court allthough it wer som’ Charge to me but now my moste vnnaturall kynsman m^r La{nn}e hath done me the the {sic} greatest despight that euer coulld be don’ or shewed to any poore gentlewoman for sendinge my brother about my busynes he knowinge that I had no other bodye to stick vnto hath complayned on him to the court of alldermen and hath served a warant on him and hath caused him to be comited to Newgat whear he lay one night and is bownd ouer to answer before the lord Maiore and court of allder men to such falsse artickles as he and his man proffer most vniustlye to be sworne vnto thus hauinge at large declared my greefes and trobles w^ch I fynd by the want of a defender w^ch I neuer knewe before till now I fynd by the want of my deare and beloued husband who if it had pleased god had lyued to surviue me but arminge my selfe w^th patience I truste in Christ Iessus he will deliuer me and asiste me as well in this as in all the Reste of my busynes he hath don to his glorye and my content good sir I haue Receued the box w^th the glasse safe from Rutland but I take it not to be the sam’ glasse that I sent for for that it looketh not as it did nor is it so weightye that being Cleere lyke vryne and this beinge thike as mudd and glass is not streaked w^th goulld as the other was but it may be that the pro{p}ert{y} is alltred by makinge experiens of it but I will heare what |y^e| gou{lld} smith sayeth of it and th trye his skyll to the vtermoste because he h{ath} made such bragges but what is done shalbe in myn owne ho{wse} and in my sight and then by the grase of god I will certyf{ye} you of euerye pertickuler now for the gentleman whom I spake of before whose nam’ is M^r Ionnes he is a cownseller at lawe by his profession he telleth me that he hath bine well aquainted w^th you in the vnyversytye now I besech you if it be yo^r Chaunce to se the gentleman not to take anye notise of my writinge to you of him but that you will vouchsafe to write me yo^r absolute opinione of him he hath a howse in Chaunserye lane and ano{ther} at hom’ in essex w^thin iiij Milles of london: Thu{s} Feari{ng} I haue bin ouer troblesom’ to you w^th my harty praye{rs to} god For yo^r health and prosperytye w^th yo^r good sister {illeg} and all the Rest of oure beloued Frends not Forgettinge {illeg} to my poore boye whose welfare I Cheefely {Re}specte a{illeg} my care shall atayne to good effect wher by he shall haue c{illeg} saye hear after he had a louing mother

I pray you tell M^r Stoakes I haue sent backe the monye by Rutland and am’ in debted to him for agreater kyndnes then so small a triffle as this can’ Requite:/