[Sidenote: 1497(?) / FEB. 28]
I commaunde me to you, thankyng you as hartely as I can for your labour
and substancyall serching owte of Thomas Martynz matyr, preing you of
contenuance, and of your best advyse therin, how he shall breke the
mater so as, by your helpe and wysdam, a frendely comunycacion may be
hadde, so as the mater may be had in examynacion by suche gentylmen as
shalbe named by th’assent of bothe parties, suche as tendyr and love the
wele of bothe parties, and also the pees and tranquyllyte of the cuntre,
and love to eschewe variaunce and parties in the cuntre, wherin ye shall
not only do a greete pleasure to me, but a grete dede of charyte for the
profight and ease of both parties, and also a pleasure to God, Who have
you in keping.
At Erle Soham lodge, this xxviij. day of February.