(_Brit. Mus.: Lansdown MS._ 78, No. 29.)
Right Honourable, I thought it my duty to aduertise yo{r} ho: of
dyw{r}se misdemeano{rs} comytted against her Ma{te} in and about the
Tower, when yo{r} lo{p} shall please to command me to attend yo{u} in
the meane tyme I hold it most fytt to give yo{u} to vnderstand that
vnderstandinge of Mr. Anthonie Paynter should make his vawnt of his
playnes and truth of thencising of his fathers place being deputye vnto
him thus much I am able to averr that in false entryes false debentes
ymbeseling of powder, and other deceipte as come XVc{Ii} as by informand
re{cd} to be put in against him the last term begonn by hogg who had
mistaking the daye ffor his father I send yo{r} lo{p} matter of XXVIj
m{ll} Against him It is uery fitt if it may stand w{th} yo{r} ho: good
liking all booke and recorde ap(per)teying to her Ma{e} be taken into
the costody of some whom yo shall think mete to kepe them to her Ma{te}
vse And so leaving the same to yo{r} honourable care I doe humbly take
my leave the Tower this XXj{th} of february
Y{r}
ho: most humbly
Att Commandme{t}
N. Raynberd.
_Endorsed_ 21 Feb. 1594
M{r} Rainberd steward of y{e} Tower
to my l:
Informac͠on against M{r} Paynter of abuses in his office.