_To the right reverent Sir Henry Spelman, Recordor of the Cite of
Norwich, be this Letter delivered._
[Sidenote: 1469 / JULY 9]
Right reverent sir, I recomaunde me to you. Plese it you to knowe, this
same day com to me the Shirreve of Norffolk[34-3] hymself, and tolde me
that the Quene shall be at Norwich up on Tuysday[34-4] cometh sevenyght
suyrly. And I desired to have knowe of hym, by cause this shuld be hir
first comyng hedir, how we shuld be rulyd, as well in hir resseyvyng, as
in hir abidyng here. And he seide, he wold nat ocupie hym ther wyth, but
he councelid us to wryte to you to London, to knowe of hem that ben of
counsell of that cite, or wyth other wurshepfull men of the same cite,
that ben knowyng in that behalf, and we to be ruled ther aftir, as were
acordyng for us; for he lete me to wete that she woll desire to ben
resseyved and attendid as wurshepfully as evir was Quene a forn hir.
Wherefore, sir, I, be the assent of my Bretheren Aldermen, &c., prey you
hertily to have this labour for this cite. And that it plese you, if it
may be, that at that day ye be here in propre persone; and I trust in
God, that outher in rewards, or ellys in thankynges, both of the Kyngs
comyng, and in this, ye shall ben plesid as worthy is.
Wrete in hast at Norwich the vj. day of Juyll Anno ix^o Regis E. quarti.
By your weelwyller,
JOHN AUBRY, &c.
[Footnote 34-1: Mayor of Norwich in 1469.]
[Footnote 34-2: [From Fenn, ii. 18.]]
[Footnote 34-3: Roger Ree was Sheriff of Norfolk this year.]
[Footnote 34-4: 18th July.]
[[Sidenote: 1469 / JULY 9
_printed as shown, but body of letter says “vj” (6)_]]
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