_To my right dere and welbeloved brother, Thomas Veer._
[Sidenote: 1471 / MARCH 14]
Right dere and welbeloved brother, I command me hertly unto you;
certyfying you that I have receyved your writing, directed now laste
unto me, by my servant William Cooke, by which I understande the
faithfull gwydyng and disposicion of the cuntre, to my gret cumfote and
pleaser; which I dowbte not shall redunde to the grethest presyng and
worship that ever dide till eny cuntre; certyfying you ferdermore that
by Nicheson of your other tydyngs laste send unto me; also thes by Robt.
Porter. I have disposed me with all the power that I can make in Essex
and Suffolk, Cambrygeshire, and other places, to be on Monday next
comyng at Bury, which purpose I intende to observe, with Godds grace,
towards you in to Norffolk, to the assistence of you and the cuntre, in
case Edwarde with his companye had aryved ther, and yete I shall do the
same noughtwithstandyng; for if he aryve northwarde, like as ye wete by
likelyhode he shulde, I caste to folow and porsew hym. And where ye
desire that I shulde send you woorde what disposicion shalbe take in the
cuntre wher ye be, I desire you that ye, by theadvyse of the gentilmen
which ben there, chese iij. or iiij., and send theym to me at Bury on
Monday next; and than I and they, with my Counceyle, shall take a
direccion for the suretie of all that cuntre, by Godds grace; by whome I
shall send than to you relacion, wheder ye shall remayne still ther your
selff, or resorte to me with all thos that be accompanyed with you. And
Jhesu preserve you. At Hithingham [_Hedingham_], the xiiij. day of
Marche.
By your lovyng brothyr,