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testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste meipso. Apud Westmonasterium vicesimo¹ die Julij anno regni nostri vicesimo septimo. Ex apographo chartaceo coæuo. 84. Thomas Crumwells Befaling til Stephan Vaughan at bringe Penge til Varberg til Boner og Caundishe. Sommeren 1535? Stephen Waughan. In my right hertie wise I commende me vnto you, aduertising the same, that being absent from courte, your letters addressed vnto me chaunced amongst others to com to the haunds of the kinges highnes, who in myn absence bothe opened and redde them and at my repaire ayen to the courte delyvered them unto me, willing me to answer you in this wise folowing: First his maieste, perceyuing your obedience in herte 3 th'accomplisment of all his mss commandement 5 and your willing mynde and forwardenes 6 to do him seruice, gyueth you there fore his hertie and condigne thanks. But his highnes thynketh, ye haue no cause to make any repeticion eyther of such charges, as ye haue susteyned by doing his grace seruice, or of suche money, as ye are bounde to pay him for the subsidie granted of parliament, which being so granted he is intitled vnto by a laufull meane, and neuertheles doubtyth not, but ye will with as good herte be contented to pay the same as any other of his louing 8 subiects; and for your seruice, 9 not onlie the annuale fee of xx but also the office, which his highnes 10 gaue you of the facultees, not doubting but all such charges, as ye haue sustained as well in your voyage into Germany as otherwise in doing his grace seruyce, eyther be or shal be condignelie requited, his highnes thinketh that, consideracion had thereunto, ye nede not either to complayne or mistruste his munifycence, liberalitie and gentilnes, who, be yee assured, is of such benignitie, as will not suffer any of his faithfull seruants by doing his graces seruyce to susteyn any losse, charge, or to be vnrequyted accordinge to his demeryt. And for your parte doubt ye not, but in that ye haue don unto his 1 Nonne hic in apographo numerus quidam in originali subsequutus exciderit? Hoc enim diploma litteris præcedentibus, die 26 Julii datis, in quibus Boner et Caundishe cuiusdam doctoris Adami isto ipso die Londinum aduenientis mentionem faciunt, recentius esse videtur. 2 bothe. B: hith. 5 commandement. B: commandements. 6 for- 8 louing. B: lawful. ⁹ B tilföjer: 3 B tilföjer:,,to". wardenes. B: towardness. 4 his mss. B: just. 7 B tilföjer:,,by acte". ,,considering". 10 B tilföjer:,,lately".
