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SP 46/30/110 f. 410r - 411v. Thomas Fanshawe to Lord Burghley.
There are two holes in the manuscript.
Address Leaf:
[Superscription:]
To
[the r]
ight honorable L. Burghley L. highe Treasorer of England
[Endorsement by unknown hand:]
5
^o^
Julij 1575
Master fanshawe to my L. Warrants for Commissions to enquire of concealed Landes.
Letter Text:
[fol. 410r]
Right honorable my singler good L. whereas your L. receyved lres from Master
William Herle that I should move hym to deale with conceyled lands and
^survey of ^
Covent leases and thereupon signed iij warraunts to make Comissions to inquire
thereof presumyng that I had bene previe thereunto which otherwise your L. woulde
not have done and requyred me by your lres of The iij of this moneth that if I was not
previe and had moved master Herle as he did write to your L. then I should reteyne the
said warraunts unexecuted and sende others to your L. withe fitter persons. It maye
please your L. to understande that I never moved Master Herle to any suche matter
neyther did I ever heare or thinke that a survey of covent leases was
[
deleted: for]
sued for or
debated or thought worthe to be sued for by any body. neyther was I previe of the
warraunts that William Herle sent to your L. or of the persons therein named for
Comyssions otherwise then that his brother Johnson about iiij or fyve dayes
^ago^
came
to me and desyred me on his brothers behalf to helpe hym to
[ ... ]
to inquyre of
conceyled lands wherein he
[onest]
moved me
[ ... ]
my advise and was perswaded of hym
self contrary to my opynion that he could do great and incredible service wherefore I
have according to your L. pleasure stayd the warraunts and have sent to master Multon
the Auditor of wales my self not being so skilfull for the names of fitt persons to
inquire of thes matters, who hath sent me
[the]
names of certeyn conteyned in a paper
included whereof he hath named William Herle to be one in every Countie And
thereupon I have made newe warraunts leaving
[out]
Master Herles name being the
partie that loketh for benefitt by the Comissions
[
deleted: and]
to be putt in by your L. in the blanke
place if you shall so thinke good And so I humbly take my leave beseching god to
gyve your L. long lyfe with health and mouche honor from warwikelane this v
^th^
of July
1575.Your L. most humble and bounden Tho: fanshawe.