[Superscription:]
To the R. honorable mi verey good L. the Lord highe Thresuror England &c.
gyve these with spede att the Cowrtt./
[Endorsement by unknown hand:]
1
^o^
April 1582. Master William Herle to my L. from Bruges.
[fol. 191r]
My dere & R. honorable good L. I do send your L. herynclosed, the copies of mi ij last
lres written to the Erlle of Lecester verbatim./ Wheryn I do towche som part of
scottissh affayres, for that I do understand that his L. is advertised by som other, of
assmuche as I do signeffye in mi sayd lres./ Butt yf it may plese your L. to send me
spedylye a Cipher, which shalbe peculyer only to her majestie & your sellf, I will
under the sayd Cipher, advertys yow of a matter that consernes her majesties Crown &
person, wherffore it may plese your L. with the diligens that is convenyent to send me
the same, & I will discharge the part of a lovyng dutifull servant & subject, which I
will seall with mi blood, Butt trulye there most be non more acqwainted with the sayd
advertisments butt her majestie & your L. alonely. yff your L. have nott the booke of
the pacifficatyon of Gawntt, I will send your L. on by the next poste, & will do her
majestie suche
^further^
humble services in these Lowe contreys, as shall content her
more, than she haplye might looke for att on of mi sort./
the posts of these .3. last
weekes ar as yett uncom hither, by reson of the northest wynde, that hath blowen
^still^
agaynst theme./ And so verey humbly I take mi leve the first of Aprill att Brugs.
1582.
Your L. most Bownden. W. Herlleli.
[Postscript:]
- The Cipher.
- William Wade. wherin to yntreatt master
Secretorye Wallsynghams ayde, which sholld bynde me ynffinitelye to your good L. & hym./
- I
humblye recomend to your good L. the dispatche of mi man thens, the rather by your
R honorable favor, & goodnes./
- The K of Denmarke.
- Pawll Buys./
- Master Cooke takes
his jorney into frawnce, & with hym brynges ned Gorge. I have for the respect that I
bere to your L. & to all yowres, perswaded ernestlye with hym, by the beste resons that
I cowd use, that he sholld retorne home to his wife & frynds, shewyng hym otherwise
the inconvenyens that he is lyke manyfestlye to run ynto, with the consumptyon of
that he hathe, for his chargs be extreme, & there want nott those that draw all that he
hath from hym./
