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[fol. 1r] Sir, understanding at Enchusen of your arrivall into these partes, I was no lesse gladd therof, than I would be to see my self salfly in England, having passed in my comming hether, sondrie daingers both of the sea and of pyrates, And hope very shortly to see your self at the Hage, where I will communicate with yow matter, that shall both advaunce your service and expresse my professed good will to yow in the same. In the meane tyme, I sent yow verie hartie commendacons from Horne, by doctor francis of Enchusen, your good freinde and myne. I am to stay here six or seven dayes as yett, aswell to recover the indisposicon I am in as to expect the Coming of som speciall personne, that is addressed out of Germany with me to her majestie: during which interim: yf it may please yow to accept of my loving remembraunce of yow by these few lynes and to voutsave by your lre som acquaintance, how things passe in England and France, yow shall hynder me the more to render yow the lyke in what I may, being most desirous as becommes me in high dutie, to understand, first the good estate of her majestie: and next of her honorable privie Counsell. and lastly of her Counsell generall, att the high Parliament now assembled. Your lres may be dayly addressed to me hither by the Sindicus of Amsterdam, who is there resident with the generall estates or by any other meane that yow think convenient. Wherwith commending me verie hartely unto yow I take my leave, desiring in lyke manner to be commended to master Hudsonn in good affection and to the rest of our freindes. Amsterdam the iiij ^th^ of Januarie. Stilo antiquo. 1584. Your verie loving assured freinde W. Herllely.