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SP 12/150/60 f. 109r - v. William Herle to the Earl of Leicester.
Letter Text:
[fol. 109r]
Yf it might plese your L. to take occasyon to shew whatt I wrytt unto yow,
abowtt the Spaynish actyons to her majestie, ytt might do me good, & I will
substanciallye perfforme assmuche as ys conteyned theryn how chargeable
soever ytt be & yett there was never poorer man than I am, nor meeter to be
compared to the Chameleon, yn respect that he lyves of verey lyttell or of the
ayre, than I./
Good mi L. vowchesave to talke with Wade, & to make som end for me & lett
ytt appere that yow do assmuche esteme of me your poore follower in eqwitye,
as master Secretorye dothe of his, butt he is so
[warme]
as
whatt he conseves to do for his frynd, he will procede in ytt without
gaynsayeng, or elles he wilbe displesed. I have of my syde conscyens & justyce,
as your L. best knowes, therfore mi good L. determyne ytt, & conserve mi
credite with master Secretorye, to the end I may be the habler to do yow & her
majestie the better servyce./ In perusyng mi papers this mornyng, I fownd a lre
of your L. own hand havyng these words to me. William be nott trobled for
Wades cawse, for of myne honor I will end it to your own contentment, which is
so comfortable to me, as I do assure mi sellf that your L. hath allredy don ytt, &
^that ye^
will nott by cessing now, caste awaye the 50li. that ye have disbursed to
hym allredy
[
deleted: & have]
[
Marginalia
(by Herle): for the which, &
for the condicions to be perfformed yn the rest, your L. hath]
an yndenture of Wades yn Ambrose his custodye, to
testeffye the goodnes ye ment to me, & whatt he is bownd to obey by your L.
arbytrement. I am threttned to be arrested
^att your heeles^
which as it wolld be to
late then to remedye, so am I sure yow wolld be lothe to se ytt./ Tomorow I will
God willeng wayte uppon your L. for alltogether att the Cowrte, to do the best
& humblest offyces I maye among these frenchemen,
wherunto I am prettylye
[entred]
allredy, & mallvisior will hellp me to supplye
the rest./ Your L. most humblye, W.H.