To the right honorable, the Lords of his Majesties most honorable privy counsaile
Right honorable and my very good Lords./I humbly beseech you give me leave to becomme an humble suitor to you, to let his Majesty understand my hearty sorrow for his Majesties displeasure. And that it will please your honors to becomme intercessours to his Majesty for me. Whose errour I assuredly hope his Majesty of his owne gratious disposition, will (by your good meanes) rather pardon, then any further expiate with imprisonment or other affliction. Which and more if it weare to do his Majesty service or honour, I should endure with alacrity. But this is very grievous, especially as a signe of his Majesties displeasure; on whose favour all my worldly joy, as well as fortune dependeth. Which if I may reobtaine, all the course of my life hearafter shall testify my dutifull and humble thanckfulnesse./
Arbella Seymaure./
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