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Archaeologia Cantiana -  Vol. 1  1858   page 14

Archbishop Warham's Letters (1518? to 1528?), (from H. M. State Paper Office)

to jorney to Cauntrebury spedily, there to receyve the Kinges grace and themporour in my Cathedral churche. If there bee any thyng in thoes parties apperteynyng to me, whiche may bee to yor gracis pleasixe, I desire yor grace to use it as ye wold yor owne. From Otford, the xviijth day of May [1522].
                                 At your good grace comaundement,
                                          WILLAM CANTUAR.
Indorsed: To the moost Reverende father in God, and my singular good Lord, my Lord Cardinal of York and legate de latere good grace.

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3. FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.
   (Of the committal of a priest named Bradshaw, for pulling down certain writings and seals set up in the abbey of Boxley, by order of the Pope, against "the ill opinions of Martin Luther.")

   Pleace it yor good grace to understand that a certaine preest, called Sr Adam Bradshawe, whom I send now unto yor good Lordship, was put into prison at Maidestone for his great presumption in pulling downe and breking of suche writinges and seales as were set up at thabbey of Boxley against the yl opinions of Martine Luther. Whiche preest, being thus in prison, hathe writen and caused to bee cast into the highe strete at Maidestone verie sedicous billes against the Kinges grace moost honorable counsail and other estates of this realme (as I am informed). And because his offense in that behalve is of more weyght than the pulling downe and breking of the said writinges and seales, I send him to your grace to bee ordered ferther as ye shall think good. I understand that the keper of my prison at Maidestone hath deliverd the said sedicous billes to Sr Henrie Gilford, by the whiche billes yor grace may more specially perceyve' the said preestes malicious and seditious mynde. As toching the pulling downe and breking of the said writinges and seales which were set up at the popis holines comaundement and by yor grace auctorite and under my seale, it may pleace yor lordship to punisshe him therefor, if he escape the other dainger, or els it may please yor grace to remitt him to bee punisshed by me. This preest hath been

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