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said fyfty persons to bee at Grenewiche at the day appoincted. Whereby
yor good grace shal ever bynd me to bee at yor
commaundement.
And in caas it shalbe the Kinges grace pleasire to appoincte me a sufficient tyme and a longer day to prepay
and send furth the said number (His graces pleasire knowen) I
wol not faile to do my duety in that behalve accordingly. Written
at my Manor of Otford, the xxiith day of Aprile, [1522 ?]
At your graces commandement,
WILLAM CANTUAR.
Indorsed: To the moost Reverend father in God, and my
verey singulier good lord, my Lord Cardinall of York and Legate
de Latere is grace.
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8. FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME,
(Regrets that he cannot be at Lambeth, "tomorrow
next," according to
the King's pleasure. Has no provision there. Will be there however
by
Friday or Saturday next.)
Please it yor grace to undrestand that this present day, beeing
the xiiiith day of this instant moneth, I have receved yor loving
lettres, wherein yor grace writeth that for certeyn urgent and
greate causes, it is the Kinges graces pleasir and yours that
I shuld be at Lamehith tomorowe next. My singular good
Lorde, there is no subject of the Kinges grace that wold be gladder to accomplishe his Highnes commaundement and
yor
graces pleasir than I to my Ktle power wold be; howbeit,
considering
that my horses be at liverey at Charring, and that I
have certeyne provision made, aswel at Canterbury as at Charring,
and also that I have no provision made for me at Lamehith
ayenst my commyng thider, I see not howe it is possible or
convenient for me to be at Lamehith in so hasty spede, and
namely myne age considered and distance of place. Albeit I
shal make as good and spedy diligence as I conveniently can
to be ther by Friday or Saturday next, to give attendance on
the Kinges Highnes and yor grace accordingly. I humbly beseche
yor grace to thinke no slaknes in me; and so I trust that
thorough yor graces loving information the Kinges Highnes wil
take no displeasir anempst me, bicause I can comm no soner to
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