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Archaeologia Cantiana -  Vol. 1  1858   page 22

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

leysure, to se and ponder al the said depositions, as yor grace shall think it best, and moost expedient. At my manor of Croidon, the xxviiijth day of Marche, [1521.]
                                      At your gracis commaundement,
                                               WILLAM CANTUAR.

Indorsed: To the moost Reverende father in God, and my special good Lord, my Lord Cardinalle of York and Legate de latere is good grace.

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10. FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.
   (Has called the clergy together of his peculiars and the parts adjoining, and has exhorted them to set a good example in complying with the King's demand for a subsidy. Finds but "small towardness" in them: such as be connected with conventual foundations are very sore and grumbling, because "of such houses as be now newly suppressed." Advises forbearance, as it is not good policy "to broach too many matters
of displeasure at once.")
   Pleace it yor grace to understande that now of late I called before me, by vertue of the Kinges graces most honorable letters, the clergie of a good parte of my peculiars, and some other deaneryes nigh adyonyng unto me. In whome when (aftr the reding of the preamble of the Kinges graces instructions, and affcr all other exhortations that I could devise and speke unto thaym), I found but small towardnes to thentent that they shuld not be example to other to refuse and denye the graunte required, and for the respecte of the holynes of this tyme of Easter, in which it was not convenient to bynd thayme to attendaunce frome thaire cures, I have geven thayme a farther day, the Thursday in the Easter weke. 
   I have hadd communication wt the most parte of the heddes of religiouse houses, possessioners wtin Kent, whiche have aunswerd by mouthe, that by reason of povertie they be not able to contribute as they be required. Notw'standing inasmoch as they hadd conventes annexed unto thayme, wtout whome they thowght they might not make any resolute aunswer in that behalfe, they desired respite, to have communication wt thair brethren, whiche I have graunted thayme, advising thayme to loke more depely and more substancially on the matier, and to 

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