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Archaeologia Cantiana -  Vol. 1  1858   page 25

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

in that behalf more honorably and lawdably than to the said maister Tunstall, being a man of so good lernyng, vertue, and sadnes, whiche shalbe righte mete and convenient to entertaine ambassiators and other noble straungers at that notable and honorable citie, in the absence of the Kingis moost noble grace, if it shall than fortune yor good grace to bee also absent. And in promoting suche a man to that dignite yor grace hath doen that thing that I doubt not shalbe to the Kinges grace greate pleasire
continually, whereby yor grace shalle purchase manifold thankes of his noble grace. And I, whiche am many weyes bownd unto yor grace alredy, am now muche more bound unto yor grace for yor said favors shewed to the said maister Tunstall, in recompensing of the whiche, if there were any thing in my power wherin I myght or could do yor grace plesir, suerly I wold bee right glad to do it. But where I can none other thing doo for yor good grace, but pray for the preservation of the same, yor grace shal not faile to have me yor continuall orator, and the said maister Tunstall yor faithfull servant and Bedeman during his life (I doubt not). Finally, it is mervellows greate pleasir and comfort to se the Kinges moost noble grace (whiche is singulierly lerned himself) to bestowe his greate promotions to very well lerned men. At my power house of Otford, the xixth day of January, [1522.]
                                       At yor graces commaundement,
                                               WILLAM CANTUAR

Indorsed : To the moost Reverende father in God, and my singuh'er good lord, my lord Cardinal of York and legat a latere is good grace.

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13. FROM THE SAME AND HIS FELLOW-COMMISSIONERS
            TO CARDINAL WOLSEY.
               (Difficulty of collecting the loan in the county of Kent.)
   Please it yor grace, so it is suche persons as have landes or goddes vnder xxli downewardes, wer never yet assembled befor the Kinges grace Comissioners, and such persons of whome the more parte hath but litle substaunce, be more apte to make more busynes then men of greater substaunce woll. And in as

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