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at Cantrebury, sueth to yor grace tobe his good and graciose
lord in a mater of variance depending betwene hym and one Robert Trappys,
goldesmith, of London, which, as I am informed,
surmiseth that his servaunt delivered to the said Tomson
certen bolen tobe coigned, ammotmting to a greate summe,
and thereupon hath or iutendeth to have the said Tomson condemned
in London, contrary to right and good conscience, by
reason that he is of greate power and substance, as it is sayd;
truly I nevyr cowde perceve but that the said Tomson hath
dealed wel and truely in al matiers betwene hym and me; and
greate piety it were that he shuld be put to any wrong, or be
oppressed by might or power. Wherefore, in moste humble
wise I beseche yor grace tobe good and graciose lorde to hym
in his reasonable and rightuose sueties to yor grace, the rather
for this my humble instance and power petition. Whereby it
is tobe trusted that yor grace shal doo a right meritoriose and
charitable acte, bynding hym tobo yo1'perpetual bedesman. At
Otford, the xxiijth Day of Aprile.
At yor graces commaundement,
WILLAM CANTUAR
Addressed: To the moste Reverend fadre in God, and my
very singular good lorde, my Lorde Cardinal of Yorke and
Legate de latere is good grace.
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20. FROM THE SAME TO THE SAME.
(Respecting his Mint at Canterbury.)
Pleace it yor grace to understand that aswel by my brother
the Prior of my church of Christeschurch which was lately with
yor grace, as by the kepar of my Mynte at Canterbury, this
berar, named Ewyn Tomson, I am informed, that of yor singular
goodenes it hath pleaced yor grace to be favorably mynded
towardes me and my said churche, for the contynuance of my
said mynte, according to the grauntes of the Kinges graces
most noble progenitours, and by his highnes lettres patentes
confirmed. For the which yor graces most loving favours in
my most humile and hertiest wise I thanke yor grace, and
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