Chapter XV: The Work of Thomas Cromwell (2)

After my most humble Recommenda_ci_ons w_i_t_h_ my dailie s_er_uice and contynuall praier May it pleas yo_ur_ grace to call to yo_ur_ good and most graceous remembraunce how that I being w_i_t_h_ yo_ur_ grace in yo_ur_ gallerie at the Chartrehouse at Shene most humblie supplied[763] vnto the same for the acceptac_i_on of this berer Mr. doctour Carbot my kynsman vnto yo_ur_ s_er_uice At which tyme it pleased yo_ur_ grace beninglie to graunt me to accept hym promising both vnto him and me that ye wolde be his good and graceous Lorde vpon the which he hath tarried here in these p_ar_ties Contynuallye to his great cost Supposing that I sholde haue repared w_i_t_h_ him vnto yo_ur_ grace by meane wherof he thought the better to be esteemed But forasmoch as he now p_er_ceyueth that for dyuers causes I maye not he hath desired me to write vnto yo_ur_ grace in his fauo_ur_s Most humblie and effectuallye beseching your grace to receyue him into yo_ur_ house and s_er_uice Whome I trust yo_ur_ grace shall finde apte mete discrete dilligent and honest And suchon that Willinglie Louinglie and obedientlie shall and wilbe gladde to s_er_ue yo_ur_ grace in any thing that yo_ur_ pleaser shalbe to commaunde him Trusting fermlie that bye experience ye shall right well lyke him Eftsones most humblie and effectuallie beseching yo_ur_ grace to be his good and graceous Lorde for my sake and at this my poure and most humble sute and contemplac_i_on to take him w_i_t_h_owt reiection And thus the holie trenitie p_re_s_er_ue your grace in long lyf and good helth. At Londe‹n› the xxiiii^{th} daye of July.

Your most humble s_er_u_a_unt and bedysman
THOMAS CRUMWELL.

_Add._ my lordes grace

18. ‹CROMWELL› TO WOLSEY.

R.O. Cal. iv. 6571. August 18 ‹1530›.

Information concerning the progress of the Cardinal’s
affairs at Court and elsewhere. Begs him to cease building
for a time, in order that his enemies may have no chance to
accuse him of extravagance. News from England and the
Continent. Cf. Letter 13.

Please it your grace to be adu_er_tised[764] that after the Receipt of yo_ur_ l_ette_res dated at Southwell on saynt Laurence Day I p_er_ceyued how that yo_ur_ grace remayned in som displeasure and anxietie of mynde for that I by my l_ette_res had before c_er_tefied you of the fynding certen offic_es_ concerning yo_ur_ busshopriche of Yorke The Fynding whereof as I p_er_ceyue by yo_ur_ l_ette_res ye do suppose should be moche to yo_ur_ dishono_ur_ & detriment For the which intent that yo_ur_ grace may put yo_ur_self in repose & quietac_i_on of mynde I haue sent vnto you this berer who shall at length declare vnto you besid_es_ the demonstracion of the copies of suche offic_es_ as be drawen for that purpose that the Fynding of the said offic_es_ savyng onelie that in the preamble of the same there is touched the conuiction of yo_ur_ grace in the p_re_munir_e_ which all the wo_ur_ld alredie knoweth shalbe for yo_ur_ good onelie proffit and availe And yet yo_ur_ pardon and restitucion stand in good & p_er_fite effecte So that yo_ur_ grace shal haue no nede nether to be in fere of losse of any your sp_irit_uall or temporall good_es_ or to be troubeled for the same ne also to be put to any new Sute in the obteyning of any other pardon or restitucion. And if in case yo_ur_ said pardon and restitucion were in any parte insufficient I assure yo_ur_ grace I know that the king_es_ highnes wold it should be made as good as by any counsaill it could be Devised And doubt ye not but his highnes is yo_ur_ gracyous and benigne Sou_er_eigne lorde and wold in no wise that ye should be greued molested or troubeled. Wherfore it may please yo_ur_ grace to quiet yourself and to take the fynding of these offic_es_ pacientlie and vppon the reto_ur_ne of the same there shalbe such orders taken that yo_ur_ grace shall not be interrupted in the receyuing of yo_ur_ reuenues ne otherwise be molested in any man_er_ case for any new sute As touching yo_ur_ colledges the offic_es_ shalbe founde houbeit the Deane and suche other as haue sued to the king_es_ highnes haue had veray good answer wherof I think they haue certefied yo_ur_ grace or this tyme. As touching the m^l mark_es_ of the reuenues of Wynchester I doubt not but it shalbe obteyned at the audite And conc_er_ning Batyrsey it may please yo_ur_ grace that such thing_es_ as ye haue sent me the copies of may be sent hither vnder seale for they woll trust no scrowes and also that Serche may be made for Busshop Bothes will concerning the same. Strangwissh continually cryeth and maketh exclamac_i_on in the courte of you insomoch that the lord_es_ of the counsaill haue determyned to wryte vnto you in that behalf wold to o_ur_ lorde your grace were rid of that man. As concerning the p_re_bends of Witwang doubt ye not but in that all thing is and shalbe ordered to yo_ur_ good contentac_i_on. Sir I assure yo_ur_ grace that ye be moch bounde to o_ur_ lorde god that in suche wise hath suffered you so to behaue and order yo_ur_self in thes p_ar_ties to atteyne the good myndes and hert_es_ of the people[765] there the reporte whereof in the courte and ell_es_where in these p_ar_ties is & hathe ben[766] to the aquyryng & augmentyng the good oppynyons of many p_er_sons toward_es_ yo_ur_ grace beseching your grace therfore to contynue[767] in the same after Suche a Sorte and Fashyon as ye may daylye increase not onlye in the Fauours of the pepull ther but also here and ell_es_where to the pleasure of god & the prynce And notwithstonding yo_ur_ good vertuous and charitable demeaning and vsing yo_ur_self[768] in thes p_ar_ties ys not by your enemies[769] interpretyd after the best Fashyon yet always Folow and p_er_seu_er_ ye attemperatelye in suche thing_es_ as yo_ur_ woorldlye affeccyons Sett apart Shall serue to stand best w_i_t_h_ the pleasure of god and the kyng S_ir_ som ther be that doth alledge in that yo_ur_ grace doth kepe to grete a house & famylie and that ye are contynually buylding for the loue of god therefore I eftesones as I often tymys haue done most hertelye beseche your grace to haue respecte to eu_er_y thing and consyderyng the tyme to refrangne your Self for a Season from all mann_er_ byldingg_es_ more than mere necessite requireth which I assure yo_ur_ grace[770] shall sease and putto Sylence Som p_er_sons that moche spekyth of the same. For the gelding_es_ which yo_ur_ grace Dyd send me I do most humblie & hertelie thank you beseching yo_ur_ grace to gyue Further Credens to this berer, who shall declare vnto your grace other thing_es_ not wryttyn[771] I do Relys your grace right happye that ye be now at libertye to s_er_ue god and to lern to experyment how ye shall banyshe and exyle the vayn desyrys of this vnstabyll warld, which vndowtydlye dothe nothing ell_es_ but allure eu_er_y person therin And specyally such as o_ur_ lorde hath most endewyd w_i_t_h_ his gyft_es_ to desyre[772] the affeccyons of theyr mynd to be satysfyed In Finding and Sekyng wherof most p_er_sons besyd the gret trauayll_es_ and afflyccyons that men Suffer daylye bene dryuyn to extreme Repentance and Serching for plesure and Felycyte Fynd nothing but So trowbyll Sorow anxyete and adu_er_syte Wherfor in myn oppynyon your grace being as ye ar I suppose ye woolde not be as ye werre to wyn a hundreth tymys as moche as ye were possessyd off the Busshop of Bayon_ne_ ys daylye lokyd For and my lord of Wyltshyre ys cu_m_myn home the Saying here is that the emperoure hathe good obbedyence of his Subiect_es_ in all thing sauyng that they wyll not discent from the lutheran sekt it ys also sayd that empro_ur_ doth mak musters for a gret army to be p_re_paryd agenst the turke to passe into Hungarye for the recou_er_ey of that Regyon And that the seconde Son of the emperour ys dep_ar_tyd this p_re_se_n_t lyffe the news here ys that the Germayns wyll medlye haue a gen_er_all Consaylle for the reformacyon of many thing_es_ the Florentynys doth styll contenew and defende the power of the pope and it ys Supposyd that they shall vynce by meane that ther ys a gret pestylence Fallen amongst them being in the Felde of the popis partye ther ys also a gret Carystye in Italye of all mann_er_ of grayn in so moche A quarter of whet ys worth generallye Fortye shelyngg_es_. they loke daylye for an ambassadour from the pope who at the Ferthest wilbe here w_i_t_h_ xiij dayes the kyng_es_ highnes is this nyght at amptell and ther wyll Contenew this xiiij dayes. it may please yo_ur_ grace to p_ar_don me that I do not repayre vnto yow at this tyme for vndowtydlye it ys not possyble as this berer shall Ferther Declare vnto yo_ur_ grace o_ur_ lord knowyth my wyll and mynde. and I trust verelye that yo_ur_ grace doth p_er_ffytlye think that I woolde be glade to see yow and vnfaynydlye I woolde haue sene yo_ur_ grace long er this yf I hadde not bene lettyd by Importune busynes wherfor I eftsones most humblye besech yo_ur_ grace of p_ar_don and though I am not w_i_t_h_ yow in p_er_son yet be ye assured I am and duryng my lyff shalbe w_i_t_h_ yo_ur_ grace in hert spyryt prayer & s_er_uyce to the vttrest of my poore and symple power as knowyth o_ur_ lorde whom I most hertelye besech to p_re_serue yo_ur_ grace in long lyff good helth w_i_t_h_ thincreace of yo_ur_ hertys desyre. at london the xviij^{th} daye of August. I beseche yo_ur_ grace to depeche this berer whom I mygh‹t› evyll haue forbern at this tyme but onlye that I p_er_sayuyd by yo_ur_ l_ette_res that ye moche desyryd to be put in quyetacyon and that besyd myself I Coulde not send any that Coulde certefye yo_ur_ grace of the effect_es_ of such thing_es_ as ye desyre to be answeryd in But onlye he eftsonys beseching yo_ur_ grace spedlye to send hym home for my busynes ys such that I cannot lake hym.

_Endd._ my lorde Cardenall.

19. ‹CROMWELL› TO ‹WOLSEY›.

B.M. Cott. App. L. 81; Cal. iv. 6699. Oct. 21 ‹1530›.

Begs the Cardinal’s favour for Doctor Carbot, Nicholas
Gifford, and Cromwell’s scholars at Cambridge. News of the
Emperor’s movements. Information concerning the Praemunire.
Cf. Letter 13.

... eyen three monethis in Chaunserye, howbeit yo_ur_ grace shalbe so prouydyd for that ye shalbe owt of all dowtt_es_ for all the kyng_es_ offycers in the meane Season. I most humblye beseche yo_ur_ grace to be good lorde vnto my poore kynsman Docto_ur_ Karbott and let hym haue su_m_ lytyll offyce vnder yo_ur_ grace. I dowt not thoughe he be Sumwhat Symple in Aparence yet he shall discharge hymself yf ye put hym in trust and A lityll auctoryte. I beseche yo_ur_ grace [a]lso to be good lorde vnto yo_ur_ Seru_au_nt Nych_ola_s Gyfforde ... when Anything shall happen to Fall which may do ‹him› good to Remembre hym for my sake yo_ur_ grace shall [fin]de hym in myn oppynyon thoughe he be yong and [some]what wylde[773], on disspossyd bothe to trewthe [hone]ste and hardynes, and he ‹is one› that wyll loue yow [with] all his harte. yf any thing Falle I beseche yo_ur_ grace [to re]membre my scolers in Cambryge and bothe they [and I sha]ll pray to o_ur_ lord Jh_es_u Crist to preserue [you] in long lyff good helth w_i_t_h_ Increase of [honour. Th]emperour wyl be at Colayn In the Feaste of ... w_i_t_h_owt Faylle the P_ar_lyment ys prorogyd [vntil the] vi daye of January. The prelatt_es_ shalnot appere [in the] premunire. Ther ys Another way deuysyd in [place thereof] as yo_ur_ grace shall Ferther know. the prync_es_ of [Almayne] Can ne wyllnot Agree to emperowr and [I bese]che the holy trynyte preserue yo_ur_ grace ... [in] quyetnes and Contentacyon I beseche yo_ur_ ... for this l_ette_re ... Wrytyn for lake of ... [in] hast the xxi of octobre

20. CROMWELL TO MR. BOROUGH.

R.O. Cal. iv. 6800 (i). ‹Dec. 1530.›

Desires to know if Borough wishes to buy a friend’s horse,
which certain Frenchmen are anxious to purchase.

Mr. Borough in my most hartie wise I co_m_mende me vnto you And so yt ys that my frende Mr. So_m_mer may at this tyme sell his horse right well and proffutablye but forasmoche as he before this hath promised you that ye shall refuse him before any other he hathe desyred me to know yo_ur_ mynde So that yf ye will not medell he may do his best. for there be certeyn Frensshe men which moche desyreth to haue the saide horse Wherefore I hartely pray you that I may know yo_ur_ mynde by this berer in wrytyng what ye will do And this[774] hartely fare ye well At London this p_re_sent Saterdaye.

Assurydlye your frende.
THOMAS CRUMWELL.

_Add._ To the right worshipfull Mr. Henry Borough be this yeuen.

21. ‹CROMWELL› TO STEPHEN VAUGHAN.

B.M. Galba B. x, 338; Cal. v. 248. ‹May, 1531.›

An account of the reception of William Tyndale’s book, _The
Answer_, by Henry VIII., and of his anger at the opinions it
advanced. Cromwell urges Vaughan to cease advocating
Tyndale’s cause, and to request Frith to abandon him[775].

Stephen Vaughan I co_m_mende me vnto you And haue receyued your l_ette_res dated at Andwerpe the xviii^{th} day of Aprell w_i_t_h_ also that parte of Tyndall_es_ boke _Sewed and_ inclosed in lether which ye w_i_t_h_ yo_ur_ l_ette_res directed to the king_es_ highnes After the recept whereof I dyd repayre vnto the courte and there presented the same vnto his royall maiestee who _after the recept thereof_ made me answer for that tyme that his highnes at oportun leyso_ur_ wolde vysite ouersee and rede the content_es_ aswell of you[r] l_ette_res as also the saide boke And at my next repayre thither it pleased his highnes to call for me declaring vnto me aswell the content_es_ of yo_ur_ l_ette_res as also moche of the matier conteyned in the saide boke of Tyndall_es_. And albeit that I might well perceyue that his maiestee was right well pleased and right acceptablie considered your diligence and payn[es] taken in the wryting and sending of the saide boke as also in the p_er_swading and exhorting of Tyndall to repayre int[o] this realme _in the accomplisshement of his high pleasure and comaundement yet I might coniecture by the ferther declaracyon of his high pleasure Which sayed vnto me that by your wryting it manyfestlie appered how moche_ {yet his highnes nothyng lyked the sayd boke being fyllyd w_i_t_h_ Scedycyous Slaunderous lyes and Fantastycall oppynyon‹s› Shewing therin nether lernyng nor trewthe and ferther Co_m_munyng w_i_t_h_ his grace I mygh‹t› well coniect that he though‹t› that ye bare moche} affection _and zele ye bere_ toward_es_ the saide Tyndall whom in his maners _modestie and Symplycytee_ {& knowlage in woordlye thing_es_} ye vndoubtedlie {in yo_ur_ l_ette_res} do moche _more_ allowe and co_m_mende _then his_ {whos} work_es being so replete w_i_t_h _lyes and most_ {_then the warke of hit Self is able to deserue_} {being replete w_i_t_h_ so} abhomynable Sclaunders {& lyes} Imagened and {onlye} fayned to infecte _and intoxicate_ {_as it semythe_} the peopull _may to indyfferent Judgement declarethe him, for the which your fauours Supposed to be born to the saide Tyndall (who assuredlie sheweth himself in myn opynyon rather to be replete w_i_t_h _venymous envye rancour and malice then w_i_t_h _any good lerning vertue knowlage or discression) hathe put the kinges highnes in suspectyon of you considering_ {dothe declare hym bothe to lake grace vertue lernyng discrecyon and all other good qualytes [n]othing [e]ll_es_ p_re_tending in all his work_es_ but [to] seduce [and d]yssayve} that _ye should_ {ye} in such wise {by yo_ur_ l_ette_res} _lene vnto and fau_our _the evill doctryne of so peruerse and malycyous a person and so moche prayse him_ {prayse Setforth and avaunse hym} {_bothe to lake lernyng_} {to be envyous and to lake lernyng gra[ce]} {_vertue and all good discrecyon_} _who nothing_ {_whiche nothing ell_es} {pretendyth[776]} _goeth about or pretendeth_ but[776] _onelie to Seduce deceyue and disquiet the people and comenwelth of this realme Whose_ {_Repayre thether ys to be estuyd_} _cummyng into Englonde the king_es _highnes can right well forbere and_ {and sowe sedycyon among the peopull of this realme. The king_es_ highnes therfor} hathe co_m_maunded me _exp_re_ssely to wryte vnto you_ {to adu_er_tyse you that is plesure ys} that ye should desiste and leve any ferther to persuade or attempte _him thereunto_ {the sayd tyndalle to Com into this realme} alledging that _his maieste so euydentlie_ {he} p_er_ceyuing the malycyous perverse vncharytable {and Indurate} mynde _and disposicyon of the saide Tyndall is rather veray glad that he is out of his Realme then_,[777] {_Joyous to haue his realme destytute_} ... {of the sayd Tyndalle ys in man_er_ w_i_t_h_owt hope of reconsylyacyon in hym and ys veray Joyous to haue his Realme destytute of Such a person for hys highnes right prudentlye consyderyth} if he were present by all lykelohod he wold shortelie (which god defende) do as moche as in him were to infecte and corrup[t] the hole realme {_which now ys so Indurate_} to the grete inquietacyon and hurte of the co_m_menwelth of the same. Wherfore {Stephen} I hertelie pray you _that fromhensfourth_ in all your doing_es and_ proceding_es_ and wryting to the king_es_ highnes ye do iustely trewlie and vnfaynedlie _shew yo_ur _self to be no Fauto_ur _vnto the saide_ {w_i_t_h_out dyssymulacyon Shew your self his trew louyng and obedyent Subiect beryng no mann_er_ Fauo_ur_ loue or affeccyon to the sayd} Tyndale ne to his wo_ur_k_es_ in any man_er_ of wise but _rather_ vtterlie to contempne and abhorre the same assuring you that {in so} doing _the contrary_ ye shall not oneli[e] cause the king_es highnes_ royall Maieste whose _highnes_ goodnes at this tyme is so benignelie and gracyouslie mynded toward_es_ you ([778]_as by your good dyligence and industrie to b_[_e_] _vsed to serue his highnes and extewing and avoyding_ [_to_] _favour and allow the saide Tyndale his erronyous workes and opynyons_) _ye are like shortelie to atteyne_ ([779]_So to prouyde for you So to aduise you_ So to Sett you forwardes as all yo_ur_ louers & frend_es_ shall haue gret consolacyon _in you_ of the same [_b_]_oth welth honestie and promocyon at his gracyous handes to the singuler ioy pleasure and comforte of all yo_ur _Frend_es) and by the contrarie _to_ {doing ye shall} acquire the indignacyon of god _and_ displeasure of yo_ur_ Sou_er_eigne lorde and by the same _compell_ {cause} yo_ur_ good Frend_es_ which haue ben euer glad prone and redie to _adu_au_nce_ {bryng} you _vnto the_ {into his gracyous} favours _of yo_ur _prynce_ to lamente and sorow that their sute in that behalf should {be frustrate and} not {to} take effecte according to their good intent and purpose, hauing therefore firme trust that for the {_Feare ye haue in god obedyens to yo_ur _souerayn lord_} loue ye owe to yo_ur_ self _me_ and _other_ yo_ur_ Frend_es_ ye _wilbe_ will beware _from hensfourth_ {and estew} to enter into any _such_ opynyons {_or to the prayse of any such p_er_son_} whereby any sclaunder dishonestie _or_ daungier {or Susspycyon} might insue toward_es_ you whereof I promyse you I wold be as sorie as yo_ur good_ {natural} father.

As touching Frith mencyoned in yo_ur_ saide l_ette_res the king_es_ highnes heryng tell of his towardenes in good l_ette_res and lernyng doth _Regrete and_ {moche} lament that he should in such wise as he doth Set fourth Shew and applye his lerning and doctrine in the semynacyon and sowing such euill seed_es_ of dampnable and detestable heresies mayntening bolstring and adu_au_ncyng the venemous and pestyferous wo_ur_kes erronyous and sedycyous opynyons of the saide Tyndale and other Wherein his highnes _as_ {lyke} a most vertuous and benigne pr[ince] and gou_er_no_ur_ hauing charge _commytted vnto him_ of his people and Subiect_es_ {&} being {veraye} sorie to here tell that any of the same should in suche wise Ronne hedling and digresse from th[e] lawes _and p_re_cept_es {_and holsom doctryns_} of almightie god {_and holye Fathers_} {and most holsom} _into suche dampnable_ {and most holsom doctryne of holye Fathers into suche dampnable} heresies and sedycyous opynyons _and_ being eu_er_ inclyned willi[ng] and gretelie desirous to forse and prouyde for the same {& moche desyryng the reconsylyacyon of the sayd Fryth} _and also_ fermelie trusting that _the said Frith_ {he} be not so far as yet inrouted in the evill doctryne of the saide Tind[all] {& oder} but that by the grace of god louyng charitable and frend[lie] exhortac_i_ons and adu_er_tisement_es_ of good people he may be _revoked and_ called agayne to the ryght way _wylleth_ {hath therefore} _and desireth you_ {wyllyd} {_and Co_m_maundyd_} {me to wryte vnto yow that ye} accordyng to his trust and expectacyon {will} w_i_t_h_ yo_ur_ frendelie persuasions admonycyons and holsome exhortac_i_ons _to_ counsaill and aduyse the said Fryth if ye may conuenientlie speke w_i_t_h_ the same to lev[e] his wilfull opynyons and like a good Christien to reto_ur_ne _vnto o_ur _Saueour Christe and also_ into his natif cuntrey _So that by his proceding_es _as he begynneth there be no m_[_ore_] [_se_]_dycyous infections and heresies sowed amongst the kinges peopull_ {wher he assurydly shall Fynde the kyng_es_ highnes most m_er_cyffull and benygnlye vppon his conversyon disposyd _toward_es _hym_ to accept hym to his grace & m_er_cye} Wherefore eftesoones I _hertelie pray you and_ {exhort you} for the loue of god _do_ not onelie _exhorte you_ vtterlie to forsake leve and w_i_t_h_draw yo_ur_ affectyon from the saide Tyndale and all his secte but also as moch as ye can poletiquelie and charytablie to allure all {the said Fryth and other} suche p_er_sons _as ben_ {being in thes p_ar_tyes which in any wyse ye shall know or suppose to be} Fautours and assistent_es_ to the same from all their erronyous mynd_es_ and opynyons. In which doing ye shall not onelie highlie merite _of_ {in} Almightie god but also deserue high thank_es_ of the king_es_ royall maiestee who will not forgett yo_ur_ deuoyrs and labours in that behalf So that his maiestee may {evydentlye} p_er_ceyue that ye effectuallie {do} intende the same.

And as touching yo_ur_ diligent adu_er_tisement vnto the king_es_ highnes of the nombre of Shippes arryued w_i_t_h_ corne and grayn in those p_ar_ties he hathe co_m_maunded me on his behalf to gyue vnto you condigne thank_es_ for the same And being moche desirous to know and atteyne the trewth of that matier his grace hathe co_m_maunded me to wryte vnto you that by all good dexteritee polycie and meanes ye should indeuoyr yo_ur_self to atteyne to the knowlege of the Maisters, s_er_u_au_ntes owners or other that made sale of the saide grayn brought thither to thintent that by thexamynacyon of som his highnes might haue knowlege of the rest and that ye shall w_i_t_h_ all diligence aduertise h[is] highnes of their names, and in likewise of such other newes concerning themperours affayreses the discending of the turke into Germanye the preparacyons ayenst him the gifte of money in the low countreys to themp_er_o_ur_ the abyding of themperour in the low p_ar_ties the agremen[t] bytwen him and the prynces of Germanye as ye sha[ll] here by m_er_chaunt_es_ or otherwise most certeynlie to acertey[n] his grace by yo_ur_ l_ette_res w_i_t_h_ as moch dyligence as ye can. Prayeng you therefore substauncyallie and circumspect[lye] to indeuo_ur_ yo_ur_self to serue the king_es_ highnes herein effectuallie So that yo_ur_ towardenes good mynde duet[ie] of allegiaunce and seruice toward_es_ his royall maiest[ie] may be apparaunt and notoryous vnto the same. Which I doubt not shalbe to yo_ur_ singuler proffite and aduauncement.

22. ‹CROMWELL› TO MR. STRETE.

R.O. Cal. v. 277. ‹May, 1531.›

Encloses a commission to survey the lands of the bishopric
of Coventry and Lichfield, and to receive the rents for the
King, and orders to cease collecting rents in Chester. Cf.