<P_125>

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_OF_CUMBERLAND_14_FEBRUARY_1543-1547>

<P_126>

Jhesus Dere hart , after my moste hartye commendatyons , thys $shall
$be {TEXT:shalbe} to sertify yow that sense yowr departure frome me , I
have byn very seke & att thys present my watter ys very redd , wherby I
suppos I have the jaundes & the aygew both , (ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.4)

for I have none abyde to meate (ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.5)

& I have suche payns in my syde & towardes my bak as I had att Brauham
, wher ytt be gane with me furst . Wher for I desyre yow to help me to
a physyssyon & that thys berer may brynge hym with hym ,
(ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.6)

for now in the begynning I trust I may have gud remedy ,
(ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.7)

& the longer ytt ys delayed the worse ytt $will $be {TEXT:wylbe} .
(ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.8)

Also my sister Powys ys comyd to me (ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.9)

& ys very desyrous to se yow , whiche I trust $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe}
the sooner at this tyme (ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.10)

& thus Jhesu send hus both healthe . (ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.11)

Att my lodge of Carleton , (ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.12)

the xiiij=th= day of February . (ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.13)

And , dere hart , I pray yow send for Doctor Stephyns ,
(ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.14)

for he knowyth best my complexon for such cawsys .
(ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.15)

By yowr assuryd loufyng wyff , Elenor Cumbarland .
(ECUMBERL-E1-H,126.16)

