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III=TH=,_RESPECTING_THE_LORD_LAWARRE,_A._D._1539>

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Our most bounden dueties right humbly remembred to your most excellent
Maieste . (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,124.4)

Please your most noble Grace to be advertised that We your most humble
subjects and obedient servaunts have this present daye employed all our
most diligence , industrie , and activite to trye oute the veray botom
and pith of suche things as the Lorde Lawarre hath ben detected to have
offended your Majeste . (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,124.5)

But as yet we can fynde no sufficient grounde to committe hym to prison
into your Graces Towr . (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,124.6)

And for thies two or thre dayis th'affaires <paren> as your Maieste
knoweth </paren> be suche that we have differred tyll the same be
passed the further enserching , with all meanes possible to trye the
very effect of his detection . (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,124.7)

In the meane tyme we have in your Maiesties name commaunded hym to
write all suche things as he hath allredy confessed , and that can come
to his mynd . And further , that upon payne of his allegeaunce he shal
kepe his house , and commone with no maner suspecte persone tyll we
shall further declare unto hym your graciouse pleasur .
(LORDS-E1-H,1.2,124.8)

Beseching your most noble and benigne Grace that , seen upon
consyderacion that we fynde as yet no sufficient mater agenst hym , and
that having respect aswell to your mercyfull clemencye , as also to
your Graces honor , that wold not have hym upon a weak grounde <paren>
wherof he myght clere hym self afterwarde </paren> to be extremely
handeled , we have respyted his Emprisonement . (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,124.9)

It may please <P_1.2,125> your Highnes not to be offended therewith ,
but to pardone us as we trust your Highnes of your most gracious
disposition woll . (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,125.10)

Assuredly if we shuld have committed hym to the Towr , howesoever the
matier shuld waye , it shuld so moch touch his honeste , and he by the
same shuld be put to such a rebuke , that he shuld never be hable to
recover it . (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,125.11)

Therefore agayn , most humbly prostrate at your Maiesties fete , we
beseche the same to pardone us : not doubting but in the same and all
other your Highnes maters we shal not faile to endevoyre our selfs
according to our most bounden dueties as $shall $be {TEXT:shalbe} , we
hoope , to your Graces satisfaction and contentement .
(LORDS-E1-H,1.2,125.12)

Prayeng Allmyghty God to maynteyne your Ma=ties=. prosperouse regne ,
honor , and lif , to our fruition long to endure .
(LORDS-E1-H,1.2,125.13)

Writen at your Graces Cite of London , the first daye of Decembr the
xxx=th= yere of yo=r= most prosperouse and noble regne .
(LORDS-E1-H,1.2,125.14)

Your Maiesties most bounden feithfull and humble subjects servaunts and
beadesmen Thomas Audeley . T. Norfolk . Charlys Suffolk . Thomas
Crumwell . Robt. Sussex . E. Hertford . W. Southampton
(LORDS-E1-H,1.2,125.15)

" To the Kings moost Royall Maieste . " (LORDS-E1-H,1.2,125.16)

