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To the right worshipfull and my most entyerly beloved , good , kind
father , Sir Robart Plompton , knyght , lying at Plompton in Yorkshire
, be thes delivered in hast . (DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.3)

Ryght worshipfull father , in the most humble manner that I can I
recommend me to you , and to my lady my mother , and to all my brethren
and sistren , whom I besech almyghtie God to mayntayne and preserve in
prosperus health and encrese of worship , entyerly requiering you of
your daly blessing ; letting you wyt that I send to you mesuage , be
Wryghame of Knarsbrugh , of my mynd , and how that he should desire you
in my name to send for me to come home to you , (DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.4)

and as yet I had no answere agane , the which desire my lady hath
gotten knowledg . Wherfore , she is to me more better lady then ever
she was before , insomuch that she hath promysed me hir good ladyship
as long as ever she shall lyve ; (DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.5)

and if she or ye can fynd athing meyter for me in this parties or any
other , she will helpe to promoote me to the uttermost of her
puyssaunce . Wherfore , I humbly besech you to be so good and kind
father unto me as to let me know your pleasure , how that ye will have
me ordred , as shortly as it shall like you . (DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.6)

And wryt to my lady , thanking hir good ladyship of hir so loving and
tender kyndnesse shewed unto me , beseching hir ladyship of good
contynewance therof . (DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.7)

And therfore , I besech you to send a servant of yours to my lady and
to me , (DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.8)

and shew now by your fatherly kyndnesse that I am your child ;
(DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.9)

for I have sent you dyverse messuages and wryttings ,
(DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.10)

and I had never answere againe . Wherfore , yt is thought in this
parties , by those persones that list better to say ill than good ,
that ye have litle favor unto me ; the which error ye may now quench ,
yf yt will like you to be so good and kynd father unto me .
(DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.11)

Also I besech you to send me a fine hatt and some good cloth to make me
some kevercheffes . (DPLUMPT-E1-H,202.12)

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And thus I besech <font> Jesu </font> to have you in his blessed
keeping to his pleasure , and your harts desire and comforth .
(DPLUMPT-E1-H,203.14)

Wryten at the Hirste , the xviii day of Maye . By your loving daughter
, Dorythe Plompton . (DPLUMPT-E1-H,203.15)