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<heading:edcomment:LETTER_VIII>

<font> To my good Lady , Dame Anne Rokesby , be this delivered .
</font> (ABOTT-E1-P1,229.3)

Maddam , after my most louely I recomend me to your ladyship , evermore
desiring to wit of your good wellfare , which is my dayly prayer to
Jesus to inquete to your harts most comfort . (ABOTT-E1-P1,229.4)

Maddam , I doe wryte to you praying not-3 your ladyship to be wroth
with my husband for the money that he received of my M=rs= your
daughter , that he send not to you by this bearrer .
(ABOTT-E1-P1,229.5)

It was my consent ; (ABOTT-E1-P1,229.6)

for in good faith , madam , in a maner we weare eether to have lost our
farme , (ABOTT-E1-P1,229.7)

for M=r= Trey is so trobled in the law , that he may not forbeare his
rent no whyle . (ABOTT-E1-P1,229.8)

Madam , I bad my husband take your money , (ABOTT-E1-P1,229.9)

and I said , I trust your Ladyship will not be discontent for your
money for a season ; the which shall be befor Lamas , by the grace of
God . (ABOTT-E1-P1,229.10)

For in good fayth , madam , <P_230> we must have else sold iij of our
key , the which had bene a great hindrance to us . (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.11)

For in good faith we buy that we spend in our house ,
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.12)

and I am faine to eate browne bread and drink small alle myselfe ,
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.13)

and lives as hardly , as God knowes , (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.14)

and must do for this yeare . (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.15)

I trust to God it shall be ammended the next yeare ;
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.16)

for , I thank God , we had not a better cropp toward this good whyle .
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.17)

And God reward your Ladyship ; (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.18)

we had lived most hardly , if that your Ladyship had not bene .
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.19)

And I pray you , madam , let not my M=rs=. your daughter wit of it ,
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.20)

for then she will never trust my husband , nor me .
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.21)

God reward hir , which I am much bownd unto . (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.22)

I can doe nothing for your Ladyship and hir , but for to pray for your
prosperete . (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.23)

I pray you , madam , let not my husband know of this letter ,
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.24)

and send me word trewly with this bearrer in a little bill of your owne
hand , ij or iij words , that he know not of your mind .
(ABOTT-E1-P1,230.25)

No more , (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.26)

but Jesus kepe your Ladyship in good health . (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.27)

By your power beadwoman , Ann Abott (ABOTT-E1-P1,230.28)