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<heading:edcomment:LETTER_MARGARET_COUNTESS_OF_SALISBURY_TO_A_L
ADY,_CONCERNING_THE_MARRIAGE_OF_THE_LADY'S_DAUGHTER>

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Madame , I recommend me unto you , doyng you to undrestonde that I have
receyved your Lettres by your servante concernyng the maryage of your
doughter , by the whiche I do perceyve that the Gentilwoman beyng
accompaned with your said doughter unto your howse , hath informed you
that it was my mynde for hir to certyfye you that the Controwler of the
Pryncesse howsolde dothe bere hys synguler favour to your said doughter
. (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.4)

Trewly she mysusyd hir selff in gevyng you any suche knowlege on my
behalff , (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.5)

for I ensure you that I dyd geve unto hir no comaundment so to do ,
(DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.6)

for at that tyme I had harde no comunycacion touchyng that matter .
(DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.7)

Howbeit sens oure departyng from Hartelbury , the said Controwler hathe
movyd and comonyd with me therin , of the whiche I have certyfied your
doughter , (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.8)

but I canne perceyve no thyng in hyr wherby any effecte shulde be had
or taken in that matter . Wherfore I pray you to be a good and naturall
modre unto hyr , (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.9)

and I doute not but she will alwayes use hirselue to you as a naturall
chylde ought to do to hir modre : (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.10)

and wolde advyse you to looke wele upon the matter whiche I sent you
woorde of before tyme , that it may be brought to a good ende
(DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,107.11)

for <P_2.2,108> in my mynde it wolde be a veary meate bargayn if it be
wele fynyshed and come to passe . (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,108.12)

And thus I pray God it may be accomplessed to bothe your comfortis .
(DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,108.13)

From Worcetor (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,108.14)

the xx=th= daye of August . (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,108.15)

Marg'et Salisbery . (DELAPOLE-E1-P1,2.2,108.16)