Maister Heron in my right[783] hertye wyse I co_m_mende ‹me› vnto youe and so it is that this berer whos name is Rychard Johnson hathe Supplyed[784] vnto the kyng_es_ highnes alledgyng that he being possessyd of a certayn Ferme being p_ar_cell of the manno_u_r of Highe Hall[785] of the dymyse and graunte aswell of yo_ur_ Father as also of[786] yo_ur_ mother late disceasyd whose sowlys o_ur_ lord pardon owt of the which as he affermyth ye wooll expel hym Syr my aduyse shalbe that ye according to Justyce do Suffr the sayd Johnson to occupye his Ferme, consyderyng that yo_ur_ Interest In the same C_u_mmyth of the kyng_es_ graunt for assurydlye his grace wyll thinke straunge yf ye sholde expell his s_er_u_au_nt hauyng a lawfful grante aswell of yo_ur_ Father as mother[787] as he affermyth. Wherffor methinkyth ye shall do well to let hym occupye his Ferme w_i_t_h_owt yo_u_r Interrupcyon, he paying For the same as to right appartaynyth For I woolde ye sholde not be notyd extreme in your p_ro_ceeding_es_ and specyallye agaynst yo_ur_ Felowes the Kyng_es_ s_er_u_a_unttes and thus hertelye Fare ye well at london the thyrde daye of Octobre 26. ‹CROMWELL› TO ----. R.O. Cal. v. 458 (ii). ‹Oct. 1531.› Advises him not to receive any of the King’s ‘courser men’ in his monastery. My lord aftr right hertye reco_m_mendacyons this shalbe to C_er_tiffye yow of the receipt of yo_ur_ l_ette_re and being veray Sorye of molestacyon doo aduyse yow not to suffr anye of the kyng_es_ Courser men to lye w_i_t_h_ yow. For yo_ur_ monasterye vndowtydlye ys moche to small to Resayue the king_es_ Coursers. 27. ‹CROMWELL› TO ‹SIR RALPH ELLERCAR›. R.O. Cal. v. 671. ‹1531.› Thanks him for advice concerning a bargain that Cromwell is about to make for the manor of Belthrop in Yorkshire. Woorshipfull S_i_r in my most hertye manner I co_m_mend me vnto yow and In the same wise thanke yow for yo_ur_ good and kynd chere made vnto my s_er_u_a_unt which that of late was w_i_t_h_ yow[788] my Sayd S_er_uaunt Informyd yow how that I hadde concludyd a bargayn with John Ardren of and For the Mano_u_r of Belthrop and ye then aduysyd my said Seru_a_unt to Adu_er_tyse me Substancyallye to loke vppon the sayd bargayn which aduertysment hath Sumwhat put me in dowt wherfor Syr I hertelye desyre and also pray yow that yff ye know anye manner dowt ambygwyte or Any acte done by the sayd John Ardren or anye other Wherby I myght Sustayn Any manner displeasure danger or losse conc_er_nyng the sayd Manno_ur_ or the purchasing of the same that I may be certeffye‹d› by this berer in evere poynt concernyng the same as my specyall trust is in yow and ye so doing shall bynd me * * * * * _The letter ends abruptly here, the bottom of the sheet being cut off._