After my most humble Reco_m_mendacions it maye please yo_ur_ grace to Vnderstande that the King_es_ highnes hath been assuredlie aduertised howe that yo_ur_ grace is contente to surrendre yo_ur_ patente of the office of Therle Marshall into his hand_es_ Whervpon his Magestie hath graunted the same vnto my lorde of Norff_olk_ his grace Whose Auncestors of longe tyme hadd thesame vntill nowe of late. And his highnes is contente that yo_ur_ grace in the lewe and place therof shall haue his l_ette_res patent_es_ of the Justiceshipp of his Forest_es_ on thisside Trente for terme of yo_u_r lyfe. Assurynge yo_u_r grace his highnes doth not onlie repute moche hono_ur_ in yo_u_r grace for that ye soo kyndlie will dep_ar_te w_i_t_h_ the saide office of marshalshipp vnto my saide lorde of Norff_olk_ but also his magestie supposeth and p_er_fectlie p_er_cevith that yo_ur_ grace hath moche more estimacion and zele to Norisshe kyndenes and love bytwene my saide lorde of Norff_olk_ and you then ye haue to thatt or any other office whiche vndubtelie is highlie to his gracious contentacion to see and p_er_ce_i_ue so grate and honorhable p_er_sonages his subiect_es_ so lovynglie and Frendlie the on to love thother. Wherfore as he that always rekonith hymselfe [bou]nden vnto yo_u_r grace and beyng also ver[ayly] Joyouse to p_er_sayve howe pleasauntlie the king_es_ highnes taketh in gude parte and repute yo_u_r honorhable and moost gentill demeano_ur_s in this and all other yo_u_r procedyng_es_ thought I coulde no lesse doo then to adu_er_tise you therof to thintente that ye knowynge thesame myght and may determyn yo_ur_ self therafter. And amongest other thing_es_ as I can p_er_ceyue it shulde not be vnthankfullie taken toward_es_ the king_es_ highnes and yo_ur_ grace yf it were yo_u_r ease and pleasure to repayre to the Courte w_i_t_h_ Resonable spede consyderyng that shortlye my lorde of Norfolke dep_ar_tyth toward_es_ his gret Jorney in Ambassade. Beseching yo_ur_ grace to p_ar_don my bolde & Rude wryting whiche I am movyd vnto For the poore good wyll I b[ear] [yo_u_r] grace as knowyth the holye trynyte who preserue yo_ur_ grace in longue lyffe good helth w_i_t_h_ thincrease of moche hono_ur_ at London the ---- daye of Aprell. 43. ‹CROMWELL› TO MR. STRETE. R.O. Cal. vi. 645. June 14 ‹1533›. Recommends various persons to receive the land, cattle, and corn of the late priory of Calwich in Staffordshire. Gives directions for the administration of Strete’s office. Cf. Letter 22.