‘Wo_ur_shipfull S_ir_ it may please you to be adu_er_tised that a litle before the receipte of yo_ur_ l_ette_re I cam from the courte where I spake w_i_t_h_ Mr. Gage and according to your co_m_maundement moved him to speke vnto my lorde of Norffolk for the burgeses Rowme of the parlyament on yo_ur_ behalf And he accordingly so dyd w_i_t_h_out delay lyke a faythfull Frende, wherevppon my saide lorde of Norffolk answered the saide Mr. Gage that he had spoken w_i_t_h_ the king his highnes and that his highnes was veray well contented ye should be a Burges So that ye wolde order yo_ur_self in the saide Rowme according to suche instructions as the saide Duke of Norff_olk_ shall gyue you from the king Adu_er_tesing you ferther that the saide Duke in any wise willeth that ye do speke w_i_t_h_ his grace to morow for th[at] purpose. In token whereof his grace sent you by mr. Ga[ge] yo_ur_ Ryng w_i_t_h_ the turques, Whiche I do now sende you by this berer. As touching mr. Russhe I spake w_i_t_h_ him also at [the] courte if I then had knowen yo_ur_ pleasure I could now haue sent you answere of the same. Howbeit I will speke w_i_t_h_ him this night god willing and know whether ye shalbe Burges of Oxforde or not And if ye be not elect there I will then according to yo_ur_ ferther co_m_maundement repayre vnto Mr. paulet and requiere him to name you to be one of the Burgeses of one of my lordes townes of his busshopriche of Wynchester accordingly. S_ir_ me thinketh it were good, So it may stonde w_i_t_h_ yo_ur_ pleasure, that ye did repayre hither to morowe assone as ye conuenyently may for to speke with the Duke of Norff_olk_ by whom ye shall knowe the king his pleasure how ye shall order yo_ur_self in the parliament house Assuring you that yo_ur_ Frend_es_ wolde haue you to tary w_i_t_h_ my lorde there as litle as might be for many considerac_i_ons as Mr. Gage will Shew you who moche desireth to speke w_i_t_h_ you. the king his grace wilbe to morow at night at yorke place. Other newes at the courte I here none but dyu_ers_ of my lorde his s_er_u_au_nt_es_ as Mr. Aluarde Mr. Sayntclere Mr. Forest, Humfrey lisle Mr. Mores & other ben elect and sworne the king his s_er_uaunt_es_. Mr. Gifforde & I cam from the courte togither but when we cam into london he departed from me I knowe not whither. Newes I inquiered of him but he sayed he knew none other then as I haue wrytten you here, which Mr. Gage also shewed him. Humblie beseching you, if it be yo_ur_ pleasure, to make spede hither. And thus I most hertely beseche o_ur_ lorde god to sende you yo_ur_ hert_es_ Desire and to induce and bring all yo_ur_ good purposes and affairees to good effecte. From london in haste this p_re_sent all Saynct_es_ Day at iiij of the clocke after none by Your most humble S_er_u_au_nte RAFE SADLEYER.’