Recommends Robert Hogan, the King’s chief cook.
Right worshipfull after moost hartie Reco_m_mendacions thiese shalbe to aduertise you that my louynge felowe and freende Robert Hogan Maister Coke to our sou_er_aigne Lorde the King_es_ grace hathe obteyned lycence of his grace to repaire into your p_ar_ties for suche his Affaires and busynes as he hath there to do. Whom I hartelie desire you to entreteigne and accepte in makinge and showinge vnto hym suche freendlie and louynge Chere and other pleasures for my sake, as ye wolde to me, yf I were there with you presente And in so doynge ye shall mynystre unto me a right singler good pleasure, not to be forgoten in tyme co_m_mynge in suche your Requestes and Affayres as ye shall haue here to do by the grace of god who euer kepe you. Att London the xix^{ th} Daie of July.
Requests him to grant the farm of Myxberye in Oxfordshire to John Welsborne, one of the gentlemen of the King’s privy chamber.
My lorde after most hertye reco_m_mendacyons this shalbe to desyre and hertelye praye ‹you› to be so good at my poore Instaunce and request to graunte the Ferme of Myxberye vnto my veraye Frend and Felow Mr. John Welsborne on_e_ of the gentylmen of the Kynges preueye chaumbre in doing wherof besyd_es_ the good wyll ye shall obteyn of hym ye shalbynde me to ‹do› yow suche poore pleasures as shall lye in my lytyll power as knowyth o_ur_ lorde who eu_er_ p_re_serue yo_ur_ lordship wrytyn at londen the xx^{ th} daye of July
35. ‹CROMWELL› TO THE LORD ‹CHIEF JUSTICE FITZ-JAMES›.
The King has directed his letters for the election to the abbacy of Bruton in Somersetshire of that person whom Lord Lisle and Fitz-James have recommended. Fitz-James may postpone the election for the trial of the King’s title if he sees fit.
My lorde after most hertie co_m_menda_ci_ons these shalbe to adu_er_tise yo_ur_ lordeship how that I haue receyued yo_ur_ l_ette_res and according to the contents of the same moued the King_es_ highnes concerning thelection of the Abbote of Bruton And like as I wrote vnto yo_ur_ lordeship in my last l_ette_res that ye should stay the saide election vntill the King_es_ title might be tryed So his high pleasure is that ye shall do if ye see good matier to bere it. Neu_er_theles his highnes at the sute of my lorde Lisle Supposing that he and you do both sue for the adu_a_uncement of one p_er_son to be Abbot of Bruton forsaid as my lorde playnlye affermyd to his grace hathe theruppon directed his grac_i_ous l_ette_res for that purpose whiche notw_i_t_h_standing his high pleasure is yf ye se cause that ye shall stay thelection vppon the tryall of his title, as is aforsaide And in case yo_u_r lordeship will haue that p_er_son p_ro_moted for whom he hathe written his grace is therew_i_t_h_ right well contented So that his highnes may ‹haue› me remembryd Sumwhat, lyke as yo_u_r lor_de_shyp wrot vnto me in yo_u_r last whyche he onelye Remyttythe to yo_ur_ wisedom and discrecyon for his highnes p_er_fectlye trustith that ye will substauncyallie loke thervnto, who woold as Fayne that ye were well neyhboryd as ye woold yo_ur_self, my lord in this and all other that shall lye in my Lytill power I shall allway_es_ do as I haue p_ro_mysyd and thus most hertelye Fare ye well at london the xxiiii^{ th} daye off Septembre