Richard Cely jnr. to George Cely

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Richard Cely the younger

Jhesu M^liiij^ciiij^xx

     Whelbelovyd brother I recomende me harttely onto you
plessythe hyt you to wndyrstond at the makyng of thys howyre
father and mother and aull the howshowlde ar in good heyll at
London and merry thankyd be God Sir I have ressavyd a letter
from yow wrytt at Calleys the xij day of Nowembyr wherby I
wndyrstonde your greve gwerof my godfather has wryttyn to yow
he saw howe father pensyffe and heve at Robyn Godys comyng
home and afor as ze know hys condyssyon of howlde and that
causyd hym so to wryte Syr howr whyen ys comyn and ys
ryught good as of that contre whon hagyshed wyll gene xx^s and the
rembenant ys lyke to be dronk her and at Aunelay^a for frayte
costome and caryayge my godfather has gevyn towarde Syr as
towchynge the matter of your hors I harde howr father never speke
whorde of them more then I whrote to yow in a letter that I sente
be Assche Laybacar and as for the blynde hors I pray yow selle
hym what somever ze gehyt for hym as for ij or iij hors ys not
myche as ze be pwrwayd qwheras ze wryte at thay have yow in
jelosy I cannote parsave hyt thay thynke as ze ar horssyd and
aqwayntyd that and any whar be ze schuld be desyryd forthe w^t
other and as fortewyn a whar ys ze to be takyn or sclayn the
leyste of bothe wher j dethe bothe to father and mothe whe mwste
tendyr thayr ayge and have a ny to howr own whell ze ar goyng to
a marte that I know well has not bene heyllfull ner mery to yow
in tyme paste qwerfor I schaul not be were myr ner qwyhet tyll I
heyr of your good comyng to Callys ageyn howre father schype at
thys tyme byt ij packes felles that he cowde not have no rome for
at the laste schypyng and as for lyys woll schaull abyde to marche
Syr whe how to my godfather xiiij^li ster: qwerof my lorde howys
ws x^li I se hyme not thys viij days Petter recommend hym owto
yow and thankys yow of yowr grette cheyr at Calleys he has hys
deyd of my loord and as for whar betwene ws and Frawns I can
thynke ze schaul have noyn ther goys hover inbassette schorttely
what they ar I connott tell thys day begyn the counsell at Wheste-
mynster Syr whe loke not for yow at thys Crystemes for becawys of
the wheddyr and in aspessyaull that howre father and whe tryste
at ze schull make sum good salle aftyr the hallydayes of wooll and
fell as I pray God send ws ther ys lyke to be many felles for
scheype begynys to dy faste in diverys contrey and I wholde whe
wher doyng among hodyr men Syr I pray yow sende me the
rekenyng of my loordes staife and soldallys and the spor rowell.
No mor to yow at thys tyme. Jhesu kepe yow. Wryttyn at
London on Sente Clementes zewyn.^a

                                                              per yowre brother

                                                                                           Rechard Cely.

     Addressed: Unto my ryght whell belowyd
                                 brother George Cely merchant
                                 of the estaple at Calles be
                                 thys dd.

^a Alveley.

^a November 22.