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Jhesu M^liiij^ciiij^xxiij

     Ryght worschyppffull masters affter all dew recommedacyon
I lowly recommend me unto yowre masterschyppys Furder more
plese hytt yowre masterschyppys to understond that I hawe sold
yowre iij thowsand ij^c and oodd felles of Cottessold whych cam w^t
the last flete for xiiij nobulles the c to Claysse Peterson and
Wylliam Ardson of Dellffe^a Syr they be nott zett all delyverd but
as sone as they be delyverd I schall send yowre masterschyppys
the rekenyng of hem &c. Item plese hytt yowre masterschyppys
to understond that Gyesbryght van Wynsbarge ys com to Callez
and soo he hath spoken to me to wytt yff I hadd any wrytyng
from yow of the matter that Peter Bale spoke to yowre master-
schyppys of and I tellyd hym naye lykewyse as hytt ys that I
hawe noo wrytyng from yow nott lattly wheroff he sayd he
marvellyd never the less he desyryth to hawe the rest of yowre
Cottessold woll and he wold make me a byll in the name of John
Delowpys and hymsellfe of the hole som of mony that the wull
schuld draw made payabull at plesur and yowre masterschyppys
schuld chese wheder ze wold be payd in Inglond or here yff yow
wold hawe ytt in Ynglond ze schuld be payd w^tin ij monthys or
less yff ze wyll be payd here ze schall be payd be Ester and
schorttlyer and zeff yowre masterschyppys wyll hawe hytt soo and I
answeryd hym agayne that I myght nott sell non to noo man
w^towte redy mony nor wyll nott w^towte yowre masterschyppys
commaunde me to doo than he sayd he trowyd I schuld have
wrytyng from yow schorttly for that matter for he sayd he
supposyd yowre masterschyppys were content & plesyd or elles
schall be schorttly for he saythe he hath sent ower lattly to Peter
yn bylles iijc^li sterlyng and now w^t thys passage ijc^li sterlyng Syr
I thyncke he menys trewly for he sayth yff ze misse truste hym he
wyll sett yow in asewerte how that ever the world goyth &c. but
as for Flaunders I thynke they wyll nott breke w^t us but Syr ther
be sarten banyschyd Englysch^a men that be oon the see hath
taken v or vj sayle of Spaynardds ladyn w^t wyne comyng yn to
Flaunders &c. Furder more plese hytt yowre masterschyppys to
understond that ther ys an ordynaunce made here be Courtt for
the alldor men of Callez whych be free men of the stappell how
th[er] they schall lewe ther alldermanschypp and all oder jurdyc-
cyons in Callez be a day exprest and be only of the stappull or
elles to be crossyd the plase and soo oon. Saterday last was they
all were comaunded to be at Courtt uppon payne of ther hinusse
and soo all thes that ther names heraffter followyth were there at
Court fyrst John Chawley, Harry Achamber, Thomas Benett, Alyn
Reddman, Romenett Desall, Wylliam Fethyan, Robard Brugham,
Wylliam Muston, John Deram, And there the leffetenaunte
schewyd unto them how that the fellyschypp fownd them grewyd
w^t them becawse they were sworne fyrst unto the stappell and
browght upp theyr and syns sworne unto the jurdyccyon of the
towne and observe that yn many thynges contrey the welth of the
plase wherfor ther ys an ordynaunce made they schall come in and
schow hem as fre men of the plase and forsake ther alldermanschypp
and jurdyccyon of the town or elles yff they wold nott they schuld
schewe hytt theyr and they schuld be dyschargyd of ther fredome
of the stappell and soo they promysyd all theyr for to dyscharge
them of ther town and take hem oonly to the fredome of the
stappull sawyng only twayne Romenett Desall and Wylliam
Fethyan whyche beythe crossyd the plase &c. Item Syr I beseche
yowre masterschypp to remember to send ower the pampelett that
I schall make my rekenyng bye that I myghte clere hytt &c. No
more unto yowre masterschyppys at thys tyme but Allmyghty
Jhesu preserve yow Wrytten at Callez the xxiiij day of
Feverell.

                                                            per yowre servaunte

                                                                           Wylliam Cely.

     Item Syr my master Rechard wrate me that I or Joysse schuld
purvey for onyun seedd of Sent Thomas Syr hytt ys soo wee can
gett non for hytt ys at xx^s a pownde.

     Addressed: To my worschyppffull masters
                              Rechard and George Cely mer-
                              chauntes of the stappell at Callez
                              at London in Martt Lane soo
                              hitt dd.

     ^a Delft.

     ^a Possibly refugees from the late attempt of the Duke of Buckingham and the
Earl of Richmond. Certain Breton ships, which had sailed with the latter in his
abortive invasion, had taken refuge in Flemish ports and were committing piracy.
Englishmen may have manned some of them. MS. Harl. 1632.