“To Wolsey
[1528]
…This morning, at 7 of the clock, I delivered Your Grace’s
letters to the King’s Highness; wherewith I assure Your Grace, His Highness was
greatly comforted, and giveth unto Your Grace hearty thanks for the same, and
especially for the good news he hath out of Italy from Mr. Doctor Stevyns.
(Stephen Gardiner) And this morning he hath word that my lady Marquis
of Exeter is sick of the common sickness, which causeth His Highness to appoint
to remove, upon Saturday, from hence to Ampthill, and hath commanded that all
such as were in my said Lord Marquis’ company and my said Lady, to depart in
several parcels, and so not continue together; and so he desireth Your
Grace t do, if any such case shall fortune, as God forbid. And glad he is to hear that Your Grace
hath so good a heart, and that you have determined and made your will, and
ordered your self anenst God; which will he intendeth shortly to send unto Your
Grace, wherein Your Grace shall see and perceive the trusty and hearty mind
that he hath unto you above all men living. And also, this morning His Highness hath knowledge of
the death, of one of his Chapel, which had divers promotions of his gift, and
of yours by reason of the Chancellorship, which he desireth you to forbear the
gift of any of them, unto such time that Your Grace have knowledge of his
further pleasure in them. And also
he desireth Your Grace that he may hear every second day from you, how you do;
for I assure you, every morning, as soon as he cometh from the Queen, he asketh
whether I hear any thing from Your Grace…
Written at Your Grace’s house at Tittenhanger This Thursday,
the 9th day of July, by your humble and most bounden servant,
Thomas Heneage.[1]
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