LXXVII. To Crumwell
Ricur worshipful master Crumwell. I commend me heartily to you, likewise praying you to continue good master to my friend of old acquaintance, Mr Newman”, this bearer, to whom, albeit I have been a tedious suitor unto you a long time, upon such
comfortable promise as ye first made unto me for him, I eftsoons pray you now to make such resolute and comfortable answer therein, as I do trust to receive from you in the same: for seeing this was the first suit that ever I made unto you, wherein, after that ye had answer from doctor Benet’, ye promised me that I should have my desire, and that I should not mistrust the matter; it would grieve me that the same should now take none effect, seeing the matter doth now rest in your goodness and benevolence. As long as ye were only mediator for me in it to him that had the thing, ye did ever give me good hope and comfort in it; and therefore I do now trust verily, that, seeing the same thing is come to your own hands and disposition at your pleasure, ye will now be as good in it, as ye were when ye were mediator for the same. The truth is, that my friend aforesaid was born in the same paroche, which thing moveth him to be the more desirous of it, and me to be the more importune upon you for him; for albeit I have offered unto him the expectation and advowsonage of some one promotion of my collation, of as good value as is the value of the same thing that I do desire of you, I assure you he hath refused the same, and desired me (as a man much affectionate to his native country) to continue suitor unto you in this behalf: so that he regardeth that benefice much better than my said overture”. And therefore I pray you, good Mr Crumwell, stay not with me now in this matter, seeing I have sued so long for the same, and ever have had comfortable promise in it. And by these my letters I do faithfully promise you, that ye shall have, when ye will, as good a benefice of my gift for the same, as that is; and so should ye have had and shall have, and as much other pleasure as I may at any time shew unto you, or to any friend of yours for your sake, though I had never written or spoken in this matter. When ye shall have cause to prove me, ye shall be assured to find me conformable to this my promise, God willing; who ever keep you. From Otford the 26th day of November.
Your own assured
Tuowuas CANTUAR.
To the right worshipful and my very loving
friend master Crumwell, of the king’s
graces most honourable council.
[ὃ Commandeth me this to do, Strype. ] the benefice coveted by Newman was Barnack, [9 By his grace’s letter, Ibid.] Cranmer seems to have failed in his application: [19 xxviith day, Ibid.] for Robert Benett, probably a relative of Dr W.
[[”’ Vid. Letters IV. LX. CLIII. pp. 237, 261, Benett to whom the advowson appears to have be-]
[209 longed, was rector there in 1535. Valor Eccles.” [? Vid. Letter LVIII. P. 261.] Jenkyns’ Remains of Abp. Cranmer, Vol. I. p. (!? If, as may be conjectured from Letter V., ’ 73.]]
LXXVIII. To Crumwell
Rich worshipful master Crumwell, in my right hearty manner I commend me to you. Mis- vile… + 1 — So it is, that I lately received certain letters from my friend doctor Goderic’, by whom
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Hen. T do perceive, that ye have not only spoken to the king’s highness for the loan of a Third:;: thousand marks to my use, whose pleasure is (as the same master Goderic writeth) that I shall receive of you at this time five hundred pounds and no more; but also have of practised with my lord of Wiltshire and other, which at this time do claim many duties 99 of me: for which your kindness I do heartily thank you, praying you to cause the same five hundred pounds to be delivered to my secretary Thomas Berthlet, this bearer, which shall deliver unto you an obligation for the payment thereof, at such day as is expressed in the same; which obligation (in case the same be not made according to your mind) I will be glad to reform, and seal unto you a new accordingly as ye shall require a new to be made, and will send the same unto you with speed. From Otford, the 26th day of November.