Here was WillmĖ Carrington for havinge iiij servaunts one Christmas even and ordre was taken that he should laye downe his ffyne.
I woll praye yow to se hym and them in suerte of ther lyffys, what so ever shold fall of the lyfflode; how be it I wold not that my brother and servaunts shold gyff upp the place not for a m^lli.
I was with my moder at her plase whan sche was exameynd, and wan I hard sey what her demenyng was, I schargyd my servaunts that sche xuld not be reseyved in my hows.
The berer of this letter is a comon carier, and was at Norwich on Satirday, and brought me lettirs from other men, but your servaunts inquere nat diligently after the comyng of cariers and other men.
Thys be the parcell underwryten of such godys as were taken and beren away at Haylesdon, of John Pastons, hys sones and hys servaunts by the Duk of Suffolk servaunts and tenaunts the xiiij.
Item, I send hom writt and prasens for yowr servaunts and myn.
And entret my Lords servaunts to speke in your maters to all such persones as nede is.
And if youre maistirshyp lyked to gete graunt thereof, that than it plesyd you to lycense on of youre servaunts to take out the patent of the seyd office; and if it cost v.
And of myne olde servaunts thou misseyest, +And hinderest hem with thy translacioun, 250 And lettest folk to han devocioun +To serven me, and haldest hit folye To troste on me.
Noon suche I love, ne have no cure 4770 Of suche as Loves servaunts been, And wol not by my counsel fleen.
It is hir wone plesaunce for to take, To seen hir servaunts dyen for hir sake!
For so hope I my soule best avaunce, To preye for hem that Loves servaunts be, And wryte hir wo, and live in charitee.
As to brawle and to raile at your servaunts (which we have talked of before) but muche more to beate them.
How might thou in thy cherles herte finde To speke of loves servaunts in this wyse?
If the pope and prelats wold So begge and bidde, bowe, and borowe, Holy churche shuld stand full cold, 1095 Hir servaunts sitte and soupe sorowe!
Lo, here of love the guerdon and grevaunce That ever with wo his servaunts doth avaunce!
But of familieres or servaunts of kinges what sholde I telle thee anything, sin 30 that I myself have shewed thee that reaumes hem-self ben ful of gret feblesse?
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