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In as humble wise as y can I recommaunde me to your good master|ship. Syr, y have spoken with Master Lewes: I can not desire hym to be more courtais ne more gentyll towardes your mastership then he is
in every behalve. Wherfor your mastership must remembre the favour|able delyng and alliance bytwene yow: he woll not in no maner wise lese your favour, for he thenkygh it to hym right a singuler tresor: and also y am right well assurid your mastership woll not hurt hym, ne lese his ffavour: hit were not to doo, savyng yourself and your dewte, whiche he is, and I dar say wolbe, as glad to perform [every]ythyng accord[yng to] your [p]lesyr and reson, as [any] gentilman in Kent, or any other man levyng. I[ . . . n]o man speke better of your mastership then he spekys, and that in every point. [Y write] under correccion of your mastership, yet this [must] be consideryd in a . . . [gen]tilman, and that your mastership myght, if it [plese y]ow, dele more favourably [with] hym for this maner of is delyng to come . . . in displesyr, which God defe[nd. And Syr], this me semys it wer well don . . . [I have] spake with John Ford to be your fermor at Horton, y have confortyd hym ther[in], and he is for yow. I pray God save you, and my lady, and my yonge master your son for my grete comfort. Writen at your Horton this . . . with the hand of your servaunt.
Ric. Page.
To my good master, Syr Willm. Stonor, knyght for the Kynges body.