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SIR,
I Have long time determined to send away this bearer, your servant, Henry Crips, but my delay hath grown of a desire that I had to see some good issue of this Rebellion, which as it hath had a time of decli∣nation, and is now suppressed; so could I not well before this time send this bearer away, who now bringeth her Majesties letters unto you, by
which you shall understand how her pleasure is, that you should impart the events thereof in that Court; and indeed hitherto we have no certain and manifest proofs that it should have any other ground, but as it is ex∣pressed in her Majesties letters; nevertheless, we have discovered some tokens, and we hear of some words uttered by the Earl of Northumber∣land, that maketh us to think this Rebellion had more Branches, both of our own and strangers, then did appear; and I trust the same will be found out, though, perchance, when all are known in secret manner, all may not be notified.
Of all other Occurrents, I know your Son, Mr. William, and other your servants hereto doth advertise you; and therefore I pray you to bear with my shortness, for I am almost smothered with business. We look to hear of the apprehension of more of the Rebels; I send you extracts of our letters out of the North, as of late time they have come.
Yours assuredly, W. Cecil.
Windsor-Castle, 7. Jan. 1569.