Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

¶The tenour of the kinges letter in the behalfe of Richard Hunne.

TRustye and well beloued we greete you well:* 1.1 whereas by the complaynt to vs made, as well as also in our high court of par∣liament, on the behalfe and partye of Roger Whapplot of our city of London Draper, and Margaret his wife, late the daughter of Richard Hunne. And wheras you were indicted by our lawes, of and for the death of the said Richard Hunne, the sayd murder cru∣elly cōmitted by you, like as by our recordes more at large plain∣ly it doth appeare, about the 5. day of December in the sixt yeare of our raigne, the same we abhorre, neuerthelesse we of our espe∣all grace, certayne science, and mere motion pardoned you vpon certayne considerations vs mouing, for the intent that the goods of the sayd Richard Hunne, the administration of them were com∣mitted to the said Roger Whapplot, we then supposed and inten∣ded your amendement, and restitution to be made by you to the infantes the children of the sayde Richard Hunne, as well for hys death, as for his goodes, embeseled, wasted, and consumed by your tyranny, and cruell acte so committed, the same being of no little value, and as hitherto ye haue made no recompence, accordinge to our lawes, as might stand with equity, iustice, right, and good conscience, and for this cause due satisfaction ought to be made by our lawes: Wherefore we will and exhort, & otherwise charge and commaund you, by the tenoure of this our especiall letters, that ye satisfy and recompence the sayde Roger Whapplot, & the sayd Margaret his wife, according to our lawes in this cause, as it may stand with right and good conscience, els otherwise at your further perill, so that they shall haue no cause to returne vnto vs, for theyr further remedy eftsoones in this behalf, as ye in the same tender to auoyd our high displeasure: otherwise that ye vpon the sight hereof, to set all excuses apart, and to repayre vnto our pre∣sence, at which your hither comming, you shalbe further aduerti∣sed of our minde.

From our Manor.

&c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The kings letter for the restituti∣on of Hunnes goods.