County: Surrey
Code: D0275
Reference: Durham UL D&Ch Locellus 25.42
Function: Petition




Right . wirshipfulle and my fulle Reuerent lord J recomand me vn-to your . gode and graciouse lordschip in the most humble manere that J kan desyryng to here gode tythynges
of your welfare of body and saule the whilk J pray to almyghty god graunt yow aftre your awen hartes desyre to his most louyng vndirstandyng~ if it lyke to
your graciouse lordschip that as J am enfourmyd sir~ willam Barker~ your parson~ at holtby is fully purposyd to resyng~ hys . benefice if he may gete your graciouse lordschip
and leue . because bothe of bodyly sekenesse that he may noght support hys Cure and also that the ayre of the contre is nght [sic] accordyng to hys compleccon~
to a symple and poer . beedman~ and scoler~ . of yours sir~ Johan~ holgate my right dere and welbelouyd cosyn~ born~ in york abydyng at the vnyuersytee
Bachyler~ of . art . wham J besek yow . to haue recomendyd if hyt lyke to your . graciouse lordshyp the more tendirly at my symple and poer . instance
whos personne and conuersacon~ J trest . in god ye salle be plesyd of conseynyng if hit like to your graciouse lordschip that he in hys persone ne no man~ for hym
desyryd me at no tyme n othyr~ to spek ne to wryte for . thys matere . trewly of the whilk . wrytyng and homelynesse . wt-owtyn~ cause gyfvyn~ before
J beseke yow . haue me excusyd . and same party the more because of cosynage and at J wald bryng hym~ to your patronage if hyt lykyd to your graciouse .
lordshyp be the assent of your . worthy brethyr~ . wham and . yow J beseke the holy Trenytee to saue and kepe~ and alle yours saulles and body and bryng
yow to the infynyte ioy tha newyr~ salle haue endyng amen as J am welle bondon~ to pray . wrytyn~ at Mildeford in the vigille of seynt laurence last
passyd
[signed: your awen~ seruant & poer
beedman~ Ric~ Burton~]