County: Middlesex
Code: D0694#6
Reference: Hereford, Herefordshire Archives: BG11/17/3, item 3/3
Function: Request




And where-as ye haue elected Rowland brigges & to me for your
Citie at the parlamt we the v day of february haue apperid for you̕
& taken̕ the charge on vs the wiche for my parte was for by-
cause J was sworoun̕ to Meynteyn the citie of hereford to my
p power & therfor J wold not suffer þe the citieȝ to be amerced &
for no kyndnes shewed on your partieȝ it is an holde sayng he
that doithe for a comnalty schalle haue litille kyndnes & thankes &
so J haue that hath spente my may Money in þoou serueses ij
yeres passed & cannot be payd of my wages J ensure you if the
lawe wille J wille haue it euery peny & as shortly as J can & J wille
discharge me of my-n othe and wher-as ye writte that J schulde
be bounde to saffe you armeles at the parlamt & that the quenys
tenant geythe free of tolle by an acte at the last parlamt / as to
saffyng of you harmeles wysmen̕ May know when̕ we haue [...] entred
in-to the parlemt we haue taken̕ the charges on [...] vs / and
at the lest parlamt ther̕ passed no acte that quene-ys tenantes schalle
no goo free for payng eny tolle / but ther was an acte what landes
the queene schuld haue to hir̕ Joyntur And Marcle was the parte of
quene Elȝabethe Joyntour And it is not vnknowyn to you how hyr̕
tenantes vsed theym̕ and he that caused you to writte thes ij .
articlis hathe don your citie litille good & knowithe welle that
Mater̕ & if he cand devise no othir̕ thynges for your citie he May
spare pauper / for J entend the same / written At lyncolles Jnne
the viij day of Feburary
[signed: Reynold
Meynours]
To the master Meyr̕ & the citesyn̕ȝ
of the citie of hereford