As touching Frith mencyoned in yo_ur_ saide l_ette_res the king_es_ highnes heryng tell of his towardenes in good l_ette_res and lernyng doth _Regrete and_ { moche} lament that he should in such wise as he doth Set fourth Shew and applye his lerning and doctrine in the semynacyon and sowing such euill seed_es_ of dampnable and detestable heresies mayntening bolstring and adu_au_ncyng the venemous and pestyferous wo_ur_kes erronyous and sedycyous opynyons of the saide Tyndale and other Wherein his highnes _as_ { lyke} a most vertuous and benigne pr[ince] and gou_er_no_ur_ hauing charge _commytted vnto him_ of his people and Subiect_es_ { &} being { veraye} sorie to here tell that any of the same should in suche wise Ronne hedling and digresse from th[e] lawes _and p_re_cept_es { _and holsom doctryns_} of almightie god { _and holye Fathers_} { and most holsom} _into suche dampnable_ { and most holsom doctryne of holye Fathers into suche dampnable} heresies and sedycyous opynyons _and_ being eu_er_ inclyned willi[ng] and gretelie desirous to forse and prouyde for the same { & moche desyryng the reconsylyacyon of the sayd Fryth} _and also_ fermelie trusting that _the said Frith_ { he} be not so far as yet inrouted in the evill doctryne of the saide Tind[all] { & oder} but that by the grace of god louyng charitable and frend[lie] exhortac_i_ons and adu_er_tisement_es_ of good people he may be _revoked and_ called agayne to the ryght way _wylleth_ { hath therefore} _and desireth you_ { wyllyd} { _and Co_m_maundyd_} { me to wryte vnto yow that ye} accordyng to his trust and expectacyon { will} w_i_t_h_ yo_ur_ frendelie persuasions admonycyons and holsome exhortac_i_ons _to_ counsaill and aduyse the said Fryth if ye may conuenientlie speke w_i_t_h_ the same to lev[e] his wilfull opynyons and like a good Christien to reto_ur_ne _vnto o_ur _Saueour Christe and also_ into his natif cuntrey _So that by his proceding_es _as he begynneth there be no m_[_ore_] [_se_]_dycyous infections and heresies sowed amongst the kinges peopull_ { wher he assurydly shall Fynde the kyng_es_ highnes most m_er_cyffull and benygnlye vppon his conversyon disposyd _toward_es _hym_ to accept hym to his grace & m_er_cye} Wherefore eftesoones I _hertelie pray you and_ { exhort you} for the loue of god _do_ not onelie _exhorte you_ vtterlie to forsake leve and w_i_t_h_draw yo_ur_ affectyon from the saide Tyndale and all his secte but also as moch as ye can poletiquelie and charytablie to allure all { the said Fryth and other} suche p_er_sons _as ben_ { being in thes p_ar_tyes which in any wyse ye shall know or suppose to be} Fautours and assistent_es_ to the same from all their erronyous mynd_es_ and opynyons. In which doing ye shall not onelie highlie merite _of_ { in} Almightie god but also deserue high thank_es_ of the king_es_ royall maiestee who will not forgett yo_ur_ deuoyrs and labours in that behalf So that his maiestee may { evydentlye} p_er_ceyue that ye effectuallie { do} intende the same.