End of a letter, urging care and perseverance in reporting important matters, and promising favour.
... thus Fare ye hertelye well trusting that ye will p_er_seu_er_e as ye haue bego_n_n I meane so Freindlye and secretlye as thes thing_es_ that shall passe betwene vs may be p_ro_ffytable to vs bothe so that yo_ur_ wryting matyers of grauytie & Importaunce wherin maye be persayued good will myxyd w_i_t_h_ wisdom and trowthe I then[800] may haue Corage as an entyre frende[801] to p_ro_secute For yo_ur_ forderaunce & aduauncement with recuperacyon of that which I am sure ye most desyre which as I shall See opportunyte I will not undowtydlye forget and ons agayn Fare well[802] daylye lokyng For answer
Encloses two letters from the King to the Dukes of Bavaria and Landgrave of Hesse, with copies. Urges Mont to discover the state of feeling in the Empire. Sends a bill of exchange for £30.
Felowe Cristofer I co_m_mende me vnto you And albeit sythen your departure ye haue not receyued any l_ette_res or instructions from the king_es_ maiestee concerning the execucion of suche his gracious affayrees as his highnes inco_m_mended to you at your departure Yet thinke ye not that your industrie labour travayle and diligence Vsed aswell in the setting fourth of his grac_es_ busynes, Whereof ye were sufficiently instructed at your saide departure as also in your diligent wrytyng often and Frequent aduertisement_es_ is put in any oblyuyon or forgotten But for the same his maiestee hathe co_m_maunded me to gyve vnto you his grac_es_ right hertie thank_es_. And in this packet ye shall receyue two L_ette_res addressed from the king_es_ maiestee vnto the Dukes of Bauarie and the Landegraue van Hesse, which his highnes willeth you to delyuer accordingly. the copies of whiche l_ette_res (to th’intent ye shalbe the more rype to answer if any thing shalbe obiected to you by the saide prynce) I haue sent you hereinclosed. Not doubting in your dexterytee good polycie and wisedom to propone and set fourth the effect_es_ of the same, as shall apperteyne. And forasmoche as here hathe ben the Secretarye of the duke of Bauarie who is named Mr. Hubertus Thomas by whom the king_es_ highnes hathe knowen and perceyued moche of the mynde and intent of the same Duke, ye shall not moche nede to travayle or enbusie yourself to procure answer other then of their owne mocyons they shall declare vnto you, But contynuallie indeauo_ur_ yo_ur_ self w_i_t_h_ all diligent Circumspection to explore enserche and knowe the state of the hole countrey of Germany and of their myndes intent_es_ and inclynacions toward_es_ the king_es_ highnes and this realme. And that also ye do by all the good meanes and polycies that ye can explore and enserche to knowe the myndes and intent_es_ of the prync_es_ of Germany and of the Germaynes how they be inclyned aswell toward_es_ thempero_ur_ as the king of Romaynes. Being contynuallie vigilant and diligent in wryting to the kyng_es_ maiestee of all thinges and occurraunt_es_ then according to his grac_i_ous trust and expectacion And because I wolde not haue you to lacke money ye shall receyue herew_i_t_h_ a bill of exch_a_unge for the some of xxx li.