May hit please yo_ur_ most r_o_yall magestye to be adu_er_tysyd that of suche news as hathe Cum from Ratyspone I haue causyd the same to be translatyd owt of Italyon into Inglysshe and according to yo_ur_ high co_m_mawndment to me youyn yesterdaye haue Inclosyd them in this my l_ette_re, wherby yo_ur_ highnes shall and may woll p_er_sayue of what Importaunce they be of. I haue also resayuyd a l_ette_re from Stephyn Vawhan which ys of no gret weight but that he wrytythe that yo_ur_ gracyous ambasadours do now repayre to the emperours ambassadours to Dunkyrke affermyng them to be Suffycyentlye Furnysshyd to answer all thing_es_ layd by the co_n_trarye parte and nothing dowtyth but that they shall haue veray gud Successe in all yo_ur_ gracyous affayres and thys o_ur_ lord Jesu Crist preserue and continew the most Royall estate of yo_ur_ most Ryoyall magestye in long lyffe & good helthe
Sends the book that the Friar Carmelite brought him. Cannot yet inform the King of the conclusion of Ap Howell’s matter. News from Rome that the Turk is to invade Italy with a great army.
Pleasythit yo_ur_ most Royall mageste to be adu_er_tysyd how the Freer carmelyte browght vnto me this mornyng a boke willing me on yo_ur_ gracyous behalf w_i_t_h_ all spede to send the same vnto yo_ur_ highnes. Which I haue done accordinglye I cannot yet certeffye yo_u_r grace touching the Conclusyon of Jamys Gyrffyth ap Howell_es_ matyer for asmoche as yet I haue not spokyn w_i_t_h_ mayster Thesaurer of yo_u_r most honorable howshold who vndowtydly this daye wilbe at Westm. Strange news haue arryuyd here aswell from Rome as Venyse of the turk_es_ Repayre vnto and toward_es_ Italye w_i_t_h_ a m_er_velous puisauntt Armye what shalbe the Successe thereof o_ur_ lorde knoweth it ys Suppossyd that gret afflyccyon will Insew not onelye to the pope & the See of Rome but also to the emprour and his conffederatt_es_ wherfor it may please the holye trynytie in whos Inffinyte goodnes power & wyll Restyth the the[789] order and traunquylyte of all thing_es_ to bryng peax good oppynyon and quyetacyo_n_ amongyst Cristen pryncys and eu_e_r conserue preserue & kepe yo_ur_ highnes in long lyff good helthe w_i_t_h_ quyetacyon of yo_ur_ most vertuous most noble and most charytable mynde At london the xiii^{ th} of June