The works of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…The workes of the reuerend and faithfull seruant af Iesus Christ M. Richard Greenham,…

And for testimony of our more faithful service herein, I, in their names, do promise to your Honour our special care and conscience of employing that benevolence, without respect of persons, upon those scholars only, that either are learned or towardly in learning, and the same being religious, honest, poor, and making conscience of the right and reverent use of their alms; and that so long as they continue to be such.

And for testimonie of our more faithful seruice herein, I, in their names, do promise to your Honor our speciall care and conscience of imploying that beneuolence, without respect of persons, vpon those schollers only, that either are learned or towardly in learning, and the same being religious, honest, poore, and making conscience of the right and reuerent vse of their almes; and that so long as they continue to be such.

Further we shall be ready each other year, or oftener, if your Honourable wisdom shall think good, to make our accounts to Master Nowell Dean of Pauls, Master Osborne of the Exchequer, Master Doctor Hammond, Master Vincent Skinner, or some two of these, or any other, whom your Lordship shall think meet herein. Now that with some good authority and greater hope of success this matter might be performed, I come first and principally to your Honour an humble petitioner, that you would vouchsafe by your Honourable word and hand, to commend and authorize us as meet men to be employed in this work; and then, if so it seem good to your Lordship, I will repair in the same suite for like favour to Sir Francis Walsingham, Master Secretary Davison, Sir Walter Mildmay, or others of your most Honourable society, whom your wisdom shall advise me unto.

Further we shall be readie each other yeere, or oftner, if your Honourable wisdome shal thinke good, to make our accounts to Maister Nowell Deane of Paules, Maister Osburne of the Exchequer, Maister Doctor Hammond, Maister Vincent Skinner, or some two of these, or any other, whom your Lordship shall thinke meete herein. Now that with some good authoritie and greater hope of successe this matter might bee performed, I come first and principally to your Honour an humble petitioner, that you would vouchsafe by your Honorable word and hand, to commend and authorize vs as meete men to be imployed in this worke; and then, if so it seeme good to your Lordship, I will repaire in the same suite for like fauour to Sir Frauncis Walsingham, Maister Secretary Dauison, Sir Walter Mildmay, or others of your most Honourable societie, whom your wisedome shall aduise me vnto.