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A LETTER Sent by the KING to proceed to Election the Saturday following. Trusty and well-beloved in God we greet you well, and doubt not but that you keep well in remembrance, how we upon knowledge that we have of the decease of our Uncle, late your pastor and governor, wrote unto you our most special letters for the recommendation of our right trusty and well-beloved Clarke Master William Waynflete Provost of our College Royal of our Lady of Eton, in your next election to be made for your Bishop, Desiring you furthermore in our said letters in asmoch as we would not the Cathedral Church of Winchester should any while stand viduate, that you would proceed to election in all godly hast, and forasmuch as we desire in the most effectuous wise that we can, that ye shall proceed to your said election on Saturday next coming, for divers right great causes especially moving us, we pray you to dispose you thereunto, not abiding upon any letters under our great seal. For we have in such wise ordained that ye shall not need them at that time, but have them in goodly hast after, bearing date before. And as touching a Doctor necessary in your said election we have written to Master Stephen Wilton to assist you. Wherefore we desire and prey you in as hearty wise as we can that all excusations laid a part, you proceed to your seide election on Saturday, having recommended in most special wise our said Clerk Master William Waynflete before all other. And furthermore that ye give full faith and credence unto the bearer of thees in that he shall say unto you in our behalf, and that ye fail not hereof as ye desire us to be inclined to show unto you the favour of our good grace in time to come. Given under our signet at our Castle of Windsor the xiii. day of April.

A LETTER Sent by the KING to proceed to Election the Saturday following. TRusty and wel-beloved in God we greete you wel, and doubt not but that you keepe well in remembrance, how we vpon knowledge that wee have of the decease of our Uncle, late your pastour and governour, wrote unto you our most speciall letters for the recommendation of our right trustie and wel-beloved Clarke Master William Waynflete Provost of our Colledge Royall of our Lady of Eton, in your next election to bee made for your Bishoppe, Desiring you furthermore in our said letters in asmoch as we would not the Cathedrall Chirch of Winchester should any while stand viduate, that you would proceede to election in all godly hast, and forasmuch as we desire in the most effectuous wise that wee can, that ye shall proceede to your saide election on Saturday next comming, for divers right great causes especially moving us, we pray you to dispose you thereunto, not abiding vppon any letters under our great seale. For we have in such wise ordeined that yee shall not neede them at that time, but have them in goodly hast after, bearing date before. And as touching a Doctor necessarie in your said election wee have writen to Master Stephen Wilton to assist you. Wherefore we desire and prey you in as harty wise as we can that all excusations laide a part, you proceede to your seide election on Saturday, hauing recommended in most speciall wise our seyde Clerke Master William Waynflete before all other. And furthermore that yee give full feith and credence unto the bearer of thees in that he shall sey unto you in our behalfe, and that yee fail not hereof as yee desire us to be enclined to shew unto you the favour of our good grace in time to come. Yeuen under our signet at our Castle of Windsore the xiii. day of Aprill.