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Cely Papers - Richard III Society - New Zealand Branch

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108 THE CELY TAPERS.<br />

that doon ther schall an imbasett com from thens yn to Ynglond<br />

yn as possybull hast as may be to make a goode pese as I trust to<br />

Godd schall be who ever preserve yow Wrytten at Callez the xxij<br />

day of Jenevere.<br />

By yowr servaunte<br />

Wylliam <strong>Cely</strong>.<br />

Addressed: To my ryght worschyppfull mastyrs<br />

Rechard and George <strong>Cely</strong> mer-<br />

chauntes of the Stappell of Callez<br />

at London in Martt Lane so<br />

ytt dd :<br />

133<br />

Jhesu<br />

M^iu<br />

Ryght worschyppffull Syrs and my reverent mastyrs aftyr<br />

all dew recommendacion precedyng I lowly recommend me<br />

unto yowre mastyrschyppys Tyrdyr more plese hytt yowre<br />

niastyrschyppes to understand that I hawe receyved yowr letter<br />

datyd at London the xviij day of Jenyvere the whych I doo well<br />

underston and as tochyng John Delowppys I hawe wrytten hym<br />

acordyng to the tenour of yowr letter but the ceson ys syche at<br />

ru^es now that noo man there hath noo leyser to goo abowght any<br />

thynges perteynynge merchaundyse for viij dais longe the gates of<br />

Bruges were sehytt & noo man sufferyd to com yn nor owte &<br />

evyr syns Candyll messevyn all the comoners of Bruges hath ben<br />

yn harnesse.& kepe the markett place & they hawe sett the Kyng<br />

of Homayns owte of hys place & put all hys men from hym &<br />

kepeth hym under ward but they saye they wyll doo hym noo<br />

bodyly hurtt and they hawe taken diversse that were rewlers<br />

abowte hym whych men thyncke they hawe or schall suffer deth &<br />

many of hys lorddys ben fledd and the cheyffe rewlers of Gaunte<br />

be com to Bruges and soo they wyll playnly hawe pese w*

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