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John thather thewger the vith daie of november examined upon what busines he Rode to london the firste daie of the said monethe in so great hast / saithe that his uncle Mr Gardiner did commanunde hym within this two monethes past that incase my lorde of   Cantorbury did send for hym that then this deponent shuld Ryde in haste presently to shewe my lorde of wynchester of the same / and for this cause the saide deponent Roode / the daie above saide / to the Courtewarde / and In london the same daie met with Shether / and shewed unto Mr shether that my said lorde of Cat Cantorbury hadd sende for his said uncle / and said farder that he was Ryding to my lorde of wynchester to enforme hym of the same / and the the said mr shether delivered this deponent two lettres to be delivered to my lorde of wynchester what the contenttes of the lettres were or who were the awtors actors or makers of them this deponent cannot tell / and the same night he came backe a gene from london for fere of sickenes / but howfar and whether this deponent cannot tell and the next morning being the iith of November this deponent Rode throughe london towardes the Courte / and beyonde Islington about a myle this deponent met with a fyshemonger of Colschester in whose company he Rode to the courte

within vi myles of the Courte and there loddgid at a Joyners house Inwhat tune he cannot tell / and the next daie in the morning he Rode to the Courte

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and there thes deponent delivered to my lorde of wynchester mr shethers lettres and declared also that my lorde of Cantorbury had sende for his saide uncle / and then my lorde of wynchester / made aunswer to this deponent / geat your home agene / what nede you come so farr for suche a mater / this deponent had thought to have had more comforte at his hande wherfore he came awaye hevely and tarried not

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