Notwithstanding my
wife afraid payd a pownd or two to Mr. Lewys of that ?16, and yet
Prichard will go to law. Nov. 12th, the Archbishop of Canterbury
gave me ?5 in ryalls and angels circa horam decimam matutina. Nov.
20th, Her Majestie cam to Richemond. Nov. 27th, the Quene's
Majestie, being at Richemont, graciously sent for me. I cam to her
at three quarters of the clok afternone, and she sayd she wold send
me something to kepe Christmas with. Nov. 28th, Mr. Candish on
Saterday gave my wife forty shillings, and on Tuesday after sent ?10
in ryalls and angels, and before he sent me ?20, ?32 in all. My
cousin Mr. Thomas Junes cam in the ende of the terme about St.
Andrew's even. Dec. 1st, Her Majestie commaunded Mr. John Herbert,
Master of Requests, to write to the Commissioners in my behalf. Dec.
2nd, order taken by the Commissioners for my howse and goods. Her
Majesty told Mr. Candish that she wold send me an hundred angels to
kepe my Christmas withall. Dec. 3rd, goodwife Tyndale payd for
Antony his lodging for eleven wekes dew at his going away 5_s._
6_d._, and before she had for seven wekes. Dec. 4th, the Quene's
Majestie called for me at my dore circa 3? a meridie as she passed
by, and I met her at Estshene gate, where she graciously, putting
down her mask, did say with mery chere, "I thank thee, Dee; there
was never promisse made but it was broken or kept." I understode her
Majesty to mean of the hundred angels she promised to have sent me
this day, as she yester-night told Mr.
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