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210 serve at present for such our meeting, which, therefore, shall be deferred until sic time as we may in all mirth rehearse those things whereof we now keep silence. Meantime, we pray you to think that we are, and will still be your good kinsman and well wisher, waiting but for times of whilk we do, as it were, entertain a twilight prospect, and appear and hope to be also our effectual well-doer. And in which hope we heartily write ourself,

Right honourable,

Your loving cousin,

A."

Given from our poor

house of B, &c.

Superscribed—"For the right honourable, and our honoured kinsman, the Master of Ravenswood—These, with haste, haste, post-haste—ride and run until these be delivered."