Dominus de Grey.
Right worshipfull and my ryght gode Lord, I recomand me to yowr gode Lordship. And where as it pleasyd yowr Lordship to dyrecte yowr letter to me for amaryage for my por suster to a jantylman of yowr knowleth of CCC. marc lyflod, in cas she wer not maryd; wherfor I am bownd to do your Lordship servyse; forsothe, my Lord, she is not maryd, ne insurid to noman; ther is and hath be, dyvers tymys and late, comunycacion of seche maryages wyth dyvers jantylmen not determynyd as yett, and whedder the jantylman that yowr Lordchip menith of be on of hem or nay I dowth. And wher as your seyd letter specyfyith that I shall send yow word whedder I thowght ye shuld labour ferther in the mater or nay, in that, my Lord, I dare not preswme to wryte so to yow wythowte I knew the gentylmans name,--notwythstandyng, my Lord, I shall take uppe on me, wyth the avyse of other of here frendys, that she shall nother be maryd ner inswryd to no creatwr, ne forther prosede in no seche mater befor the fest of the Assumpcion of owr Lady next comyng, dwryng whyche tyme yowr Lordship may send me, if itt please yow, certeyn informacion of the seyd gentylmanys name, and of the place and contrey where hys lyfflod lyth, and whedder he hath any chylder, and, after, I shall demene me in the mater as yowr Lordship shall be pleasyd; for in gode feyth, my Lord, it were to me grette joy that my seyd pore suster were, according to hier pore degre, marijd be yowr avyse, trustyng thanne that ye wold be here gode Lord.
Ryght wurchipfull and my ryght gode Lord, I beseche Almyghty God to have yow in His kepyng. Wrete att Norwych, the xv. day of Jull.
Dominus de Grey.
Right worshipfull and my ryght gode Lord, I recomand me to yowr gode Lordship. And where as it pleasyd yowr Lordship to dyrecte yowr letter to me for amaryage for my por suster to a jantylman of yowr knowleth of CCC. marc lyflod, in cas she wer not maryd; wherfor I am bownd to do your Lordship servyse; forsothe, my Lord, she is not maryd, ne insurid to noman; ther is and hath be, dyvers tymys and late, comunycacion of seche maryages wyth dyvers jantylmen not determynyd as yett, and whedder the jantylman that yowr Lordchip menith of be on of hem or nay I dowth. And wher as your seyd letter specyfyith that I shall send yow word whedder I thowght ye shuld labour ferther in the mater or nay, in that, my Lord, I dare not preswme to wryte so to yow wythowte I knew the gentylmans name,--notwythstandyng, my Lord, I shall take uppe on me, wyth the avyse of other of here frendys, that she shall nother be maryd ner inswryd to no creatwr, ne forther prosede in no seche mater befor the fest of the Assumpcion of owr Lady next comyng, dwryng whyche tyme yowr Lordship may send me, if itt please yow, certeyn informacion of the seyd gentylmanys name, and of the place and contrey where hys lyfflod lyth, and whedder he hath any chylder, and, after, I shall demene me in the mater as yowr Lordship shall be pleasyd; for in gode feyth, my Lord, it were to me grette joy that my seyd pore suster were, according to hier pore degre, marijd be yowr avyse, trustyng thanne that ye wold be here gode Lord.
Ryght wurchipfull and my ryght gode Lord, I beseche Almyghty God to have yow in His kepyng. Wrete att Norwych, the xv. day of Jull.
Dominus de Grey.
Right worshipfull and my ryght gode Lord, I recomand me to yowr gode Lordship. And where as it pleasyd yowr Lordship to dyrecte yowr letter to me for amaryage for my por suster to a jantylman of yowr knowleth of CCC. marc lyflod, in cas she wer not maryd; wherfor I am bownd to do your Lordship servyse; forsothe, my Lord, she is not maryd, ne insurid to noman; ther is and hath be, dyvers tymys and late, comunycacion of seche maryages wyth dyvers jantylmen not determynyd as yett, and whedder the jantylman that yowr Lordchip menith of be on of hem or nay I dowth. And wher as your seyd letter specyfyith that I shall send yow word whedder I thowght ye shuld labour ferther in the mater or nay, in that, my Lord, I dare not preswme to wryte so to yow wythowte I knew the gentylmans name,--notwythstandyng, my Lord, I shall take uppe on me, wyth the avyse of other of here frendys, that she shall nother be maryd ner inswryd to no creatwr, ne forther prosede in no seche mater befor the fest of the Assumpcion of owr Lady next comyng, dwryng whyche tyme yowr Lordship may send me, if itt please yow, certeyn informacion of the seyd gentylmanys name, and of the place and contrey where hys lyfflod lyth, and whedder he hath any chylder, and, after, I shall demene me in the mater as yowr Lordship shall be pleasyd; for in gode feyth, my Lord, it were to me grette joy that my seyd pore suster were, according to hier pore degre, marijd be yowr avyse, trustyng thanne that ye wold be here gode Lord.
Ryght wurchipfull and my ryght gode Lord, I beseche Almyghty God to have yow in His kepyng. Wrete att Norwych, the xv. day of Jull.
Dominus de Grey.
Right worshipful and my right good Lord, I recomand me to your good Lordship. And where as it pleasyd your Lordship to dyrecte your letter to me for amaryage for my por suster to a gentleman of your knowleth of CCC. marc lyflod, in cas she wer not maryd; wherfor I am bownd to do your Lordship servyse; forsothe, my Lord, she is not maryd, no insurid to noman; there is and has be, dyvers tymys and late, comunycacion of such maryages with dyvers jantylmen not determynyd as yett, and whedder the gentleman that your Lordchip menith of be on of hem or nay I dowth. And where as your said letter specyfyith that I shall send you word whedder I thowght you should labour ferther in the matter or nay, in that, my Lord, I dare not preswme to write so to you wythowte I knew the gentylmans name,--notwythstandyng, my Lord, I shall take uppe on me, with the avyse of other of [here/her] frendys, that she shall nother be maryd nor inswryd to no creatwr, no forther prosede in no such matter before the fest of the Assumpcion of owr Lady next coming, dwryng which time your Lordship may send me, if it please you, certeyn informacion of the said gentylmanys name, and of the place and contrey where his lyfflod lyth, and whedder he has any chylder, and, after, I shall demene me in the matter as your Lordship shall be pleasyd; for in good faith, my Lord, it were to me greets joy that my said pore suster were, according to hier pore degre, marijd be your avyse, trustyng thanne that you would be [here/her] good Lord.
Right wurchipfull and my right good Lord, I beseech Almighty God to have you in His keeping. Wrete at Norwich, the 15. day of Jull.
Lord Grey,
My great and good Lord, my best wishes to you. Thank you for the letter you were kind enough to send to me regarding a marriage for my poor sister to a gentleman you know who has an annual income of 300 marks, in case she is not married. This puts me in your debt, as she is not married and not engaged to any man. there have been many times and letters concerning her marriage to various gentlemen, but nothing is decided as of yet. I think that it is unlikely the gentleman you mention is one of them. As your letter asked if I should let you know if you should take the matter further, I dare not presume to say, without knowing the gentleman's name.
Nevertheless, I'll take it upon myself, with advice from her friends, whether she wishes to be married or engaged to anyone, or take matters no further, before the next feast of the Assumption of our Lady. Before then could your lordship, if you would let me know the gentleman's name, together with the place and part of the country in which he lives; whether he has any children? After that, I will proceed in the matter as your lordship, as you wish. It could certainly give me joy that this sister, given her poor prospects, gets married through your advice, trusting that you would then look after her.
Worshipful and good Lord, I ask Almighty God to look after you. Written in Norwich on the 15th of July.
