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British Library, Lansdowne Manuscripts

BL MSS La 66, 76

[Transcribed by Dr Caroline Bowden for the project The Health of the Cecils]

[William Baily to the earl of Shrewsbury]

My it please your honor I have perused Mr Dockter Leas leter wherin I cannot fynd but that he hathe made a very just relation to your good Lordshipp of his procedinges with my late Lord your honorable Father, and wheras in the latter ende of his letter, he dothe shew your Lordshipp the often complaynts my Lord wold make and how earnestly he wold repent him that ever he had to do with Burowes, or that poysoned medison, for so I protest I have many tymes heard him call it, and I assuer your honor in the faythe of an honest man I have herd his lordshipp itterate the same with vehemency lamentinge that ever he showld be perswaded by anny to commyt his body to the hands of so simple and unskillfull a man, assuringe himselfe that it wold be his deathe, as in my conscience it was a great hastener therof, more can I not say of Mr Dockters procedinge nether of anny thinge knowen to my selfe consernynge this matter but with my prayers to the almightie god for your longe health in all honor I most humble take my leave. January the xvith 1590/1