Sir
my ovne partickiuler afecktion to Sir Robert Nanton made me show it to the Concelmen at Super wher I aquainted them with his afecktion to religion and to the partickiuler good of this Cuntry his eminensy in plase abell to doe vs good, they aproved of what was sayed. but they aleged that he was tyed in so partickiuler an obligation to his magesty as if ther was ocasion to speke for the Cuntry he wold be silent, and in Generall they2 wolde giue no voise to anye Cortier espetialy at this time of all others. so that if I might advise I wolde not have it proseded with any further lest he shoulde sufer in it. for my ovne parte I shalbe alwaise redy to aford him what sucsese lyeth in my power.
Bury St. Edmunds, ca. January 18, 1625–26.