Salutem in Christo

After my hearty commendations etc.

You cannot but know with how much care I have labored the prosperitie of your colledge, both by helping to free you from a bad Governor and to procure for you a new foundation. And as occasion serves, I shall god willing not faile to put my hand to the further good of that Societie and your selves. And I do expect from you again a mutuall performance of your duties. First, to god and the king, especially in the orderlie execution of divine service according to the Canons, and the use of other Collegiate and Cathedrall churches, and next to the Colledge for the advancement of the credit and profit thereof. And to the end that all things may proceede orderly in that your colledge, I do hereby pray you to be very carefull of the choice of your fellowes as any place or places shall become void. For I shall take it verie ill from you if I find at any time any factious or disorderly, or unconformable man brought into the Societie; And because the Lord Bishop of Chester my very good Lord and brother, and your neighbor and carefull visitor, and one that hath been a great furtherer of your weale hath a son well qualified for your societie; being as I am informed a Master of Artes, a good preacher of a fair conversation, and one that hath a Jurisdiction already in that place, for the better correction of Schisme, and other Ecclesiastical Enormities: And being a neighbor and of competent abilitie, wilbe the better able to keep residence according to your statutes. I do therefore pray you when any place shall become void to make choice of him to be the next fellow of your Colledge which I shall take very kindly from you, and make no doubt but you wilbe readie to gratifie my Lord of Chester in a request more beneficiall to your selves, then it can be to him. So I leave you to the grace of god and rest

Your loving freind

W: Cant:

Lambeth June 22: 1637.