John Scory to Frankfurt Congregation
DATE: 1554 October 5
LOCATION OF ORIGIN: Emden
DESTINATION: Frankfurt
SOURCE: Denbighshire Record Office, Plas Power MSS, DD/PP/839 p. 35
To the right worshipfull Mr Williams, Mr Wodde, Mr Whittingham att Frankforde1
This letter was probably carried by David Whitehead and John Peddar who arrived in Frankfurt on 24 Oct 1554, Troubles xvii.
After my veraie hartei com(m)endacyons thes maie be tadvertise you that immediatly upon the receite of a letter which I [have - crossed out] received from Argentine from Mr Grindall I wrote unto you2Mentioned in Scory's previous letter to the Frankfurt congregation, 3 September 1554, DD/PP/839 pp.31-32.; wherof I have not yet received aunswer againe. Emong other thinges I signified unto you, that if I might do eny serves in yo(u)r churche being laufully therunto called by the churche, I wold be gladde to do it, & upon your answer I signified unto you, that I wold [be- crossed out] put my selfe in a redines to cum: & wold so have don in dede, & have taken my yornei(sic) with Mr Whithed and Mr Peddar3David Whitehead and John Peddar who probably carried this letter to Frankfurt., if I had hard eny thing of your myndes (as Mr Peddar can tell). But now the winter cumeth on so fast in these countres, that the time of travelling, as well for want of cumpeni, as for the fowle & tedious wayes, ys spent & past for this yere. Notwithstanding for as moche as Mr Grindall signified unto me that you war veri desirous to have my pore serves: whereupon I have declared unto ow(re) bretherne here that I will depart from them: I beseeche you woughsafe(sic) to write me an answer againe, that I be no longer held in suspense of yo(u)r determynate myndes. Thus beseching the most mightei to be alweis yo(u)r defence & comforte, I bidde you farewell most hartely.
From Emden this 5o of October A(nn)o 1554
Yours to com(m)aunde in the Lorde
John Scory
1 This letter was probably carried by David Whitehead and John Peddar who arrived in Frankfurt on 24 Oct 1554, Troubles xvii.
2 Mentioned in Scory's previous letter to the Frankfurt congregation, 3 September 1554, DD/PP/839 pp.31-32.
3 David Whitehead and John Peddar who probably carried this letter to Frankfurt.