Euerie good guift commeth from aboue, &c.

Wee, great Lord and vpholder, Emperour, &c.

Our sister Elizabeth, by the grace of God, &c.

For that you sent to vs your Ambassadour, Thomas Randolph, with lettres, which letters wee vnderstand; also we beare in minde your letters written the yere past, in September, and ye beare in minde our highnes letters sent to you with our welbeloved seruant, Anthonie Jenkinson, in the which our letters you know our pleasure towardes your subiects for your sake, which wee haue inquired, sought out and doe vnderstand of our highnes good will and great fauour, and that you wilbe of one minde with vs, even so hereafter your successors shall not forgett our highnes good will; and to make our highues good will better knowen, our affaires shall not be wightie to you, for that you sent youre great Ambassadour about the affaires that wee haue now in hand, your welbeloved and faithfull servaunt, Thomas Randolphe, whose faithfulnes wee well vnderstand, who hath accomplished of your highnes affaires hi other landes, as wee well knowe. And for that you thought our highnes would like well of him, for that he was a man of great wisdome and experience who was meete to knowe our highnes secret. Therefore your highnes hath sent this oratore to vs to open all matter in your name, for that you doe thinke our highnes will beleeue him.