Smith College: England and Wales. Privy Council. [Document] 1578 Feb. 23 / [Privy Council]. (1578) (MiscMS 423)

After our harty commendations; whearaswee have given order to the Sheref of the county of Suffolke to deliver certaine prisoners into your hands, who weare by our order comytted for their obstinacy in refusing to come to the churche in tyme of sermons and common prayers, thes shalbe to require you to receave them into your chardge and fourthwith to commytt them to such of her Ma:^ties gaoles within that saide county as shall seeme good unto the L. Bishop of Norwiche by whose direction they shalbe delivered unto you, ther to remayne in cloase prison untill suche time as you shalbe otherwise directed from us. And so wee bid you hartely farewell From whitehall the xxiii^th of Februar: 1578

[in a later hand: Recusants]

your loving freends

[W Burghley] E.Lyncoly: T Sussex

R Leycester

F. Knollys

chr: Hatton [F:] Walsyngham Tho: Wylson

[? collector's symbol] WC.