some kind of gay boat festival

To the right reverend fadre in god and my goode and gracious lorde the Bysshop of Lincoln and chancellor of England

Mekely besecheth youre goode and gracious lordeship youre poro and contynuell Oratrice Elizabeth Broun wyf onto John Broun now being beyond the see with the Duc of Burgoyne that where oon Thomas Brighton of London ffuller surmysyng certoyn money to be due to hym by the said John diverse tymes sythen the departyng of the said John oute of England hath taken pleyntes of dette agenste your said Oratrice in London and hath had her arrested into the countey and in somuche as she att that tyme was and yette is covert baron [illegible] the said Thomas in his pleyntes and now of late the said Thomas intendyng furthermore to trouble and vexe her hath take a new pleynte of dette of xxxiiii S and iiii d agenst the said John and your said Oratrice as soole marchante where in trouth your said Oratrice was never soole marchante and never bought ne sold with the same Thomas nor knoweth any suche money due to hym by her said husbond and now of late hath caused a queste to be summoned upon the same and thereby intending to [???] your said Oratrice in the said some of xxxiiii S and iiii d with the costes and damagez whiche is like to be to the grete hurte and utterly undoyng of your said Oratrice and also agenst all reason and goode constence in lesse than your goode and gracious lordeships to her beschsed in this behalf wherefore please it your goode and gracious lordeship to the [illegible] matur afore your said lordship unto the kyngs chancery and there to doo as consciuonce will require in the behalf and this atte the reverence of god and in the way of charitee