Henry to Katherine Parr, 1544

Most dearly and most entirely beloved wife, we recommend us heartily unto you, and thank te as well for your letter written unto us da your servant Robert Warner as for the venison which te sent then da him, and now last da Fowler, servant unto our dearest son the prince, for the which we give unto te our hearty thanks, and would have written unto te again a letter with our own hand, but that we be so occupied, and have so much to do in foreseeing and caring for everything ourself, as we have almost no manner rest o leisure to do any other thing.

The cause why...