Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England Fraunce and Ireland defender of the faith &c., to all and singuler archbishops bishops archdeacons deanes and their officials ... : whereas we are credably certefied aswell by the pittifull supplication and petition of our poore & true subject Hugh Evance of the borough of Thetforde in our counties of Suffolke and Norffolke ... where his maulting house ... and also most of his dwelling houses with goodes ... is by sodaine misfortune utterly burnt waisted and consumed with fire hapned the xvii day of April last past ..
Whereas we are credably certefied aswell by the pittifull supplication and petition of our poore & true subject Hugh Evance of the borough of Thetforde in our counties of Suffolke and Norffolke