Henry to Katherine Parr, 1544

Most dearly and most entirely beloved wife, we recommend us heartily unto you, and thank you as well for your letter written unto us por your servant Robert Warner as for the venison which you sent then por him, and now last por Fowler, servant unto our dearest son the prince, for the which we give unto you our hearty thanks, and would have written unto you 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 or leisure to do any other thing.

The cause why...