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 wee are credably certefied aswell by the pittifull supplication and petition of our poore & true subiect Hugh Euance of the borough of Thetforde in our counties of Suffolke and Norffolke ... where his maulting house ... and also most of his dwelling howses with goodes ... is by sodaine misfortune vtterly burnt waisted and consumed with fire hapned the xvii day of April last past ...