To His Higness, King Nanteleod, Lord of Wales, in Carlion, be this lettre tayke.
My fryend to the northe, saviour of my son's county, it is wyth the utmoste sadness and horror that I relayte the news of the death of my son-in-law, Sir Cassius of Tisbury, Lord Marshall of my son's army. As you know, he wert wounded graytely by a cur knight of King Idris' at the Battle of Somerset Marsh and suffered for weeks upon his arrival here at Sarum. My owne daughter, the lovelye and goodlye Lady Jenna, his devoted wyf, tended to him personalye, but to no avayle. In the fyfth week of his internment, his strength left him and he rendered up the ghost to the bosom of Our Ladye in Heaven, Mother of Christ. He restes now from his long service to my son, Robert. Alas, my daughter is beset with gryf and hath byn taken unto seclusioun with the Queen at Amesburye.
The Lord Marshall's considerable holdyngs of Tisbury and Upavon have been granted to my grandson, Germine of the Fey, who wert knichted soon followynge his father's death. He is too young and untried to tayke up his fathyr's offyce, and as of yet I have not appointed a marshall. Know ye, goodly friend King, that my knights and soliders are ever at your disposal, and that I wish only for the continued friendship between the Kingdom of Wales and Salisbury.
With sorrow and hope,
Ellen of Sarum,
Countess of Salisburye
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