[MR] Fw: A Letter from King Richard

[M'lady Foxy]

 I'm still waiting for the black death/H1N1 spam request...

--- On Fri, 2/5/10, James Matterer <jlmatterer at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: James Matterer <jlmatterer at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [MR] Fw: A Letter from King Richard
> To: "Caer Adamant" <CaerAdamant at yahoogroups.com>, "Merry Rose" <atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>
> Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 8:58 AM
> Read it all, if you dare......
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> > 
> > 
> > Richard I, by the grace of God, august King of
> England, sends his most kind greetings.
> > 
> > Because I know that you especially desire to hear from
> me and to learn the state of my prosperity, I think it
> fitting to first tell you of this.
>  Due to our most
> precarious state, I ask that you maintain the utmost secrecy
> regarding this sensitive correspondence.
> > 
> > I have hidden in France a large sum of foreign gold
> worth at least 300,000 pounds silver. Regretfully, I find
> myself unable to convey this wealth back to England. To be
> brief, I have been imprisoned in Germany due to a hostile
> regime. In addition to the indignity of false imprisonment,
> Henry VI has demanded an unreasonably cruel ransom of 65,000
> pounds silver.
> > 
> > Therefore, I offer the following arrangement. If you
> will send the ransom of 65,000 pounds silver to Henry VI, on
> my release I shall procure the aforementioned gold. On our
> return to England, you shall receive one half of the foreign
> gold I carry. Let my seal on this letter be proof of my
> honesty in this matter. Once more, I would entreat you to
> maintain the secrecy of this matter to better ensure that we
> return with the gold without interference.
> > 
> > 
> In brief therefore, God willing, I shall
> return to England. I render to you the gratitude which you
> deserve for the very great fidelity which you have shown to
> me. And with the full intention of worthily rewarding your
> services, I ask you to continue the same.
> > 
> > ---------------
> > Aoife, feeling ... umm...  inspired by those curious
> Nigerian fellows & taking a break from practicing for
> K&Q Bardic.  Opening & closing phrasing stolen
> ruthlessly from King Conrad of Germany:http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1148conrad2.html 
> 
> > 
> > We now return you to your regularly scheduled 21st
> century spam.
> 
> 
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