Letter from Daniel Baker to Richard Quiney including a possible reference to the money with which William Shakespeare’s help might be procured

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Vnckle Quyne my Commendacions done etc I vnderstand by your Letter to Mr Alderman
that Mr Kympton is not yet paide his 4^li 7^s which I much marvayle of for that that
I appointed Mr Barber to appoint iij^li to bee paide to Mr Kympton thys last
weeke yff hee weare not payd beefore otherwise to pay the 3^li to Mr Woolly
& the monie was payde to Mr Woolly wherby it should seeme that Mr
Kympton was payd beefore. I pray you Know ceartainly yff hee bee payd &
yff not then vse som meanes eyther to pay hym speedely or eles send mee
word that I may sent it hym for I am ashamed that hee is so longe
unpayd. my Aunt Quyne telleth mee that you are to Receaue 20 or 30^li
In London & that you will pay som monie for mee yff neede bee: &
in that Resspect I have Lent her som monie allredy to serve her occations
so yff you can pay mee 20^li then disschardge Mr Kympton & the Ressadew pay
to Mr ffrauncis Evington at the Checker in watling street: yff Sir Edward
Grevile ^haue payd hym 10^li then doo you pay hym 10^li more. yff Sir Edward paid hym non then
pay Mr Evington 15^li yff you can. or 20^li yff your monie will hould owt: and
then yff you have any more spare monie Leave 10^li for mee with my Cossen Vnderhill
uppon ludgate hyll. & I will write to hym wheer to pay it for mee. but yff you
thinck that you shall not haue monie for mee Let mee know with all speed that
I may otherwise provid & so in great haste I comyt you to god Stretford 24 November 1598

Yours ever  Daniell Baker