To Sir Francis Walsingham
RIGHT honorable. My cosin Croftes woold not return without my lettres to your honowr whome I beseech yow to f[avour] f[or] truly I have a very good opinion of the yong gentlemans honesty and good partes. And so referring my self to the letters I wryte by Adams and Poins I humble take my leav. At Amsterdam. This 19th of March. 1586.
Your humble son.
Ph. Sidnei [To the] right honorable Sir Frawncis Walsingam Knight, principal Secretary.