The Stonor letters and papers, 1290-1483; ed. for the Royal historical society, from the origial documents in the Public record office, by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford.

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The Stonor letters and papers, 1290-1483; ed. for the Royal historical society, from the origial documents in the Public record office, by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford.
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London,: Offices of the Society,
1919.
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England -- Social life and customs
Stonor family.
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"The Stonor letters and papers, 1290-1483; ed. for the Royal historical society, from the origial documents in the Public record office, by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ACA1723.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.

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205. THOMAS BETSON TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 25 MARCH, 1478

As to Robert Warner see Nos. 203 and 206. From A.C., xlvi, 137.

Ano xviijo.

Right honorable Syr, and my right Synguler good mayster, I recom|maunde me unto your good maystershipe. And Syr, yff it lyke you, accordynge to myn promesse unto your maystershipe I mette with my Lady your wyffe at Windsouer, and ffrom thens to London to my symple

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power I helppid to conveye hir. And Syr, by the waye we were ryht mery, thankyd be God, and so with his mercy we mene here to be mery ffor the season that my lady is here: and whanne your maystershype is redy to come hidder wardes we here shall so welcome you that the season of your abydynge shall nat be noysom, with Godes grace. Also syr, Robert Warner of Watlyngton is departid and gone home: truly he is an untrew man of his promesse: it is well done ye call sharply uppon hym, or elles it wilbe longe or ye have your money off him. Your maystershipe knoweth best what ye have to doo. Syr, thannkyd be God, my lady is ryght mery and in hele off body, our Lord preserve her, and all we your servauntes resonable mery, as the world reqwyereth here, and I know well many off us wysche ffast to Stonor agayn by cause off a substaunce, and I ffor my season, the which is ryht longe, as me semes, God Almyghty knowithe all: I say no more, but our blyssed Lord spede you att Wyndsouer in your matters and elles where. At London, on our Lady day in the nyght, when I deme ye were in your bede, ffor my nyne smerttyd, so God help me,

By your servaunt T. Betson.

To my ryht synguler good mayster Syr Willm. Stonor, knyght.

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