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.

237. DAME ELIZABETH STONOR TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 26 MARCH [1479]

Since Sir William Stonor is a knight, the date cannot be earlier than 1478. From No. 205 it appears that Lady Stonor went to London on 25th March, 1478, so that 1479 is the only possible year. "Lovel's daughters" may be the children of William Lovel, Lord Morley, who died in 1476; his son Henry, died in 1489 and was succeeded by his sister Alice; in No. 282 there is reference to an Agnes Lovell, apparently a ward of Stonor. Thomas Stedolfe was a Justice in Eyre in the service of Elizabeth Woodville in 1477 (Cal. Pat. Rolls, Edw. IV, iii, 52). From A.C., xlvi, 210.

My best beloved housbond, I recommaunde me unto you in my moost herty wyse, desyring to her of your welfare, and trusted verayly to have had you at home on our Lady day by night: yf ye had be, I wold have trusted ye shuld had the warde and possession of Lovels doughters or this, for whoom Stodolf, the quenes attourney, rodde on Tuesday last all night towardes the Kinges grace. And yf ye wol spede you home to speke with hym at his comyng I doubte nat but ye shal have the oon at the leste, for I undrestand þay be not wardes neyþer to the King nor quene: praying you þerfore to spede you home, for undre|stand he wolbe with Bryan to night or to morow without fayle. Also for all suche Stiwardships ye wrotte unto me for, thay wer graunted a way in his lyf tyme or he discessed. As for the Stewardship of Henley, I canne nat tell wheþer it be goo or noo: wherfore Vyne shal ryde ac|cording to your commaundement. Syr, I thanke you hertyly for your veneson þat ye wrotte to me to receyve: how be it as yet I have nat receyved. Over þis the parson of Falley dissessed yorsterday in the mornyng, and þe parson of Hamelden, and Syr William, prest þere, be executours. No more unto you at this tyme, but the holy Trynyte preserve you. Wryten at Stonor, whan I wold fayne have sleped, þe morow after our Lady day in þe mornyng. Syr, I send you your botes and your cloke, for þer hath be a wete weder here syth ye departed.

By your owne wyff Elysabeth Stonore.

To my best beloved housbond Sir William Stonor, Knyght.