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.

267. THOMAS GRAYNFYLD TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 13 MAY [1480]

The year is fixed by comparison with No. 272. In 1480 Ascension Day was 11 May. The writer is Thomas Graynfyld, or Grenville, of Stow, who was great-great-grandfather of the famous Sir Richard Grenville. From A.C., xlvi, 165.

Myne especyall Gode Master, after all dewe recommendacyon y recommaund me unto your gode masterschip, doyng yow to wete that on Assencyon evyn Thomas Worthe came unto yowr Manor of Wolveston, ther of Thomas Hayward, yowr trewe servant, wold have had the keyys of yowr plase: the sayd Thomas denyyd hym: he sayd he wold enter in to the plase, or else he wold dye ther for: apon this wordes the sayd Thomas Hayward came to me abowte xj at clocke in the same nyght, and acsyd myne avyse what was beste to do: y avysyd hym to take Rygby, yowr trewe servant, and syche companye as thay cowthe gete to brynge in to the plase befor, to resyste the sayd Thomas Worthe: and by the morow sons rysyng y wold be ther my selfe to se what wold be done ther. And so yt was, or any man came ther, and at the comyng of yowr trewe servantes, Thomas Hayward and Rygby, we wente wher at Worthe was loggyd, to understond hys dis|posision: we mette hym by the way to Wolston ward: we ayste hym wether he wold: he sayd, to Wolston: we sayd, hit [wo]ld not be his ese to come ther, but he had bene better companyyd. And so wordes the wer betwene Thomas Hayward and hym: of the whiche ye schall

hyr her her after; but howe ye wyll hit schall be awnsweryde her after, yowr sayd sarvant and y woll pray yow to have knowlyche: for Pom|meroy and he byth bothe on: y hope he [Sic in MS.; read "we".] schall be abyll to withstond them bothe by the grace of Jhesu, ho ever have yow in hys blessyd kypyng. At my pore Stowe, the xiij^th day of May.

Yowr awne in that y can, Thomas Graynfyld.

To his especyall Gode master, Syr Wyllm. Stonar, this be delivered.