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.

284. RICHARD GERMYN TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 3 APRIL, 1481

The reference to Sunday, 1st April, fixes the year for 1481, and so helps to determine the dates of all this series of Letters. As to the Exeter Almhouse see further No. 285. John Agecomb or Edgcombe was Residentiary of Exeter and Vicar of Ermington, see No. 285. Christopher Coke was a lawyer who joined with Richard Page in a recovery of the manor of Berkden against William and Agnes Stonor (ap. Ch. Misc. 37, iv., 40, see p. 169 below). For "Master Edmunde," see No. 194. From A.C. xlvi, 162.

Right Onerable and worshipfull Maister, y comaund me unto you with alle suche servise as y can or may, letinge your Maistership have enknowliche that Maister John Agecomb is decessed un Sonday the ffurst day of Averell. Many men have spoken to me that y shuld labur unto you for Ermyngton. And y teld hem that ye have geven hit unto Maister Edmunde, and wol in-proper hit to youre Chapel of Stoner: and so have y aunswerd them. Moreover, Maister Drew hath wreten a letter unto my lady, that he wol do help my saide lady of hir sekenesse, and to com unto hir at his own cost and to geve hir a du attendauns, with that hit pleased you to geve him this saide benfys. And y have saide unto him, that his letter is wreten in vayne. And

also y wrote a letter unto youre Maistership, which was delivered unto Lannoys, skynner, the furst weke in Clene Lente: y trust ye have him. For as to any man or men, here wolle noon be goten, as y wrote unto you: savinge ther is oon Vyncent, a servaunt of my lady is, a gode archer, y suppose he wolle com unto you: but horse nother harnys hath he noon nor mony. Aray him ye must at your own cost, yef he com. Jakys shal bringe you the serteynte of his comynge. And y trust that at M. Elmes comyng that ye wol assigne whom hit please you to occupy the ruel of your Almeshous, for y may no longer occupy hit nor can not; my besenesse wol be suche here after: for y must attende my ocupacion; for my servant which had the gedinge of my shoppe is fro me, and with me hath be to longe, for y am the worse for him y can not tell how moche me seilf. And as to the deth of Cristoffer Coke, y suppose ye have enknowliche: un who is soule God take mercy. Y pray your Maistership that this my letter may comaund me unto my lady, to whom y pray Godde sende hele and comfort, who have you in his keping. At Exeter in hast the iij day of Averelle.

Youre servant Richard Germyn.

Unto my right Onerable and worshipful Maister, Syr William Stonore, knyght, at London in the Old bailly.