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.

295. ROBERT BARDESEY TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 16 NOV. [? 1481]

Robert Bardesey is probably the Robert Bardesey of Wallingford, who died in 1482 (Cal. Inq. p.m., iv, 408). William Abell, fishmonger, of Queenhithe, was dead before the summer of 1482, when his wife Elizabeth had married again (Placita de Banco, Roll 881, m. 528; cf. Letter Book, L., p. 214). The date of this letter cannot therefore be later than 1481, and may be 1480. For Robert Warner see Nos. 203, 205 and 206. From A.C., xlvi, 135.

Right honourable Sir, and my especiall gode Maister, I hertily commaund me to you: lattyng your Maistership to wytte that one Robert Warner of Watlyngton, nowe dede, was endetted unto a especiall gode frend of myne, William Abell of London dewellyng at Quenehith, in the summe of xviij. li. xij. d., the parcelles whereof I send unto your maistership enclosed herein: and for that it is do me to understande your maister|ship or other by you assigned have the disposicion and administracion of his godes; wich William Abell is visited grete with sekenes and especially with a palsey, whereof I am full sory, and his wyfe and all his frendes therefore in grete hevynesse, so that he him self may not laboure for the recovering of his dettis: and therefore his wyfe, which is a veray gode and a wytty woman and full well cheriseth him nowe in his sekenesse, hath prayed me and me instanced gretely to write unto your maistership to fynde the meane that her husbond and she might be contented of the seide duetee: and therefore I besech you of your seide gode maistership, that by the meanes thereof they may be con|tented of their seide duetee, and I feithfully promyt unto your maister|ship that they therfore shall do you a pleasure. Besechyng your seide Maistership to hold me excused in that I this boldly take upon me to write unto yow herein: and allmyghty Jhesu have you in his blessed keping. Writtyn at London the xvj day of Novembre,

By your servaunt Robt. Bardesey.

To my right honorable and especiall gode maister, Syr Willm. Stonor, knyght.