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 24, 2024.

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Page 3, vol. 1

3. ELEANOR LE DESPENSER TO JOHN DE STONOR [c. 1326]

Eleanor, daughter of Gilbert, Earl of Gloucester and wife of Hugh le Des|penser the younger. Since she writes from Berkley, the date is probably not later than 1326, for in September of that year the Despensers were compelled to restore the Castle to its rightful owner. From A.C., xlvi, 4.

Ellianor le Despensier a nostre trescher et bien ame monsyr Johan de Stonor, Justice du Banke nostre seignur le Roi, salut et honour. Nous vous prions tant come nous poons qe la requeste que nostre treschere dame la Roine vous fait par ses lettres pour nostre chapelen, nome Johan de Sadyngton, veuillez avoir a cuer e accomplir en si graciouse maniere comme vous savrez et pourrez pour lamour de nous [et] en [tiele] maniere quil sen puisse loer a nous et que nous vous en doiens mercier et tres bon gre savoir. Car par raison ce avoms de mes bien ames a qui il appartient, nous avons ses besoignes mout a cuer. Nostre syr vous garde. Escript a Berklee le vij jour de Fevrier.

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