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.

70. JANE STONOR TO THOMAS STONOR [2ND AUGUST, 1463]

The endorsement is illegible, but the letter was clearly written by Jane Stonor to her husband. The most probable date is 1463, when the Scots had recovered Alnwick and Edward IV went north to Northampton, where he remained till 28 July, which was the Thursday after Langforth came to Stonor. Langforth was probably the son of Edward Langford, the writer of No. 119. From A.C., xlvi, 73.

Syr, I recommende me to ȝow. Plesyth ȝow to wete þat upon Wednes|day last passyd my cousin Langforth ys sone browthe ȝow a privy sele, and to all þe jentylmen off þe schyre. So I resseyved sore akenyn my wyll. Y þesyryd of hym to have kept ytt stylle, for ȝe were not at home: butt he wold nott so doo, but counsellyd me to sendyd ȝow in all hast. And he promysys me þat he wold informe þe kyng þat ȝe were not at home, and he told me þat upon þe Thursday folwyng þe kyng remevyth northward, and purposyth into Schottland, ef þen he com akeyn. For

þat oþer party hathe bysechyd þe castell þat was late rescuyd, and þer ys of þam moo þen V. m., as þe Kynge hath word. Other tydynges y can none send: but y beseke þe holy gost be ȝour gyde. I-wrytyn at Stonor þe Tuesday after seint Annis day.

Yowr owyn J. S.