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.

107. OLIVER WITTONSTALL TO THOMAS STONOR [before 1470]

This is clearly a little earlier than the next letter. The draft Award—No. 109—shows that the matter in dispute related to the estate of Wittonstall's stepson, John Cottesmore, who was a ward of Thomas Stonor, and married one of his guardian's daughters, probably in 1470—see Nos. 110 and 137. The date of this and the next two documents may possibly be a few years earlier, but it is convenient to place them immediately before No. 110. From A.C., xlvi, 83.

Ryght worshypfull syr, y recomaunde me unto, thankyng you for the good scher that y hadd with you ever at suche tyme that y was with you. Please you to remembre the pointement by you and me, that ys to sey we scholde me to g[eder] at Henley the first Thorsday in clene lenton, or that y schold sende you worde. Y have comynet with my

wyfe, and sche sayes with good wel, so that her brother Barantyne be on of thame with Mayster Rede, and sche to be ther at the awarde whene it is yoven: and at Ester sche and y schull be with and not fayle in no wyse. Forthermore, take credens to the berer hereof: and God preserve you worship, whom [do he ha] [These three words are only faintly legible, and so are bracketed.] you in hys kepyng.

By your own Olyuer Wittonstall.

To the ryght worschipfull Thomas Stonor, be thys letter delyved.