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.

121. THOMAS MULL TO THOMAS STONOR [MAY, 1472]

Margery, daughter of Sir Thomas Etchingham, married William, son of Walter Blount, Lord Mountjoy, who was killed at Barnet on 14 April, 1471. Margery subsequently married Sir John Elrington and died in 1481; she was buried at St. Leonard, Shoreditch (Stow, Survey, ii, 75). Cicely, widow of Sir Thomas Kyriel, died on 19 April, 1472 (Chancery Inq. p.m., Edward IV, file 42). Since Lady Kyriel was lately dead, and since this letter was probably not much earlier than the next, the date must have been quite early in May, 1472. Sir John Fogge was Treasurer of the Household to Edward IV. From A.C., xlvi, 62.

Right worshipfull Brother, I recommaund me unto you: lykith you to wete that my Cosen Willyam hath ben with a full goodly Gentil|woman, and comynde with her after love's lore: and for certein I knowe

that ych of them ys verely well content of other. Shee was late wyf unto the son of my lorde Montjoy: and for the certente what my cosen shall have with her, yf God provide for them that they shall go throwe in mariage, suer yt is that of her ffader's enheritaunce she hath in pos|session C. marks of lande, and after the deth of her ffader shee shall have over that the half of al the residue of al the lande of her ffader, and of my lorde Mountjoyes lande shee hath iiij^xx marcs of annuite fe by dede endentid, for wher the lande was in value C. marcs shee hath layn it ayen to my seid lord for yelding her yerly iiij_xx marcs. Thes certentees I have by my bedfelow Thomas Powtrell, which ys of councell with my seid lorde, and was of councell at the mariage makyng, when my seid mastres was maried to the son of my seid lord; and as I understond by my seid bedfelowe the hole value of syr Thomas Ichyng|ham is londe, as it was at the tyme of the seid mariage makyng shewyd in writyng, was betwen CCC. and CCCC. marcs, not fully CCCC. and better then CCC., but how much it ys oute of the remembraunce of my seid bedefelowe. And for certeine shee is well named, and of worship|full disposicion. I have ben with my Cosen Willyam there, and seyn my seid Mastres, and comynde with her. And I fele by them both that and ye woll, with mercy of our lorde the mater shall take gode ende. I know verely my Cosen woll in no wise in this cas doo but as your good ffaderhode woll he doo. Wherfor in the name of God beth in this cas and in al other good ffader to my Cosen in councelyng, helping, and preferring after your hertes plesyr: for and I sholde mary I wolde he sholde chese for me. I wot well ye woll lyke my Mastres right well when ye se her, and better when ye comyn with her. Nowe ys al in you; in which and in al other God be your guyde. Syr, as for the manor of Clyf, I have comynd with Webley, þat is of my lorde Cobham is councell: I hope the mater shall take goode ende by trete, of which I shall have worde þis halidayes. Notwithstanding þer is an attourne recordid for syr John Fog and his felowes, in hap that we accorde not. Jhesu preserve you and my gode Suster to your hertes plesyr. Sir, as it is seid, ther is of late fallyn to my Mastres ffader, syr Thomas Yching|ham, CCC. marcs more after the deth of my lady Kyriell.

T. Mull.

To my right worshipfull Brother, Thomas Stonor.