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.

200. SIR JOHN WESTON TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR [after 1477]

The date cannot be earlier than 1478 as Stonor is a knight. Sir John Weston became Prior of St. John in 1477, he was absent from England from

July, 1481, to some time in 1483 (or later, though No. 329 rather implies that he was then at home). The signature is autograph, the body of the letter being written by a secretary. See Trans. Royal Hist. Soc., 3rd Series, x, 160. From A.C., xlvi, 200.

Right wurshipfull syr, I commaund me unto you: and for as moch as ther is lykly variaunce to faule betwyxt Syr Thomas More, prest, the which by my presentacion is incombent and parson of Chepyng Ilslay, and a prest of Syr Thomas Vaghan, for certeyn consideracions of which ye be somwhat instructed, and mor largly shalbe infurmed by my Solucitor, Alysaunder Dykys, to whom I pray yow gyff ffaith and credens: and for as moch syr Thomas More and the forsaid prest claym to be parsons of the sayd chyrch by several grauntes therof mad by me, I ther for hertely dissyr and pray yow to kaul the partes afor yow and my said Solucitor and assay yf ye and he kan mak a convenient end bytwyxt tham in exchewyng of the costes and salvacion of myn honeste in that byhalve. And whedyr party as ever holdys hym not content at this tym I shal so recompence hym her after, that he shal hold hym content and plessid at the contemplacion of tham that wold have tham preferd in that byhalffe, iff I shuld ber a payn ther for my selff, as God knowes: who graunt yow long to endure in felicite. Wryten at my Maner of Balsall in Warwykshyre the x day of Jull.

Be your owne Syr John Weston, Pryor of Sant Johns.

To the reverent and wurshipfull Syr William Stonor, knyght.