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.

232. WILLIAM HERWARD TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR [? JAN. 1479]

This is a little later than the previous letter. Herward was vicar of St. Helen's, Abingdon. From A.C., xlvi, 247.

Maister Stonor, I recommende to you, mervelynge that ye wryte me with any poynt of strayngenesse syn tyme þat I have fulfylled your poyntment in your letters as touchyng to þe money lent for suche days as ye desyred and longer, and as the poyntment last taken, when my servant Stephen Hosyer was with youe, I aggreed, but when Harry Dokettes servantes came to me þer was noon obligacion, and by cause þer off I supposed þat þey came not as sufficiently instructe in your appoyntment, but now I have delyverd your cuppe safe and sownde to your servantes, Thomas Matthew and William Belsun, and have recevyd of them x. lib. for halfe my due and an obligacion of x. lib. for þe remynant: but I trust in your Maistership of a shorter day of payment, for I borowed xx marcs of the same money: and þowe ye be patron of Bruscote, I understande þat well and pray for you dayly, but I laste a benyfice better to me þan þat is, for þe gret desyre of Maister Thomas Forster; therfor I pray you accepte not me as a stranger, for I can do as good servyce as som oþer. Valete in domino per Willm. Herward, capellanum vestrum.

To his worshipfull maister Syr William ["Syr William" has been inserted and cannot be read very clearly; but Stonor was certainly a knight at this time.] Stonor Kny.