239. LETTER UNDER SIGNET BY EDWARD IV 26 MARCH [1479]
By the King.
Reverend fadre in God, Right trusty and welbeloved Cousin, and trusty and welbeloved, we grete you wele. And where as we by our letters patentes of oure special grace have geven and graunted to our full trusty knyght Syr William Stoner, by the name of William Stoner, squier, the lordships of Wycombe, Bassettesbury, and Crendon in our Countee of Buk., Hasely and Pyrton in our Countee of Oxon., with the kepyng of the woodes called Kellerygge and Kingeswood, for terme of hys lyfe with wages and fees in our said letters specified, as in the same is conteigned more at large: which lordships and woodes with their appurtenaunces we have sithin geven to you and your successours perpetuelly to our College of Windesore: it is shewed unto us that ye nowe entende to remeove him, and ordeigne and make a new Officier in and for the same at your pleasour, not havyng regard to our saide graunte, if it soo be, which we ne woll: and therfor desire you that for divers special causes ye in noo wise ameove the said William, but suffre him to enjoye and occupie the said offices accordyng to our said letters, and the parfite effecte of the same. And over that, if the same our graunt shall not unto him be suffisant in that behalve, we eftsones desir and pray you that undre your seale autentique, if itt shall be requisite necessary, ye do make unto him of your graunte in due fourme letters not to his prejudice accordyng to theffect, tenour, and purport of our said graunte and letters patentes, as our trust is in you.
