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.

243. RICHARD, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR AND HUMPHREY FOSTER, OR FORSTER, THE ELDER. 9 JULY [? 1479]

The year is perhaps 1479 or 1480. Autograph of Richard III as Duke of Gloucester. From A.C., xlvi, 163.

R. Gloucestre.

The duc of Gloucestre, gret Chamberleyn, Constable, and Admirall of England.

Right trusty and well beloved, We grete you wele, and desire and hertely pray you, that incontynent after the sight herof it woll like you at this our instaunce to cause to come afore you William Idley and Elizabeth, his Suster, and demaund them the cause why they content and pay not to our right welbeloved servaunt, Anne Idley, Maistres of our Nurcery, her annuitee of v. marcs, graunted for terme of her lyff of the Manor of Drayton, and advise them, as they woll avoid our grevouse displeasure, to see her aswele þerof yerely contented as of þat she is behinde unpaied of the same. And of theire disposicions in this be|halve

We hertely pray you to asserten Us in as goodly hast ye may, as our speciall trust is in you, and as We may do thing at your desires herafter. And our lord kepe you. Yoven under our signet at our Castell of Middelham the ix^th day of Juyll. J. Kendale.

To our right trusty and welbeloved Sir William Stonor, knight, and Humfrey Foster, thelder, squier, and aither of them.