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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.

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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.
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Stonor family.
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251. THOMAS HENHAM TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 10 OCTOBER, 1479

See the two previous letters. From A.C., xlvi, 172.

Jhesu Ano xix

Ryght honorable and worshypfull mayster, I recommaunde me unto your goode mayster in the most lowest wyse that I best cane or may, ever more desyring to here off your goode wellfare, the wyche I be-sche Jhesu long to continue unto your hartys dysire. Forder more, syr, ye scholle understonde that my mayster Thomas Betson hys ryght welle amendyde, blesyde by Jhesu; and he hys paste all dowtys of sekens, and he takys þe sostenanse ryght welle: and as for ffusecyons, ther come none unto hym, ffor he hase no nede of them. Syr, ye shall understonde that my mayster Syr Wylliam Stoker comaunde hym unto your maysterschype, and my lady hys wyffe. And as ffor schuche

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thyngys as your mayster wrothe unto hym by master Bryane, hyt schalle be aplyde, and sent unto your mayster: ffor he says he wylle sende you none but goode: and as ffor your rede wyne, hyt schall be schyped upon Tewysday next comys: and as ffor your rondelet off Mallsay, [Malvesey.] yt thys not rede as yet, ffor mayster Syr Wyllm. Stoker hathe comyng a schype with Mallsay and hoder swet wyne, and he lokys ffor the same schype every day, and yeff so be that that the same schype come note betwene thys and Tewysday next comys he wylle porffay ffor your maysterschype a rondelet off Mallsay schuche as he may get in the sete, and hyt schall be schyppyde with your rede wyne. Fordermore, Syr, ye schall understonde that I resayved a letter ffrom your mayster by mayster Bryane, the wyche I schall do accordyng as your wryting dothe spesyffide. No more unto your maysterschype at thys tyme, but all mythe Jhesu have you in hys kepyng. Wreten at Stepenay, the x day off Octtobr.

By your prentes Thomas Henham.

To my Ryght Worschypfull maister, Syr Wyllm. Stonor, knyght, thys letter be delyvrde d.d.

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