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.

270. RICHARD DREWE TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR [1480]

This letter probably belongs to 1480 when Halmath Malyverer was sheriff of Devon. In 1482 Halmath Malyverer, late sheriff of Devon, brought an action in the Common Pleas against Richard Drewe, late of Ermington, yeo|man,

for the delivery of a reasonable account for the time during which he was bailiff of the hundred of Ermington (Placita de Banco, Roll 880, m. 92, for Easter Term, 1482). Drewe was still bailiff in 1481 (see No. 284). Mathew was bailiff in 1473 (see No. 126). From A.C., xlvi, 149.

Ryght worschypfull Master, y recommaunde me onto you, doyng yow to wete that Master Malyverer hath take an accyon off a Counte agayn your bayly off Ermyngton by the informacyon off on Sowche, chere clerke onto the sayde Master Malyverer, and thay wolde compell your bayly to acounte wyth the sayde Scherve off the mercement wythyn your hunderd and to compell your bayly to geder the mercement wythyn the sayde hunderd: and that was never don hebeffore: therfore y be|seche your Masterschyp to se the mene at thys terme, that y may be dyschargyd off thys accyon that ys agayn me, and off the whyche mater Thomas Mathew can infourme yow, for he hath byn your bayly afore thys tyme. Y-wrytyn att Ermyngton by your bayly,

Rychard Drewe.

Thys byll be deliveryd onto my Master, Syr Wyllyam Stoner, in hast.