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.

326. PHILIP FITZLEWIS TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 12 MARCH, 1483

Of the same date as No. 327, which like this is written from Horton. From A.C., xlvi, 158.

Ryght worschypffull Syr and Cossyn, afftyr all dew and hertty reco|mendacion premysyd, serteffyeng you that by yure wretyng and message ye ley unto me divers thyngges to my gret charge, off the whyche undowttyd with Goddes merci, wyth my honure and acordyng to law and consyens I schalbe dyschargyd off: and what so evyr he be that wole cause me to lease yure ffrendshypp and goode wyll, yet I wyll not so lese hyt, thowgh I schould therby suffyr a gret payne: and also I wold not ye schould lese myn thorowgh yure deffaut: thowgh I be semple, notwithstondyng consederyng the alyanse betwyxt yure blode and myn, ffor any thyng off unkyndnese by youe and yurs shewd unto me, yet rather than hyt schold be undyrstond in what deffaute hyt wer ffor the dysworsshyp that myght ensew to hym that were in deffawt, yet rather, as I seyd beffor, I wold bere a payne and all: yet notwithstondyng in all thynges and demaundes that now in þe fferme of Horton be in travers betwyx you and me I wyll abyd, and by thys my wretyng bynd me to abyde, the rule off my brother Page, and off Ruhse and Elmys, and anny other worshippfull off yure Cownsell. And Jhesu have you

in hys cepyng. Wryttyn at Hurtton the xij^th day of Marche, A^no xxiij^o R. Ed. iiij^ti,

By yure Cossyn Phllp. ffytz Lowys.

To the Ryght wurshypffull and my welbeloved Cossyn, Syr Willm. Stonner.