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.

87. HUMPHREY FORSTER TO THOMAS STONOR 21 OCTOBER [1466]

This seems to have reference to the death of Thomas Sackvile of Falley or Fawley in 1466—see Nos. 88 and 89. Sackvile's wife Isabel was a sister of Thomas Stonor and of Forster's wife. Rokes was Sackvile's nephew and heir (see note on No. 89). In Ch. Misc., 37, ix, 38-39, there is the rough draft of a contract of marriage between Thomas, eldest son and heir-apparent of Thomas Rokes, and a daughter (unnamed) of Stonor. If the said daughter died "before flesshly knowleche had" another daughter, if unmarried and of convenient age, was to take her place. Rokes bargained to make a grant of the reversion of the lands which Isabel, late wife of Thomas Sakevyle, held for life, to the value of 20 marks a year, and of other lands to the value of 10 marks. If Rokes' son at the age of fourteen and Stonor's daughter at the age of thirteen disagree the contract was to be void. The marriage does not seem to have ever taken effect though it was still being discussed in 1477—see No. 179. The marriage contract was probably drafted about the date of this letter. From A.C., xlvi, 47.

Ryght worshypfull and my goode kynde brother, in my most feythe|full wyse I recommaunde me to yowe: and liketh yow to be remembrid to commune with the Eschetour of Bokyngham shire for the wrytte of diem clausit extremum of my brother Saquevile, whom God assoyle: and þat ye like to wryte unto me as ye fynde hym disposed: for I ensure yowe I have communed with your worshipfull and weldisposed Suster Saquevile as for suche estate as shulde be made unto your doughter and Rokes' sone, wherin I fynde her as well disposed as ye wold desire your self, so þat her husbondes wille be not broken ne she hurte duryng her lyff. Brother, I dowte not ye shall have worship of her grete sadnesse and þe vertuous disposicion þat she is of &c.: hit were to grete pite to put hir to trowble or charge to cause her to change from þe disposision þat she is fully astablisshed to. My goode brother, yef it please yowe ferthermore to remembre of þe letter my lord wrote unto yowe, Mar|myon

and me, as for þe matter betwene Fowler and Heynes, whiche Heynes hath be with me and is bounde in an Obligacion of ij. c. li. to abide þe rewle of alle þe matter betwene Fowler and hym of yow, Ric. Quatermaynez, William Marmyon and me. And Fowler to appoynte suche season as ye and other may atende; and þe souner þe lever to Haynes. I have wryten to Fowler in semblable wyse in this matter: whether my lettre be come to hym or no, I wete ner. I pray you to put hym in knowlache, and to understonde of hym whether my wrytyng be come to hym or no, and to move hym by your wysdom after my lordes wryting, as ye understonde hym. And so I pray yow to sende me worde in wrytyng, for I have sent diverse tymes to Fowler place, and he hath at alle tymes be owte &c. My goode brother remembre of þe woman ye wote of &c. And God preserve yow. Wreten þe xxj day of Octobre.

Your trewe brother Humfrey Forster.

To my ryght worshipful Brother Thomas Stonore þis be delivered.