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.

91. THOMAS STONOR TO JANE STONOR 8 OCTOBER, 1468

This was clearly written by Thomas Stonor to his wife, on the occasion of the death of his mother and her second husband, Richard Drayton, in October, 1468; it shows that Alice died on 1st October and Richard on 3rd October. "My adversary of Devonshire" is of course Richard Fortescue (see No. 82), where it appears that the lawsuit finally ended in Michaelmas Term, 1468. The "xliij gentylmen" were presumably the panel for the jury of twenty-four who were summoned to appear on the octaves of Michaelmas. From A.C. xlvi, 243.

Myne oone good Jane, as hertely as I can I recumaunde me to yow. Like yow to wyt that my ffadyr is gone to God also: and the there was a sone wytyng: and my modyr on Saterday by the morne, and my ffadyr on Munday by [d]ayrove. And I pray yow that William is chyld may cum with hym, and a amblyng hors for me in hand led. I saw (?) yow a letter as this that was wrytyn yestyrday. And let them cum with William that I wroote ffor, and they shull have her clothe of blak to make hem gounys with. And where William hathe wrytyn a letter unto me for his parsonage, whan he comyth let hym tell me tale of trouthe and hit shall be remedyyd, with mercy of God. And myne owne Jane, I thanke God myne adversari of Devenshere hathe had no wurshyp: ffor ther aperyd xliij gentlymen as this day, and he is shamyd and nonsuyd in the cort to his great shame. And Lemman, charge Wykys to gete as myche money as eney be had: ffor I shull spende myche money. And goode swete Lemman, be ye myry and of goode comfort for to cumfort me when I cum. I can not cum to youe as sone as I wuld: ffor I most set sum direccion in Horton or I goo. Let William cum in all hast. And the blessyd Trinite kepe yow. I-wrytyn at Lundon the Saterday afore seynt Edward is day.

By your ovne Stonor.

To my Cosyn Jane Stonor, in hast.