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.

churche ther, the hundered of Ermyngton with all the appurtenauncis within the seyd shyre, the Maner of Horton with the Chauntery with all the appurtenauncis longing ther to, Mortemer place with the ap|purtenauncis, londes in Cleve in the Counte of Kent, the Mote at Westm. with all the londes that longeth ther to with all other londes and tenementes, rentes, services, medowes, lesues, and pastures in Westm. and in the paryche of Seynt James and in the Counte of Midd. &c.

138. [THE FUNERAL OF THOMAS STONOR] [1474]

This Memorandum—Ch. Misc., 37, iv, 9—was most probably drawn up for the funeral of the second Thomas Stonor, though there is no positive indica|tion of the date. At this time Stonor was in Pyrton parish. In Ancient Correspondence, xlvi, 228, amongst several papers relating to the decease of Thomas Stonor there is a brief Memorandum of a similar kind:—

Md. to send for the cover with ornamentes of the Auter: and the herses to be hadde over. Itm. a blakke cloth for the house . . . and blakke. Itm. sug. cuppes . . . pottis.

From No. 157 we learn that the funeral of Thomas Stonor cost £74 2s. 5d.

In Pirton Churche.

First vj auters. Item, the hie autre with blakke ornamentes therto. Item, candelstikkes, sensers, basens, silver therto. Item, rectores chore seutes of vestmentes blakke and white &c. Item, ornamentes for the herse and for the beriell, blakke cloth to the ground with a white cloth of gold. Item, a crosse with a fote on the herse, silver and gilt. Item, iiij tapers aboute the herse. Item, ij tapers aboute the beriell. Item, blakke hangyng aboute the chauncell and chirche. Item, lightis for the hie auter and odir auters beside. Item, syngyng wyne, syngyng brede.

Mete for pouer men at deriges. Item, after deriges brede and chese for the seid pouer men. Item for [prestes?] and gentilmen, sew pur|tenaunces of lambis, and vele, rosted moton, ij chekyns in a dysch.

On the morow to brekkffastes. For prestes and odir honest men. Item calvis hedis and sode beeff.

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Title: 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.
Canvas: Page 143
Publication: London,: Offices of the Society,; 1919.
Subject terms: England -- Social life and customs; Stonor family.

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