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.

truly Syr I wold a sente yt to you with alle my harte, but þe bargys wer departyd before your letter cam [unto] me. Also, Syr, I have reseyvyd sen you departyd ij letterys frome my [sun Bet]sun as on Monday last wase, on of them deectyd to you. . . . . The whyche letterys I have red and wele undirstond them [. . . I] conseve by hese wrytyng that he ys very lothe that Elmys woll . . . departe frome heme: never the less he thynkithe that xiij markes and a d[i . . .] pryse for to bye lx saks: after that pryce it wold draw myche m[oney] and lytell gettyng suld be therin. And yet I truste to . . . . . have yt, for as I undirstond yt ys yete unsold . . . . . that my sun Betsun sent to me by the brynger [herof . . .] I pray you grete wel my broder Thomas Ston[or from me desiring y]ou to seye to heme that I marvyll gretly what [. . . moveth] heme to saye schoyche langege by me as he dothe, for as . . . [that] I [wold] plok from your lyelod alle that I can to make a grete . . .: for þat I wote welle you can awnswere for me wele enowe. And so I . . . to defend me. No more to you at thys tyme, but I beseche all myg[hty Jhesu] have you, right ynterly and best belovyd husbond, in nys [blyssid kepyng ever] Amen. At London the vij day of Novembr.

My owne good [husb]ond I se well ye [re]membre þe puttyng at . . . out off þe bed whan you and I lay last togedyr.

Ryght entirely and beste belovyd husbonde I recommende me unto you in the most lovyng wyse that I best can or may. Moreover, pleseth hit yow to understonde that I have receyvyd your letter, a byll closid in the said letter, which I have redd and ryght well understondyd: and as