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.

Right worshipfull Sir, I recommaunde me unto you: thanking you for my grete chere this day made me at your place, but not for your park spoort, where in your defaut John, your parker, þat wold have bene my frende, is my gret enmye. I have received your letter con|teynyng þat ye wol do my lord service in thoffice of Stewardship at Thame, and þat for þe same ye will geif me xlvj. li. xiij. s. iiij. d., payyng hit at ij tymes, that is to wete at Michelmes next commyng xx ij. li., and at Candelmes þenne next folowyng the residue, which amounteth to þe somme of xxiij. li. xiij. s. iiij. d. Sir, I knowe þat my lordes mynde and pleasur is þat ye have hit, which I wil folowe in þat and in al thing duryng my lif, and so am y bounden. To your desired daies of pay|ment I wil therfor agre, and of your and myn aggrement I shal wryte unto my lordes good lordship. Sewe ye for your patent as soone as my lord cometh to Woborne, and when ye have hit sendeth it to Lincoln þat your graunte may be confermed by þe chapitour ther. To morowe I will be at Bannebury and ther until Monday next: from thennes to Leicester, and ther until þe morowe next after seint Kateryn day: so to Newerk, and ther until ij daies afor seint Nicholas day: thenne to Lin|coln, and ther by viij daies. Yf your patent be brought while y am ther,