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.

And ther for I wold that ye dede as well as any man alyff, or as well as yowr owyn hert canne thynke. And, syr, of on thyng at is tolde me, that ye do make a fayre newe Garden; in the wiche I pray you for my sake to sette too herbis, the wiche ben, Paciens, Tyme: And that theis to herbis be put in the potage that ye ete, so as ye may ete them dayly. And more over, syr, as towchyng to your letter, ye have not assigned in your letter to whoom the money shuld be delyvered. Wher for I have assigned in my letter the day and place, where as ye or my Cosen Ramsey, or any in your name shall have it. And also, syr, ye have wreten in yowr letter, that yf I thynke that yowr wrytyng were not sufficient that I shulde have sufficient pleges. And as towchyng to me your wrytyng were sufficient; but in as much as I am fayne to ley suerte my self for the seid C. marcs, I pray you that my Cosen Ramsey, or whoo sum ever come for the money, that he may bryng sufficient and suer plegis with hym, the wiche shalbe indentid between hym and me. And they shalbe as suer and as saff to you, as they were in your cofer at home. And they shalbe redy for you at your day, the wiche day I beseche you to kepe as ever ye wolle have anythyng that I may doo for you in tyme to come. And, syr, I beseche you to take no displesur ther for to me wardes; for truly I do it for non other cause but be cause of dowt of dethe, as ye knowe well the worlde was never inesier ner more dowtefulle than it is now. And also that my frende shulde not be disseyvid; for if it were to me ward I wold never desyre other plege but ondely your wrytyng &c. No more to you at this tyme but Almygthy Jhesu have you in his kepyng. Wreten at Denham, the xvj day of January. And good Neve thynke on theis pore wordes, the wiche I have sent you, and also I pray you geve credens to my Cosen Ramsey brynger herof &c.