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.

Rygth reverent and wurschypfull Mayster, I recommende me unto ȝow: besekyng ȝow to have worde whan I schall enter into ȝour myll at Cuxham: for my syster wyll nat lete me to goo to halfe parte of ȝoure myll at Watlyngton no lengger: wherefore y pray ȝow to have worde, and that I myȝth enter at Cristemasse nexte comyng: and ell I wyll provyde me for a noder, and that were me loyth, and yt plesyd ȝoure good maysterschyppe &c. Also ȝyffe sche wyll nat ocupy ȝour myll at Watlyngton, y wyll provyde for ȝow a good tenaunt, to more ȝour profyyt and avayll for ever. Sennys I was with ȝow I have be ryȝth seke, bote nowe, blessyd be God, off amendment. No more at thys tyme, bote all myȝththy God have ȝow in hys kepyng.

By youre Servaunt Thomas Whitborne.

Venerabili et magne discrecionis viro, magistro Thome Stonore, militi, magistro suo speciali tradatur hec littera.

59. THE BATTLE OF ST. ALBANS 21-22 MAY, 1455

Amongst the Ch. Misc., 37, iii, 4-11, there is an English narrative of the Battle of St. Albans, which seems to have been written and circulated in the interest of the Yorkist party. It was communicated to Archæologia (vol. xx, pp. 519-22) in 1822 by John Bayley, keeper of the Records in the Tower, who attributed it to Sir William Stonor, misled as it would seem by the fact that Sir William Stonor was 24 years afterwards steward of St. Albans Abbey at Wallingford (see No. 244). The presence of the document amongst the Stonor MSS. seems to be accidental. Dr. Gairdner reprinted the text from Archæologia in the Paston Letters, No. 283. There is thus no need to re|print it here, though it seems right to record the source whence it was derived. Apart from some slight variations in spelling the printed text is accurate, ex|cept at two points. The name of the place in St. Peter's Street, where the King's banner was pitched, should be "Goslawe" not "Boslawe". In the list of Lords who were hurt there should be inserted between Buckingham and Stafford: "the lord of Dudle with an arowe in the vysage". The original is on a large sheet of paper folded to make 16 pages; the narrative is written on the first 6½ pages.

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

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