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.

the nexte avoydanys that ffallethe yow of any benyffys off yowrys that ys off valew off xx. li., or ȝeffe hyt be better then xx. markes; and y werr be hold unto yow, ȝeffe hyt lyke yow to do sso moche ffor me, and allso ȝe bynde me to do ffor yow yn that that yn me ys: y wysse, Cossyn, y have a beneffysse that ther hathe benne prest ther yn at my unkyll your faderys dessyr and yowrys alle moste theys xl. wynter, and onne I putte yn at yowr dessir my selffe. Y wryte unto yow for a jantylmane, that I darr promysse yow schall do yow tru servysse and plesurr, and he ys a wor|chepeffull man and a well rulede, prayng yow to sende me a answerr by wrytyng. And allmyty God have yow yn ys kepyng, and all yowrys. Y beseche yow thys sympyll byll may recommand me unto my cossyn your wyffe. Y-wrytyn at Hampden onne Newyerys day.

Your cossyn T. Hampden off Hampden. (Postscript in another hand).

Cossyne, I recomaund me untoo yow, and I beche yow of yowre gode cossyne hode yn þe performyng off my husbondes dessyr &c. Cossyne, and ȝe had desyred me or myne soo ofte as I have desyred yow and my cossyns, yowr sones, I wold have sene yow offtener. I wesse, cossyne, het greveth me &c. Ther may no man hold þat woll awaye: and ther for I moste take het as weele as I can, and thenketh thes delyng under wissedome ne kyndnes all thyngys consederbred to be soo strange &c.

To my right worchepefull cossyn, T. Stonore.

76. THOMAS HAMPTON TO THOMAS STONOR [c. 1465]

The writer is Hampton of Kimble: see No. 65. The date is certainly later than 1460, but perhaps only a few years. John Hampton of Staffordshire occurs as a squire for the body from 1437 to 1459 (C.P.R., Henry VI, iii, 45, vi, 532); in the last year he was rewarded for his long service to Henry V and Henry VI. From A.C., xlvi, 55.

After almaner of due recommendaciouns, in my most tender wyse I recommaunde me to yow. S[yr . . . . .] haf knowlyche whether þe sute be takyn ayenst Will. Tystede ye or nay, and W . . . for as hit was law, tolde me he scholde sey he sette not þer by: What hit menyth

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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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