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.

servientium venerabilis patris Georgii, Archiepiscopi Ebor., nuper can|cellarii domini Regis Anglie, de placito jurate xxiiij^or militum ad con|vincendos xij juratores in placito transgressionis, breve illud non est presentatus. Ideo idem Ricardus capiatur, et plegii sui de prosequendo sint in misericordia.

83. R[OBERT] MEDFORD TO THOMAS STONOR 1466

Clearly written in the year that Stonor was sheriff of Oxford and Berks, i.e. in 1465-66. Medford was presumably under-sheriff; he occurs in that capacity between 1467 and 1472 (Early Chancery Proceedings, 46/307). See also the reference to Robert Medford under date 1467 in vol. ii, p. 167. From A.C., xlvi, 59.

After due recommendacion unto your maistershipp be hadde: like yow to wete þat y have be with my maisterys Langford and Roger as for þe quenys gold. Langford hathe promysed me to pay yow at London þis same weke: and as for Roger, y sende yow v. marcs for his parte: yff so be þat Langford make defaute þe ye most gete lenger day of his parte, and þer for y sende yow þe writte white backed &c. Also y sende yowe a noþer writte endosed ayenst my maister Restwold: ye most sende unto hym for þe seid C. s. Also y sende yowe a noþer writte ayenst Dalamar. As for þe vendicioni exponas, ye seye þat ye have paid þe money: þer for y sende yowe the writte white, and sende ye most sende Combes word. Syr, y sende yow a capias þat Langford delyvered me, as y rode homeward, which y coude nat serve for lac of tyme, praying yowe to put hym yn to þe bondell amonges Berk. writtes. Syr, y wold have come to Walyngford as to morowe: but þer shalle be a privy Session at Charlehamstre by Hungeford, and þer will be Dalamar, and þer y may be suere to speke with hym for suche writtes as byn ayenst hym &c. On Sunday Dalamar was at Lytelcoote, and þer was cominicasion as for þe child: but y hire seye they were for a part. To morowe at Hungeford at þe said Sessions I shalle knowe more: for þer wilbe Syr George Darell, and Syr Ric. Darell bothe. Besekyng yowe to send forthe þes writtes to London, þat they may be in court on Wennesday erly, and þat ye sende summe man to

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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.
Canvas: Page 87
Publication: London,: Offices of the Society,; 1919.
Subject terms: England -- Social life and customs; Stonor family.

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