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.

tryst yn God. Also John Ryȝt promysyd me that he wolde bere thys letter: y pray you that ȝe sende wrytyng by hym after youre intent how al materys schalbe doo by youre avyce. No more, but the holy Trynyte have you yn hys blessyd kepyng.

My ryght reverent and wurshypfull fadyr, I recomaund me unto your good fadyrhod in the most umbylle wyse that I kan or may, mekely besechyng your good fadyrhod of your dayly blessyng: lykyth your good fadyrhod to wytt that I have spokyn with master Selenger for your dute of your water sondage and sute of the Flete Damerell, and I am answeryd that I shuld be at Holbyntun at the corte, the wyche shalle be at holy rode tyde nexte comyng, and there to show evydens and recorde by mouth how hyt hath byn usyd yn tymys past: and as after Selenger seyyng in to my ladys counsell and hys that my lady wold not nother he but that your tytyll shuld be knowyn and no maner of fraude by them leyd to abatryt, and yff yt were tryyd with your fadyrhod so to be re|corded and you to yn-joyye: and I found Gybbys welle disposyd to your fadyrhod, but Orcherd and Columb made many resuns ayen the water and eke ayen the sondage, the wold ye shuld have a wey to your grounde, but they wold ye shuld nat cum and send that wey. And yt lyke your fadyrhod I spoke to master Selenger acordyng to your comaund|ment for my brother Tomas mater, and enfourmyd hym hov they had