resseyvyd the rent, and hov your fadyrhod had don acordyng to hys desyre, and they entend nat: and he hath wrytyn unto the party to de|lyver the mon[ey] ayen: the wyche letter I send unto your fadyrhod that ytt myte be delyveryd unto the seyde party. Master Selenger de|syryth your fadyrhod to forbere your sute ayen them thys terme, and that the trety go forth yff yt may be, or ellys your fadyrhod to take your a-wantage the nexte terme: but he ys dysplesyd sore with them for the reseyvyng of the money, and seyth they shall pay yt ayen. Also fadyr, master Selenger hath comaundyd alle my ladys counsell that non of my ladyse tenantes shuld fysche yn your water, and that the tenantes be so warnyd. Fadyr, and yt lyke yov, Umfrey Salman ys ded, and he hath a may chyd of x yere old to hys eyyr, the wyche ys ward unto your fadyrhod, and I trust to sesen yt unto the behofe of your fadyrhod, thov I tary a day or to the lengger. And also, fadyr, Frynd kannat yt delyver me, but he seyth unto me that your fadyrhod shalle be plesyd, and that I shalle have alle maner of dutys with me, both the old and eke the nev: corte day shalle be at Ermyngtun on a Sunday on senyte, and I caste me to departe on the morrov after, with the grace of Jhesu: for erst I kannat be delyveryd the lond of the ward wych [wych, om. MS.] dravyth to rent by yere xx marke: and I porpose fadyr to cum hom ward by Henbery, and so forth, as I dyd the laste tyme. No more to your good fadyrhod at thys tyme: but I mekely beseche your good fadyrhod that thys my bylle may recomaund me unto my good modyr yn my most umbyl vyse, mekely besechyng my good modyr of hir dayly blessyng &c., mekely besechyng your fadyrhod in lyke vyse, and I mekely besechyng alle myty Jhesu to preserve your good fadyrhod and your [wyf, my] modyrs good modyrhod, amen. I-wrytyn in Exeter the Thursday next afore seynt Jorgeys day. My lady Arundell prayyth your fadyrhod to be good cosyn unto her yn suche maters as her servant shall move your fadyrhod of.
By your chyld Wylliam Stonor.
To my ryght reverent and worshypfull fadyr, my fadyr Stonor.
