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.

thorov your fadyrhode to spede with hym: for I have sente unto hym, and he hath answeryd that he wyll do to the pleasyre of your fadyrhod what he kan do: for he seyth he knovyth your fadyrhod, but he knovyth not me. And I mekely beseche your fadyrhod to wryte to the pryor of Byssam: and I trust to spede ther in lyke wyse thorov the helpe of your gode fadyrhod with the grace of Jhesu, hom I mekely beseche to spede yov yn alle your maters, and to preserve your fadyrhod yn alle maner of weyys, Amen. I- wrytyn þat Stonore the Sunday nexte after Kandelmas day.

By your chyld Wyllm. Stonor.

To my Ryght reverent and wurshipfull fadyr, my fadyr Stonor.

137. WILL OF THOMAS STONOR 1474

This is an imperfect draft or copy of the Will. The date must be later than 8 October, 1468, since Richard Drayton is dead. Apparently all Stonor's daughetrs were unmarried, so the date must be before the marriage of one of them to John Cottesmore (see Nos. 110 and 128). The date of that marriage was therefore probably not before 1470. The will may be compared with the Arbitrament between William Stonor and his mother, No. 157. See further vol. ii., p. 184. From Ch. Misc., 37, ix, 22.

. . . of Stonore. And also I wyll that the issues and profetes except wode . . . off my maneres of Henbury in Saltmerche with the ap|purtenauncis, Harnell, Dughton with the appurtenauncis, Burton and Cundecote with the appurtenauncis in the Counte of Glouc., Watt|combe with the appurtenauncis, with all other londes and tenementes with their appurtenauncis in the townes of Watlyngton, Cuxham, Standell, Clayer, Tame, Ricote and all other londes and tenementes I-called Tettesworthlond, Saddelereslond, and Lyncolneslond in the pariche of Watlyngton, and the ij partes of the maner of Bryghtwell sumtyme Parkes maner, with all there appurtenauncis in the Counte of Oxford, Penyton Meysey with the appurtenauncis in the Counte of Shuthhampton, londes and tenementes in Redyng, Tylehurst, Bene|sheves, Burughfeld, Erle, Whytle, Shenefeld in the Counte of Barkeshyre, be receyved by the handes of myne excecutours to the contentacion and payment of my dettes, and after my dettes payed the issues and profetes of

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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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