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.

ever affore, and that is a shrewde condiscion. Tell hym with owte he amend his condiscion that he will cause strangers to advoide and come no more there. I trust to you that he shall amend agaynest myn commynge, the which shalbe shortely with all hanndes and all ffeete with Godes grace. My veray ffeiȝtheffull Cossen, I trust to you þat thowe all I have not remembred my right worshipfull maystres your modyr affore in this letter þat ye will off your gentilnesse recomaunde me to her maystresshipe as many tymes as it shall ples you: and ye may say, yff it plese you, that in Wytson Weke [This letter was written on Whitsun Eve.] next I intend to þe marte ward. And I trust you will praye ffor me: ffor I shall praye ffor you, and, so it may be, none so well. And Almyghty Jhesu make you a good woman, and send you many good yeres and longe to lyveffe in helth and vertu to his plesour. At greate Cales on this syde on the see, the ffyrst day off June, whanne every man was gone to his Dener, and the Cloke smote noynne, and all oure howsold cryed after me and badde me come down; come down to dener at ones! and what answer I gaveffe hem ye know it off old.

Be your ffeiȝtheffull Cossen and loffer Thomas Betson.

I sent you this rynge ffor a token.

To my ffeiȝtheffull and hartely belovid Cossen Kateryn Ryche at Stonor this letter be delyvered in hast.

Ryght worshipfull and Reverent Maistes, I recomend me unto you in the moste lowlyest wyse that I best can or maye: and, Maistes, pleasthe you to undirstond that I have R[eceived] a letter ffrome you by Davy Wrixham, the whech letter I undirstod wele, and schoche matter ase you he wreten to me ffor I wille aply hete as ney as I [may [There is a hole in the paper.] ]. And,