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.

power I helppid to conveye hir. And Syr, by the waye we were ryht mery, thankyd be God, and so with his mercy we mene here to be mery ffor the season that my lady is here: and whanne your maystershype is redy to come hidder wardes we here shall so welcome you that the season of your abydynge shall nat be noysom, with Godes grace. Also syr, Robert Warner of Watlyngton is departid and gone home: truly he is an untrew man of his promesse: it is well done ye call sharply uppon hym, or elles it wilbe longe or ye have your money off him. Your maystershipe knoweth best what ye have to doo. Syr, thannkyd be God, my lady is ryght mery and in hele off body, our Lord preserve her, and all we your servauntes resonable mery, as the world reqwyereth here, and I know well many off us wysche ffast to Stonor agayn by cause off a substaunce, and I ffor my season, the which is ryht longe, as me semes, God Almyghty knowithe all: I say no more, but our blyssed Lord spede you att Wyndsouer in your matters and elles where. At London, on our Lady day in the nyght, when I deme ye were in your bede, ffor my nyne smerttyd, so God help me,

Right honurable and my Right Worschipfull Maistyr, with all my service to yow y me recommaund as lowly and hertly as y canne: and if ye be remembrid, y spake with your Maistyrschip at London for John Shepewasshe of Whatelyngton for a tenement that y have there, þat he holdyth of me: and y undyrstode þat tyme by your Maistyrschip that ye were his very good Maister and owid hym your good wylle, and for þat cause and the rather for youre desyre and instaunce y have schewid hym the bettyr will, and grauntid to hym for terme of yeres my seid tenement &c. Wherefor now y wolle desyre and pray your good