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.

Madaym, Goddard Oxbryge recommaundes hym unto your ladyschipe and prayethe you that ye wold woochsaveffe to speke to my mayster your husband ffor his money. He desyred me to wryte ffore it: it is well done þat it be so paied ffor dyverse causes: a Cossen of his shuld have it to pay it þer as he owith it. And our blissid Lord be with you, ever, ever, ever, Amen.

To my Right worshipffull and Synguler good lady, dame Elsabeth Stonor, at Stonor this be delyvered.

217. THOMAS BETSON TO DAME ELIZABETH STONOR 24 JUNE 1478

The original is damaged and in places illegible; some of the missing words have been restored (in brackets) conjecturally. "My lady your mother" is Margaret, widow of John Croke; her title is one of courtesy only. From A.C., xlvi., 237.

Jhesus. A^o xviij.

Moste honorable and worshipfull and my right spescyall good lady, I recommaund me unto your good ladyshipe in the moste loffyngest wyse that I best can or may, ever more desiryng almyghty God to send your ladyschipe all good helth and well to fare, as ever had good gentillwoman in this world, to Godes plesour and your hartes comffort: and moreover lyketh it your good ladishipe to understonde that this same day by my Master your br[other John] Croke I resseyved a letter ffrom you, and a token, ffor the which with all ... nes off myn hart I thannke your ladyschipe, and off your contenewall ... kyndely loffe, the which all wayes ffull largely your good [ladyshipe] shewith unto me, and off myn part as yet nothynge desservid unto you nor to youres. But I trust in þe mercy off our Lord to remembre hit here after, and so am I bowndyn to do, to your pleasour, so God helpe me. Also, madam, and it lyke you, I undyrstond by your writynge that it will be the latter end off Auguste or your ladishipe can come here to London; and yff it so shuld be I wold be sory, ffor I have mych to do and I can lytill skyll to do eny thynge that longeth to the matter ye wote off. Nevertheles yff my mayster your husband and you be so agreed I hold me plesid: it shalbe to me peynffull but I muste and shall [content], aswel as I may, my selff: I shall do lyke blynde byar, that is to

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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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