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.

tyme. No more to yow at thys tyme, [but] Jhesu preserve yow yn hys kepyng. Wrytyn at Lundun the Fryday afore sent Bartylmewys day.

By your owne wyff Elysabeth Stonore.

To my most enterly belovyd husband Syr Wylliam Stonore, knyght.

227. WAX AND TAPERS SUPPLIED TO DAME ELIZABETH STONOR SEPT. 1478.

The bill is from Feb. 1477 till Sept. 1478. From Ch. Misc., 37, iv, 29.

Thise ensuyng bene the parcelles which my lady Stonor oweth unto Margarete Whitby of London, widue, that is to say:

First, delivered to hir use the viij^th day of Feverer in the xvj^th yere of the Reigne of Kyng Edward the iiij^th, ij torches of wex weyng ij lb. quarter and di., pris the lb. viij. d. Summa, xix. d. Item, the xv^th day of March for a Roll of a quarteron, ij. d. Item, for a Taper against Ester in the xvij^th yere, weyng v. lb., for the makyng v. d., and iij. quarters and di. wast vij. d. Summa, xiij. d. Item, against Midsomer in the same yere vij tapers with the florysshyng, weyng xiiij lb. iij quarters and di., the makyng and the wast, iij. s. iij. d. Item, for a Garland of Wex, j. d. Item, the xxix^th day of August for a mesure of wex, j. d. Item, for iij braunches of wex for the mynde of maister Fen, and iiij half lb. Tapers with the florysshyng, weyng togidre xx^ti lb. and quarteron, the makyng, iij. s. iiij. d. It., wasted of the same braunches vij lb. and quarteron, pris ij. s. j. d. ob. Item, the xviij^th day of Septembre in small Candell, ob. It., upon Alhalow Eve for a Taper of a lb. before Seynt Anne, pris, vj. d. Item, against the feste of Candel|mas a Taper of a quarteron, and ij Tapers, every Taper j. d., and an ob. Candell, pris, iiij. d. It., at the same feste for a Roll, white and grene, weyng a lb., pris, xviij. d. Item, for the mynd of maister Fen the iij^de day of Septembre, iij braunches of wex with iiij half lb. tapers and florysshyng, weyng togidre xxvj. lb. and di., the makyng therof vj. s., wasted of all iij lb. xviij. d. Summa, vij. s. vj. d.

Summa totalis, xxj. s. vj. d.

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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.
Canvas: Page 67
Publication: London,: Offices of the Society,; 1919.
Subject terms: England -- Social life and customs; Stonor family.

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