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.

answered them that he wold not deliver the said cuppe with owte the bille indented þat is made bytwene yow be brought upon the de|liveraunce: and to have sewrete for the residew of the money to be paid at Candelmas next. I remitte all to your maistershep and wyse|dome. The said x. li. shall be redy at eny tyme that ye like, havyng fro your maistershep a writeyng to be content ayen by Ester next com|ynge. And God preserve yow, my good lady, your wyfe, and all yours. At Aston, a Cristemas yeve with the hand of your servaunt

Maister Stonor, I recommende to you, mervelynge that ye wryte me with any poynt of strayngenesse syn tyme þat I have fulfylled your poyntment in your letters as touchyng to þe money lent for suche days as ye desyred and longer, and as the poyntment last taken, when my servant Stephen Hosyer was with youe, I aggreed, but when Harry Dokettes servantes came to me þer was noon obligacion, and by cause þer off I supposed þat þey came not as sufficiently instructe in your appoyntment, but now I have delyverd your cuppe safe and sownde to your servantes, Thomas Matthew and William Belsun, and have recevyd of them x. lib. for halfe my due and an obligacion of x. lib. for þe remynant: but I trust in your Maistership of a shorter day of payment, for I borowed xx marcs of the same money: and þowe ye be patron of Bruscote, I understande þat well and pray for you dayly, but I laste a benyfice better to me þan þat is, for þe gret desyre of Maister Thomas Forster; therfor I pray you accepte not me as a stranger, for I can do as good servyce as som oþer. Valete in domino per Willm. Herward, capellanum vestrum.

To his worshipfull maister Syr William ["Syr William" has been inserted and cannot be read very clearly; but Stonor was certainly a knight at this time.] Stonor Kny.