answere of hers ne yours. I trust to Jhesu he shall endure till þe messenger come ayene: lenger the ffysicians have not determyned. The executours be thre persones, my maystresse his wyf, Humfrey Starky, Recorder of London, Robert Tate, merchaunt of Caleys: not|withstanding I moved him betwene him and me and mastres Jane that he shuld breke this testament, and make my mastresse his wyf sole executrice. What wilbe do þerin, as yet I can not speke, but I shall do as I can with Goddes grace, who have you in his kepyng. Written at London, this present daie at viij of the Clok.
By yow owne Ric. Bryan.
To my most worshipfull and singuler gode master Sir William Stonour, knyght.
250. RICHARD BRYAN TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 2 OCTOBER 1479
Right worshipfull and my speciall gode master, in as humble wise as I can I recommaunde me unto your mastership: and as for the tidinges that his here I trust to God it shalbe verrey gode: on Thursday my lady Croke came to Stebenhith and brought with her master Brinkley to see Betson, and in feith he was a verrey sike man: and or he de|parted he gave him plasters to his hede, to his stomake, and to his bely, that he alle that nyght was in quiete rest: and he came to hym ayene on ffriday and sye his water: and he was well amendid, and so seid alle the people that were aboute him: notwithstonding he will not determyne him whether he shall live or dye as yet, but and he may kepe him alive till Tuesday none he will undertake him. The cause that I write to you no rather was bicause I had no serteynte. Sir, there hath be many speciall laburs and secrete I-made, sithen mastresse Jane and I were come, to the contrarie disposicion that we come fore: I can not write the playnes of theyme as yet, for my mastres Betson attendith, alle things and counselles leyde apart, to abide and trust in your gode ffadderhode and in my lady: and ferthermore if he departe
