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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Itm. ij elles holland at ij s. viij d., Summa,	v. s. iiij. d.
Itm. xij elles holland at xvj d. Summa,	xvj. s.
Itm. xxxviij yerdes grene sarcenet at v s. the yerd. Summa,	ix. li. x. s.
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	Totalis, xj. li. x. s.

Madame, the sarcenet is verry ffyne. I thynke most profytable and most worshipfull for you, and shall [last] ["Last" omitted in MS.] you your lyff and your chyldes after you, wher as harlatry of xl. d. or xliiij. d. a yerd wold nat indure too sesons with you: Therfor for a lytill more cost, me thinketh most wysdom to take of þe best. In certen I have bought the most part of þe sarcenet, for I had nat I-now to perfourme yt. I wynne never a peny in þat &c. I shall see your ladyship hastly by Goddes grace, who pre|serve you to his plesour &c. Wret at London the xv daye of Octobr., A^o lxxix.

Be your servaunt, Thomas Bradbury.

To my right worshipful Dame Elizabeth Stonore be this delivered.

253. HUGH UNTON TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR [? 26 OCTOBER, 1479]

Not earlier than 1478, in which year St. Simon and St. Jude's Day fell on a Wednesday; the most likely years are 1478 or 1479. From A.C., xlvi, 217.

Right worshipfull Maister, I recomaunde me unto you. And Syr, the case is so that yong Wagge nowe apon Saterday last passet hase comyn and take possession in a corner of a feld of a trew wedowe and bedewoman of yours, Robert Oxlades moder, concernyng the title of all hir place: the which woman hase ben in pesibill possession thes iij score yeres and more, as her sone Robert can more pleynly enfourme your maistership. And Syr, the lond is entaylet as fayre as eny can be unto the heires males, and hase been thes C. yeres. Syr, I beseche you be hir gud Maister in hir rigth, and to hir power she shall deserve hit. Wagge makys gret manasse to distres hir catell within thes iij or

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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 91
Publication: London,: Offices of the Society,; 1919.
Subject terms: England -- Social life and customs; Stonor family.

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