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.

It was originally written in the first person, reading "my promise," "my hert," and "with me and desyred me". From A.C., xlvi, 269.

Whare at the departyr of your lordship, my maystresse promise was to conclude with no man in mariage in to the tyme she hadde putte your lordship in knowlychyche, and to have the ffavour and counseile of your good lordship: whareuppon your lordship promised her that your good lordship shold encline to soche a person as she myght ffynde in her hert to love and have in mariage: hit is so that a worshipfull knyght, syr Will. Stonard, hathe be with my seide mastresse and desyred her in mariage, to whom her hert is sette: besechyng your good lordship and favour in that behalve, acordyng to your promys by your good lord|ship to her made at your beyng last at Wydeslade.

262. ANNYS WYDESLADE TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR [early in 1480]

Annys or Agnes Wydeslade, daughter of John Wynnard of Wolveston, Cornwall, and of Hatherleigh, Devon, and widow of John Wydeslade, the younger, was Stonor's second wife. John Wynnard died in 1468, having ap|pointed Richard Wydeslade as one of his executors and trustee for his daughter. John Wydeslade, the younger, was apparently a son of Richard, who seems to have been alive at the date of this letter (see Wynnard's will, P.C.C., 25 Godyn, and Early Chancery Proceedings, 10/257, date 1467 to 1472. Since Elizabeth Stonor died about the end of 1479, and Agnes was married before May, 1480, this letter must have been written early in the latter year. From A.C., xlvi, 222.

Right worshipfull Maister, y hertly comaund me unto you with alle suche servise as y can or may: thonking you of youre kyndnesse shewed unto me, so pore a woman as y am, and unto your Maystershyp own|deserved: desyring to hire of youre welfare, the which y pray alle mighty Godde to preserve you to youre most pleasure and hertis desire. Please you to have enknowliche of my power welfare: at the making of this my letter y was in gode hele, and y trust in God within short space to be beter: for now y am at my liberte, wherof I thanke you, in my own hous at Exeter. The ffesisicion wolle do his cunnyng uppon me, but undertake me he wol not, nor never did noon in his liff. Cumfort in

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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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