when y com home, that Worthe hath promysed his son to mary with Richard Pomeray. But y can not thinke hit be so, for thei be within gre of mariage iijde and iiije. He hath made his bost syne he cam home, as Colwodele teld me, that he wol have Wolston or this somer be don. Many men questyn me where he was thurgh with you or no. And so did M. Speke also. And y told him what poyntment was made betwyne you and hym this terme. Your servant, Thomas Haiward of Wolston, spake with his man Wyse: and he teld him that his Maister is ful determed in his mynde to set upon you in hast, yef ye acorde not. After my sympel advise hit were wel don this somer, that ye cam unto Wolston, and my lady with you, and to ly there: ye have whete y-now there for a while: hit shuld cause you to have love of the Gentilmen of the Shere, and Comyns also: and after that ever to have hit in pease. And so y trust ye shal, for all this his longage. And as I have more enknowliche of this mater, or of any other perteynyng unto you, y shal by the grace of Jhesu sende you worde, who kepe you, Amen. At Exeter, un Tuesday before Seint Thomas day.
From youre Servaunt, Richard Germyn.
To my right Wurshipfull and Onerable Maister, Syr William Stonere, Knyght, be this letter delivered in hast.
273. HENRY COLET TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR 7 JULY [? 1480]
Right worshipfull Syr, I comaunde me unto you, and letyng you wete that I have receyvet your letter send to me by Hugh Unton, by the which letter I understond ye desire a gretter somme than ye graunt hir me by mouth your awne self. Syr, the trouth is this—I will aply somwhat to your intent: ye shall have for hir mariage and all the rigth that shal long to hir sex score pound: and wher ye desire me to gete