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.

corne, and the other mater was that my Maister and ye shuld send a man to reseve this Ester Rent of your londes of your Almeshous for the payment of youre poremen and priest, and the geding therof. For I may no longer ocupy hit, nor noght wolle. I must attend my own besenesse, as I wrote unto youre ladiship: he that was my man is fro me, and by any thinge that y know y am xxti li. the worse for him. For which cause y pray you remember ye my lost, and not to awe me your hevy ladiship, as my trust is y have not deserved. And y shal induce him that shal ocupy the rule and gedinge of your almshous so that he shal gede hit beter than ever y ded. And let him com a down so that he may be at Exeter iiij wekes uppon this Ester: [Easter Day in 1481 was 22 April.] and to gether uppe the rent to this hous belonging. And y shal · shew hym alle youre londes, so that ye shal know your londes fro myn, by the grace of Jhesu: and preserve me seilf a tru man for alle the report that is made of me unto my Maister, to wham y pray you to comaund me. And of this my letter and of your welfare y wold desire to have sume knowlich: and how ye do in your fesik. And yef ther be any servyse that ye wolle comaund me to do here in your absens or els where, ye shal alway fynde me a redy to do your comaundment, as wel as though y didde ocupy this office under you. Remember ye wel, ye must hastly to admitte a poreman in Pryns is hous withoute any delay, wham hit pleasith you: and to assigne him that shall be Resever to pay this next payment, which wol be within this iij wekes: for y wol pay no mo pay|mentes after these, which is the day of my letter wretinge, the ffurst day of May. And y wold that hit plesed my Maister and you to let Thomas Mathu be Resever of the Almeshous. And Jhesu have you in his keping and send you as gode hele as y wold have my seilf.