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.

in hys cepyng. Wryttyn at Hurtton the xijth day of Marche, Ano xxiijo R. Ed. iiijti,

I recommaunde to your maystership: Syr, as this day I have ress. your letter by my fellow Tailbois, Mr. Lewes beyng with me at diner in my pore hous: I understand well theffecte of your writyng. Syr, if it like your mastership to call to remembraunce he ys your feffe of the same land, by force wherof he may justefie the takyng away of the cornys, and if he be lettyd he may take an accion ayenst thaym that let hit, notwithstandyng men woll indevor thaym to do you service and plesyr as fer as they may. Also he may have a replegiar, and so have deliveraunce: ther can no man say nay, but if he do contrarie the law. Syr, if it plese your mastership, he woll be bounde to abide the rule of your counsell, suche as he hath writen to your mastership off. And under correccion, me semys, it wer better to take that way, the premisses wele-considerid, than otherwise. Like it yow to yeve credens to the berer, to whom I have shewd my conseit in this mater. From your Horton, on seint Gregori is day, with the hond off