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.

3. ELEANOR LE DESPENSER TO JOHN DE STONOR [c. 1326]

Eleanor, daughter of Gilbert, Earl of Gloucester and wife of Hugh le Des|penser the younger. Since she writes from Berkley, the date is probably not later than 1326, for in September of that year the Despensers were compelled to restore the Castle to its rightful owner. From A.C., xlvi, 4.

Ellianor le Despensier a nostre trescher et bien ame monsyr Johan de Stonor, Justice du Banke nostre seignur le Roi, salut et honour. Nous vous prions tant come nous poons qe la requeste que nostre treschere dame la Roine vous fait par ses lettres pour nostre chapelen, nome Johan de Sadyngton, veuillez avoir a cuer e accomplir en si graciouse maniere comme vous savrez et pourrez pour lamour de nous [et] en [tiele] maniere quil sen puisse loer a nous et que nous vous en doiens mercier et tres bon gre savoir. Car par raison ce avoms de mes bien ames a qui il appartient, nous avons ses besoignes mout a cuer. Nostre syr vous garde. Escript a Berklee le vij jour de Fevrier.

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4. EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES, TO SIR JOHN DE STONOR [before 1351]

ABSTRACT. A fragment of a formal letter addressed to "Johan de Stonor et ses compaignons du Comun Banc" with reference to a suit "parentre le Priour de Merton et les povres tenauntes del auncien demaigne du manoir de Merton," begging them to be "auxi favorables et cedauntes en dit ple come vous purrez par voie de resoun," and not to allow the tenants to be vexed by clerks, serjeants, or other people of the Court. "Don souz nostre prive seal a nostre manoir de Kennyngton le xj jour d'Averil."

Another even more fragmentary letter in the same behalf is from Henry, Earl of Lancaster. Dated "a nostre manoire de Savoye a Londres le ix jour d'Averil, par le Counte de Lancastre". Addressed: "A mon chers amys monsyr Jo[han] de Stonore et monsyr Ric. Wyloughby, justices nostre Seignur le Roy en le comun Banc". From A.C., xlvi, 3 and 5.

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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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