Alice Ydlaye to ?

                                   356. ALICE YDLAYE TO ?

                                            [23 April 1481.]

    Alice, widow of Thomas Idle or Ydlaye, married William Poche. Her
son Richard Idle claimed the manor of Drayton, of which his uncle, William
Idle, had obtained possession by force, being maintained by the Duke of
Suffolk. Sir William Stonor and Humphrey Forster were directed on July 31,
1481, to hold an inquiry (Cases before the King's Council, pp. 116–7, Selden
Soc.) It is possible that in consequence this letter came into Stonor's
possession, though it is not certain that the letter belongs to the collection.
No. 243 probably relates to the same matter, and should therefore be dated
July 9, 1481. Similarly No. 280 would seem to belong to the early summer
of 1481. In 1481 St. George's day was on a Monday, which suits well with
this letter—"Satterdaye last" and "thorsday." The original is somewhat
badly damaged. From A.C. li. 90.

   [I] Recommande me unto yow . . . . . gevyng you knowlege pat
y have on Satterdaye last past a lettyr from London . . . . . pusse,
whych letter theryn be matteris Þat pertaynys to yow, Þrerfore I
wolde ffayne speke with yow to take Þat labour apon yow to come
to Drayton onne day betwex lest this and Þorsday [and] to ryde to
London in shortt space. I wold abyn with yow att Þis tyme by
my mane ys . . . . . mette my hosbond. I pray yow to send me word
by Þ^e brynger of this how ye have spede [in those m]ateris ye and
I talkyd off Þe last tym I spake with yow. Also I pray yow to
toke Þe evydens . . . . . and bryng hem with yow. Wretyn at Drayton
on sent Jorgis day last passyd. No more to yow att [this tyme
. . . . . Jhesu] have you in kepyng]. Amen.

                                                                              ffrom yowr Kosyn

                                                                                          Alysse Ydlaye.

356. ALICE YDLAYE TO?

[23 April 1481.]

     Alice, widow of Thomas Idle or Ydlaye, married William Poche. Her
son Richard Idle claimed the manor of Drayton, of which his uncle, William
Idle, had obtained possession by force, being maintained by the Duke of
Suffolk. Sir William Stonor and Humphrey Forster were directed on July 31,
1481, to hold an inquiry (Cases before the King’s Council, pp. 116–7, Selden
Soc.). It is possible that in consequence this letter came into Stonor’s
possession, though it is not certain that the letter belongs to the collection.
No. 243 probably relates to the same matter, and should therefore be dated
July 9, 1481. Similarly No. 280 would seem to belong to the early summer
of 1481. In 1481 St. George’s day was on a Monday, which suits well with
this letter—“Satterdaye last” and “thorsday.” The original is somewhat
badly damaged. From A.C. li. 90.

     [I] Recommande me unto yow . . . . .gevyng you knowlege þat
y have on Satterdaye last past a lettyr from London . . . . .pusse,
whych letter theryn be matteris þat pertaynys to yow, þerfore I
wolde ffayne speke with yow to take þat labour apon yow to come
to Drayton onne day betwex lest this and þorsday [and] to ryde to
London in shortt space. I wold abyn with yow att þis tyme by
my mane ys . . . . .mette my hosbond. I pray yow to send me word
by þ^e brynger of this how ye have spede [in those m]ateris ye and
I talkyd off þ^e last tym I spake with yow. Also I pray yow to
toke þ^e evydens. . . . .and bryng hem with yow. Wretyn at Drayton
on sent Jorgis day last passyd. No more to yow att [this tyme
. . . . .Jhesu] have you in kepyng]. Amen.

                                                                ffrom yowr Kosyn

                                                                                        Alysse Ydlaye.