David ap Griffith to Sir Robert Plumpton

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Reference

WYL655/2 No. 138, p. 84

Date

3 February [1491/2]

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Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)

Stapleton, 'To Sir Robert Plumpton, Kt', item 73; Kirby, item 94

Transcript from Joan Kirby, 'The Plumpton Letters and Papers'

94 David ap Griffith to Sir Robert Plumpton, 3 February [1491/2] (No.
138, p. 84)

Right worshipfull Sir, I recomend me to your mastership; & it is so þat
the kings grace hath appoynted my lord to wayt vpon his grace, now
at his [. . .]^a noble vage into France. Wherfore I must take homely vpon
your mastership, & desire you to helpe me with my fee for this yere,
for I am distytute of money;¹ & this my wrytting shalbe your discharg &
warrant to delyuer yt to the berer herof; & if yt may be done now, at
this tyme, I am bounden to you to doe you any pleasure þat lyes in
my power. With Gods mercy, who preserue you, my gud master, & I
pray you to take credence to Rich: Shaw, this berer, in my behalfe.
The iij day of^b February.

Your owne servant David Griffith^c

Endorsed: To my worshipfull master Sir Robart Plompton kt

^a his repeated.

^b Appended: Copied the 19 of Aprill 1613.

^c D Graff deleted.

¹ On 8 Oct. 1492 Henry VII began the investment of Boulogne, and on 20 Oct.
Geoffrey Towneley, servant to Sir Robert, paid over to the abbot of Whalley the rent
for £8 for Haverah Park, Mackie, 107–8; CB, 766.

Transcript from Thomas Stapleton, 'Plumpton Correspondence: A series of letters, chiefly domestick, written in the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII'

LETTER LXXIII.

To my worshipfull master, Sir Robart Plompton,kt

    Right worshipfull Sir, I recomend me to your mastership, and
yt is so that the Kings grace hath appoynted my lord to wayt upon
his grace, now at this his noble vage into France; wherfore I
must take homely upon your mastership, and desire you to helpe
me with my fee for yere, for I am distytute of money; and
this my wrytting shalbe your discharg and warrant ot delyver yt to
the berer herof.a And if yt may be done now at this tyme, I
am bounden to you to doe you any pleasure that lyes in my power,
with Gods mercy, who preserve you, my gud master, and I pray
you to take credence to Rich: Shaw, this berer, in my behalfe.
The iij day of February.
                                                                   Your owne servant,
        (3 Feb: 1491-2.)                                              DAVID GRIFFITH.

a It was not till month of October in the year 1492, that Henry VII . sat down
before Boulogne, and on the 20th of the month, 8 Hen. VII. Geffrey Townley, ser-
vant to Sir Robert Plumpton, paid 8li to William, abbot of Whalley, to be delicered
to Dame Fr. Gryfin. (Chartul. No. 766.)