Edward Plumpton to Sir Robert Plumpton

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Edward Plumpton to Sir Robert Plumpton

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WYL655/2 No. 188, p. 123

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Stapleton, 'To Sir Robert Plumpton, Kt', item 88; Kirby, item 113

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

113 Edward Plumpton to Sir Robert Plumpton, [14 January 1495/6] (No.
188, p. 123)

In my ryght humble wyse I recomend me vnto your good mastership, &
to my singuler good lady. Afore my lord of Carlel¹ hath passed <so>
by the way at his lodging at Poumfret & Scroby, þat as yet I spake not
with his lordship. I spake with his seruants, & they shewed to me Ch.
Kilborn rideth not vp with him. Yt was shewed me þat vppon Thursday
last ther was a great iustice sat at Wentbrig; [p. 124] I wold fayne know
what was done there, & afore þat in such matters as concerned you.
Master Tailbose² was at Colliweston³ vppon Tuesday, Wedensday &
Thursday last, as the bringer can shew, els I wold haue written much
more. My lord of Darby departith towards London vpon Munday
come a senit. Davy⁴ recomend him to your mastership, & when we
come to London ye shall haue a strayt restreynt for Haueray. Our
Lord preserue you & yours. At Stampforth, crastino hallarij.

Your humble seruant Ed: Plompton^a

Endorsed (p. 123): To my singuler good master Sir Robt Plompton knight

^a Appended: Copied þe 4 day of May 1613.

¹ William Senhouse, 50, 112.

² Sir George Tailbois, of Kyme, Lincs, JP Lincs, later made knight of the body, CPR,
1494–1509, 611, 647–9.

³ Collyweston near Stamford, the residence of Margaret, countess of Richmond and
Derby, the king’s mother, wife of Thomas Stanley, 1st earl of Derby, M.K. Jones,
’Collyweston – an Early Tudor Palace’, in D. Williams (ed.), England in the Fifteenth Century:
Proceedings of the 1986 Harlaxton Symposium (19⁸7), 134–3⁶; 39.

⁴ David ap Griffiths, 94, 109.

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 LXXXVIII.

To my singular good master Sir Robart Plompton, knyght.

In my right humble wyse I recomend me unto your good mas-
tership, and to my singular good lady. Afore, my lord of Carlel^a
hath passed so by the way, at his lodging at Poumfret and Scroby,^b
that as yet I spake not with his lordship. In spake with his ser-
vants, and they shewed to me Ch. Kilborn rideth not up with him.
Yt was shewed me that uppon Thursday last^c ther was agreat Justice
sat at Wentbrig; I would fayne know what was done ther, and afore
that, in such matters as concerned you. Master Tailbose^d was at
Colliweston^e uppon tuesday, wedensday, and thursday last, as the
bringer can shew; els I wold have written much more. My lord
of Darby departith towards London upon munday come a senit.
Davy^f recomend him to your mastership, and when we come to
London, ye shall have a strayt restreynt for Haveray. Our lord
preserve you and all yours. At Stampforth,^g crastino Hallarii.

Your humble servant,
(14 Jan. 1495-6.) ED. PLOMPTON.

^a William Siver or Siveyer, Abbot of St. Mary, York, had been elected bishop of
Carlisle, 11 Dec. 1495.

^b Scrooby in Nottinghamshire.

^c Thursday, 7 Jan. 1495-6.

^d Sir George Tailbois of Kyme, com. Linc. kt. married to Elizabeth Gascoigne,
niece of Dame Agnes Plumpton.

^e Collyweston was the residence of Margaret, the King's mother, countess of Rich-
mond and Derby. Edward Plumpton was in the service of Lord Strange, son of the
Earl her husband.

^f David Griffith.

^g Stamford is in the immediate vicinity of Colly-weston.