George Johnson to Robert Plumpton, jnr

234 George Johnson to Robert Plumpton, jnr¹      (No. 14, p. 193)

Right worshipfull Sir,^a my deuty donne vnto your mastership, and as
letting you know that I haue receiued your indenture and deliuered it
to Robart Poclington, and he is content with that, sauffing that he wold
desire your mastership to set in the indenture whear that he should
pay his money at his rent dayes. For the indenture specefies his money
unpaid xxj dayes, you or your heires to recouer of him all the hole,
which wear a undowing to him, to take that he should make his living
on for the place unknowne whear pat he shold pay his rents, [. . .]^b or
what place. And I also letting you know that Mr Leades flate with him
verry fast afar his neighbors, [. . .]^c since he cam from you. As I say, he
shall not occupy it but has the lase, for he hath no right to it, nor you
neither, and he said he had no lawfull warning that he will take a
discharge for, but that he will occopy alsoe. I had Poclington plow and
put him of over the lands, that he haue no intrest; and send me word
what his deade is and his words, and I shall send you word. For in
your absence, I had him send me word and I shold come ouer to him
and se what he sayes and take his answer.

     And also if it please you to send me money I will [p. 194] do the
best for you I can at all times.^d As for barley, is now much redy and in
chambers; for wheat, that such that now [. . .]^e <ready>, the substance
is gon. Yowr men also kiln dry. Beanes is at Gainsbrough² vjli score,
and barly at 4li and xiij nobles a skore, and wheat is at Hull at ijli a
skore. I pray you send me word in a bill what ye will haue done as
conserning this writing in all condittions. And thus Jesus preserue you.

By yours to his litle power     Georg Johnson clerk^f

Endorsed (p. 193): To Mr Robart Plompton the yonger be this deliuered

     ^a Marginal note: 14 letter by Georg Johnson, clerk.

     ^b to deleted.

     ^c A word deleted.

     ^d Marginal note: 14 letter by Georg Johnson, clerk.

     ^e had deleted.

     ^f Marginal note: Copied the 8 of June 1626, Thursday.

     ¹ So styled during the lifetime of his uncle, Robert Plumpton, of Knaresborough.

     ² Near Robert Plumpton’s estate at Waterton.

                                              LETTER XIV.

To Mr. Robart Plompton the yonger be this delivered.

    Right worshipfull Sir, my deuty donne unto your mastership,
and as letting you know that I have received your indenture and
delivered it to Robart Poclington ; and he is content with that,
sauffing that he wold desire your mastership to set in the inden-
ture whear that he should pay his money at his rent dayes. For
the indenture specefies, his money unpaid xxi dayes, you or your
heires to recover of him all the hole, which wear a undowing to
him, to take that he should make his living on for the place un-
knowne whear that he shold pay his rents, or what place. And
I also letting you know that Mr. Leades flate with him verry fast
afar his neighbors, sinc he cam from you. As I say, he shall
not occupy it but has the lase, for he hath no right to it, nor
you neither. And he said, he had no lawfull warning that he will
tak a discharge for, but that he will occopy alsoe. I bad Pocling-
ton plow and put him of over the lands, that he have no intrest ;
and send me word what his deade is and his works, and I shall send
you word. For in your absence, I bad him send me word, and I
shold come over to him and se what he sayes and take his answer.
And also if it please you to send me money, I will do the best for
you I can at all times. As for barly, is now much redy and in
chambers ; for wheat, that such that now ready, the substance is
gon. Yowr men also kiln dry. Beanes is at Gainsbrough a vili
score, and barely at 4li and xiii nobles a skore, and wheat is at
Hull at ijli a skore. I pray you send me word in a bill what ye will
have don as conserning his writing in all condittions, and thus
Jesus preserve you.

                                                        By yours to his litle power,
                                                                GEORGE JOHNSON, Clerk.

    ^a Gainsborough in Lincolushire, the nearest market-town to Waterton, the residence
of Robert Plumpton, called the younger during the life-time of his uncle Robert
Plumpton of Knaresborough. The writer of this letter, though in holy orders, up-
pears to have acted as steward for Mr. Plumpton in his absence.