German de la Pole to Sir Robert Plumpton

179 German de la Pole to Sir Robert Plumpton, [1503]      (No. 94, p. 53)

Right worshipfull and my most especiall gud father in law, in my most
vmbele manner I recomend me most hartely vnto you, & vnto my lady
my mother in law, gladly desiring to haue knowledg of your prousperyte,
wellfayre and harts ease, the which I besech almyghty Jhesu long to
contynew & increase vnto his pleasure, and vnto your most ioyfull
comforth and gladness. Sir, if it please you to vnderstand þat since my
last coming into Darbyshire, it was infirmed me þat þer was in
Staforthshire a parcell of land, þe which shold be þer at Combryge
and Cramarch,¹ þat was not received þe recovery of the size^a at
Nottingham and Derbye. Wherfore, Sir, I toke vpon me in your name
to send vnto þe tenants for as much rent as þey were behind, synce þe
last payment þat was made vnto Sir John² or Preston.³ And they desired
[p. 54] my servants to com againe, as þat day sennyt, and they should
either haue the rent or be suffered to streyne on such guds as they
fond on the ground. And so they did com againe, as they had appoynted
them, and in þe meane season, thorow the meanes of one Berdall of
Assope, ther had bene iiij of Suttell & Roclife servants, þe which wold
haue had þe rent, & your tenants answered þat they knew not wherfore
þat they should pay them, & so they went ther way. Howbeit they sayd
they wold be ther shortly againe, & for þat cause they wold not pay
my servant, as for at þat tyme. Howbeit they promysed them, vpon
ther fayth, þat they shall not pay one penny vnto þe tyme þat they
haue some word from you.

     Furthermore, Sir, if it please you to vnderstand of the great vnkindnes
þat my grandam⁴ hath shewed vnto me, now lady, as the bringer herof
can more planly shew you by much, to whom I besech you to take
credence on. For be ye sure, Sir, at I was neuer so vnkindly delt with; &
all is because þat she will know it þat ye are at [. . .]^b asunder; therfore
she thinketh þat she may giue & sell all at hir owne playsure. I will
besech you, for the reuerence of Jesu, to be so gud father vnto me &
my wyfe, as to mayntayne it þat is my ryght, and to se a remedy for
it, as my speciall trust is in you aboue all other creatures livinge.

     Furthermore, I wold desire you þat I may haue knowledge how þat
you do in your matters, for I here tell þat you dyd well; þat wold be
the most ioyfull tydings vnto me þat euer was, or euer shalbe, as
knoweth the blessed Rode of Rodcborne,^c who saue you in his blessed
kepinge. Amen. I will besech you, Sir, þat this simple letter may
recomend me vnto my brother William,⁵ with all your houshold.

By your humble son and beadman     G. de la Poole^d

Endorsed (p. 53): To his right worshipfull & most especiall gud father in
law Sir Robart Plompton kt be thes deliuered

     ^a MS site.

     ^b brother deleted.

     ^c Marginal note: Blessed Rood of Rodburn.

     ^d Appended: Copied þe 26 day of March 1612.

     ¹ Combridge and Crakemarsh, Staffs, 92n., 180.

     ² John Rocliffe.

     ³ Sir William Gascoigne’s servant, 123.

     ⁴ Elizabeth de la Pole, 138, 193, 159.

     ⁵ William Plumpton, Sir Robert’s eldest son.

LETTER CXLIV.

To his right worshipfull and most especiall gud father in law,
Sir Robart Plompton, kt. be thes delivered.

    Right worshipfull and my most especiall gud father in law, in
my most umbele maner I recomend me most hartely unto you,
and unto my lady my mother in law, gladly desiringe to have
knowledg of your prousperyte, wellfayre, and harts ease, the which
I besech almyghty Jesu long to contynew and increase unto his
pleasure, and unto your most joyfull comforth and gladness. Sir,
if it please you to understand, that since my last coming into Dar-
byshire, it was infirmed me, that ther was in Staforthshire a par-
cell of land, the which should be ther at Combryge and Cra-
marsh,^a that was not receined the recovery of the size at Notting-
ham and Derbye. Wherfore, Sir, I toke upon me in your name
to send unto the tenants for as much rent as thay were behind,
since the last payment that was made unto Sir John^b or Preston;^c
and they desired my servants to com agane, as that day sennyt,
and they should either have the rent, or be suffered to streyne on
such guds as they fond on the ground. And so they did com
againe as they had apoynted them, and in the meane season,
thorow the meanes of one Berdall of Assope, ther had bene iiij of
Suttell and Roclife servants, the which wold have had the rent;
and your teanunts answered, that they knew not wherfore that
they should pay them, and so they went ther way. Howbeit,
they sayd they wold be ther shortly againe, and for that cause
they wold not pay my servant, as for at that tyme. Howbeit,
they promysed them upon ther fayth that they shall not pay one
penny unto the tyme that they have some word from you.

    Furthermore, Sir, if it please you to understand of the great un-
kindness that my grandam hath showed unto me now latly, as the
bringer herof can more planly shew you by muth, to whom I
besech you to take credence on. For be ye sure, Sir, that I was
never so unkindly delt with; all is because that she well know it
that ye are asunder, therfore she thinketh that she may give and
sell all at her owne playsure. I will besech you for the reverence
of Jesu to be so gud father unto me and my wyfe as to mayn-
tayne it that is my ryght, and to se a remedy for it, as my speciall
trust is in you above all other creatures livinge. Furthermore, I
wold desire you that I may have knowledge how that you do in
your matters, for I here tell that you dyd well. That wold be the
most joyfull tydings unto me that ever was, or ever shalbe, as
knoweth the blessed Rode of Rodeborne, who save you in his
blessed keepinge. Amen. I will besech you, Sir, that this sim-
ple letter may recomend me unto my brother William, and my
brother Maliverey, with both my sisters, and my sister Eyre, with
all your houshold.

                                           By your humble son and beadman,

    (Anno 1503.)                                  G.DE LA POLE.

    ^a Combridge, in the parish of Rowcester, com. staff. and Crakemarsh, near Uttoxe-
ter, in the same county.

    ^b Sir John Rocliffe.

    ^c Preston, servant to Sir William Gascoigne, kt. (See Letter XCVIII.)