Goddard Oxbryge to William Stonor

                           165. GODDARD OXBRYGE TO WILLIAM
                                                           STONOR

                                                       12 MAY, 1476

    The merchant's mark appears as in Nos. 162 and 163. Master Wrohnton
is probably John Wroughton, an Oxfordshire squire, and cousin of William
Stonor (see vol. i, p. xix). From A.C., xlvi, 108.²

                                            Jhesu. A^o M. iiij^c lxxvj.

    Right worschipffull Syr, please it you to wete that I send you
wrytinge bi Howlake þat Edmond Jod your tenante will departe owte
of your howse I cannat tell wo sone, but I had no aunswer fro you
agene for kowenat what comnante is betwyne you and heme, and
therfor I beseche your maisterchip to let me have kowelige what
comnante ys betwne you and heme, for I can nothenge say to heme
till I have an aunswer fro you or fro my mastres. And sir, I have
R[eceived] fro Calise ij letters to you, and I wulld a sent theme to you
before thise time, but I cowd no none body to convey theme savyng I
had delyverde theme to a woman of Henly, and assone as sche was on
horsebake in the strete sche wase arestid, and that is þe cause that you
had theme nat before these tyme. And sir, I ame callyd apon for þe¹
monys, the wheche Davyd owyt, and in spesyall of the good man of þe
marmayd, and of the polt'. And sir, I have inqueryd of maister
Wrohntn is comemyng to London, and as yet he is nat come, but as
sone as he ys come you schalle have understondyng with ?e grase of
God, who have your Right worschipffull and Reverent maister in his
blessyd kepyng ever. At London the xij daye of Maye.

                                                        By your prentyse Goddard Oxbryge.

    To my Right worshipffull and Reverent maister Willm. Stonore,
squyer, be delivered.

                                              ¹ "for ?e" repeated in MS.

165. GODDARD OXBRYGE TO WILLIAM
STONOR

12 MAY, 1476

     The merchant’s mark appears as in Nos. 162 and 163. Master Wrohnton
is probably John Wroughton, an Oxfordshire squire, and cousin of William
Stonor (see vol. i, p. xix). From A.C., xlvi, 108.

Jhesu. A^o. M. iiij^c lxxvj.

     Right worschipffull Syr, please it you to wete that I send you
wrytinge bi Howlake þat Edmond Jod your tenante will departe owte
of your howse I cannat tell wo sone, but I had no aunswer fro you
agene for kowenat what comnante is betwyne you and heme, and
therfor I beseche your maisterchip to let me have kowelige what
comnante ys betwne you and heme, for I can nothenge say to heme
till I have an aunswer fro you or fro my mastres. And sir, I have
R[eceived] fro Calise ij letters to you, and I wulld a sent theme to you
before thise time, but I cowd no none body to convey theme savyng I
had delyverde theme to a woman of Henly, and assone as sche was on
horsebake in the strete sche wase arestid, and that is þe cause that you
had theme nat before these tyme. And sir, I ame callyd apon for þe¹
monys, the wheche Davyd owyt, and in spesyall of the good man of þe
marmayd, and of the polt’. And sir, I have inqueryd of maister
W[ILL]ohntn is comemyng to London, and as yet he is nat come, but as
sone as he ys come you schalle have understondyng with þe grase of
God, who have your Right worschipffull and Reverent maister in his
blessyd kepyng ever. At London the xij daye of Maye.

                                                      By your prentyse Goddard Oxbryge.

     To my Right worshipffull and Reverent maister Willm. Stonore,
squyer, be delivered.

¹ “for þe” repeated in MS.