Harvard to Sir William Stonor, knight of the body

316. HAVARD TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR

4 JUNE [? 1482]

     There is no indication as to who Havard was, or who was his master. The
reference to my lord Prince rather favours the latest date possible, i.e. 1482.
As in some other letters (cf. Nos. 310, 311) which belong to this year there is
a suggestion of political opposition to the Duke of Gloucester. Sir Richard
Ludlow was a J.P. for Shropshire, and under-constable of Wallingford Castle
(Early Chancery Proceedings, 66/412). There is a very remarkable paraph
to the signature of this letter. From A.C., xlvi, 170.⁶⁶

    Right worshipful and my special good maister, I recommaunde me
unto you: and like it you to understande Maister Coytesmore have ben
in my lord princes presence, and he came thider þe sonner because of
þe bill þat ye sent to my maister. Natwithstanding, as I sent your
maistership knowlege by Lentall youre servaunt, my maister was en-
fourmed þat at your last being here ye broght letters unto my lord
Rivers from Syre Richard Ludlowe ayeinst my maister in þe mater of
Walingford: and wher as I sent you knowlege þerof by your saide ser-
vaunt, and þat ye wolde nat sende me an aunswer by your servaunt, þe
berer herof, whether ye brought þe saide letters or not, I mervaile: yef
your maistership had sende me worde, I wolde have shewed unto my
maister þe playnesse, soo as I trust my maister may lay none unkyndenes
unto you. Your saide servaunt, þe berer herof, can enfourme you
ferther of suche novelles as ben here. And oure blissed lord have you
in his keping. At the More þe iiij^th day of Juyn

                                              Your true and humble servaunt Hauard.

   To the right worshipful and my special good maister, Syr William
Stonor, knight for the kinges body.

316. HAVARD TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR

4 JUNE [? 1482]

     There is no indication as to who Havard was, or who was his master. The
reference to my lord Prince rather favours the latest date possible, i.e. 1482.
As in some other letters (cf. Nos. 310, 311) which belong to this year there is
a suggestion of political opposition to the Duke of Gloucester. Sir Richard
Ludlow was a J.P. for Shropshire, and under-constable of Wallingford Castle
(Early Chancery Proceedings, 66/412). There is a very remarkable paraph
to the signature of this letter. From A.C., xlvi, 170.

     Right worshipful and my special good maister, I recommaunde me
unto you: and like it you to understande Maister Coytesmore have ben
in my lord princes presence, and he came thider þe sonner because of
þe bill þat ye sent to my maister. Natwithstanding, as I sent your
maistership knowlege by Lentall youre servaunt, my maister was en-
fourmed þat at your last being here ye broght letters unto my lord
Rivers from Syre Richard Ludlowe ayeinst my maister in þe mater of
Walingford: and wher as I sent you knowlege þerof by your saide ser-
vaunt, and þat ye wolde nat sende me an aunswer by your servaunt, þe
berer herof, whether ye brought þe saide letters or not, I mervaile: yef
your maistership had sende me worde, I wolde have shewed unto my
maister þe playnesse, soo as I trust my maister may lay none unkyndenes
unto you. Your saide servaunt, þe berer herof, can enfourme you
ferther of suche novelles as ben here. And oure blissed lord have you
in his keping. At the More þe iiij^th day of Juyn

                                             Your true and humble servaunt Hauard.

     To the right worshipful and my special good maister, Syr William
Stonor, knight for the kinges body.