Richard Cely jnr. to George Cely, his brother

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Title
Richard Cely jnr. to George Cely, his brother
Reference
SC 1/53/14
Date
1478-1479
Library / Archive
  • The National Archives, UK
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Malden, item 12
Transcript from Henry Elliot Malden, 'The Cely Papers: Selections from the correspondence and memoranda of the Cely family, merchants of the Staple, A.D. 1475-1488'

12

 

Rychard Cely the Younger

 

Jhesu Mliiijclxxviij

 

     Right whelbelovyd brother George I recomende me to you
informyng you that I have beyn to seke your blacke goune at
Redhodes and hyt wos at Bondmans and I have ressavyd hyt and
zent hyt yn your schest and as for your barell vc pound garnettes
ar not zeyt cum to Callez syr I have spokyn wt Tomas Adam and
I towl[d] hym that I porposyd to stope Robard from hys passayge
and he has desyryd me to spar Robat for and I reyst hym the ys
no mane that wyll helpe hym owt of preson and so he Tomas has
promysyd me in hys brothers name that hys brother schaull agre
wt me at Lon[don] Hary Whayt delywyd to the sayd Robard a
xxxs. to pay hys ostes and he has playd hyt at dys every qe and
so Tamas ys fayn to go to master lefe tenant to pray hym to pay
Robardes costes to London sy in thys mater I wyll do my beste
for you Syr the mercha[nds] ys cum owt of Frauns and whe say
the pays ys not lyke to lat longe betwen Frauns and ws no mor to
you wryt at Callez the Thursda after youer departyng

     I pray ze recomende me to aull good frndes

                                                                               per Rychard Cely.

     Addressed: A George Cely at Bregys be thys dd.