Richard Cely snr. to George Cely

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Title
Richard Cely snr. to George Cely
Reference
SC 1/53/54
Date
25 September 1480
Library / Archive
  • The National Archives, UK
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Malden, item 41
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'

41

 

Richard Cely the elder

 

     No year given, but by the reference to ‘My Lord of St. John’s’ being at
Boulogne it seems to belong to 1480.

 

     Item be the grace of God I have schepyt woll and fell at porte
London in my name.

     Item in the Thomas of Raynam,b Hemonde Danyall, mayster,
vj packys contening xxiiij c ij fell.

     Item in the Blethe of London, Laryus Bordon, mayster, vij
packys and ij c fell contening xxx fell.

Item in the Anne of London, Patryke Mechelson,
     mayster  .      .        .      .       .    .       .    .   .   .     ij sarplers.

xxxiij   .      .      .     xviij cloves.   Summa iiij sacke d. x
                                                        cloves rebate              ix cloves.

xxxv    .       .       .    xviij cloves.   Summa clere iiij sacke
                                                        d. j clove.

Item in the Thomas of London, Thomas Horne,
     mayster   .      .    .     .    .      .     .      .    .    .     .      ij sarplers.

xxix    .   .    .     .       xv cloves  .    Summa iiij sacke d. viij
                                                        cloves, rebate.     .        ix cloves.

xlv .   .   .    .     .    .     xix cloves .    Summa clere iiij sacke,
                                                        xxv cloves.

Item in the Mary of Mallyng, John Underwode,
     mayster  .   .      .      .     .     .      .     .       .      .     .    .     ij sarplers.

xliiij    .    .       .       xvj cloves   Summa iiij sacke d. ij
                                                             cloves. Rate           ix cloves.

xxxiij        .      .       xij cloves   Summa clere iiij sacke,    

                                                                       xix cloves.

Item in the Edward of Mylale,a Thomas Arnolde,
     mayster  .     .    .     .       .       .       .         .      .      .        ij sarplers.

xliij    .    .        .       xvj cloves  Summa iiij sacke, d. iiij
                                                         cloves. Rebate           ix cloves.

xlix     .     .       .      xiiij cloves Summa clere iiij sacke
                                                     xxj cloves.

Item in Ncolas [sic] of Colchester, John Smythe,
     mayste [sic]  .     .    .   .    .    .   .   .   .   .   .    .   .   .   .   ij sarplers.

 liiij  .   .   .   .    .           ix cloves    Summa iiij seke xvj
                                                    cloves. Rebate               viij cloves.

   lv   .   .    .    .           vij cloves   Summa clere iiij sacke,
                                                    viij cloves.

 

Item in the Mary of Brekellyssay,a Wylliam

     Recherdlay, mayster

                            j sarpler.

xlvij  .   .       .        .        xiiij cloves. Rebate iiij cloves.

     Summa clere.   .   .   .    .    .

 .   .    .   .   . sacke x cloves.

     Summa totallis.   .   .   .      .

 .     .    .   .     xj sarplerys.

     Summa totallis in sackys.

 .   .   .   .     .      xxiiij sacke vj cloves.

    I cannot have my woll packyd the weche lythe in pyle at
London in no wyse for the weche it schall abyde tyll the neste
schepyng I understande be youre lecter that ze schall packe my
woll xx sarplerys the weche was schepyt in Marche I wolde
fayne understande the packyng of that sorte I send to you wt
schepys Robard Good for to helpe to londe my fell and youre xviij c
fell and hode fell and Wyll Maryons fell I wyll ye se scharly to
hym and wan the schepys be dyschargyd send hym home be water
to London for I have grete myse of Rychard Cely and Wyll Cely
at thys tyme in good faythe I may not dele wyt woll and fell
and my hosbanry in the contre bothe but I may have helpe I
was never soe wery of delyng wyt worde as I am at thys tyme and
shyt that my Lorde of Send Jonnys cam to Bollen I hadde no
wrytyng from you but j lecter none late for the weche I understod
not veryly for ye were in Franse or at the martte I hadde so
many sayyn of men that cam from Caleys and no lecters for the
weche I was gryly astonyd and grete lectyng in my besynese for
the weche I pray the wryt and send be sure men that I may
understande my delyng also ye wryt not to me of the reste of my
fell weder thay be refuse or nay and wat sum of fell ther be for I
wat fell the reste schold be. I wryt no more to you at thys tyme
Jhesu kepe you and huse Wryte at London the xxv day of Septem-
ber in haste.

                                                                             per Rychard Cely.

 

    

 Addressed: To Jorge Cely at Caleys delyverd.

     On the Dorse, in a different handwriting:

                 Le Costum and sobsede.

The Costum and sobsede of my
     fadyrs    .    .     .      .        .        iiijxxxiijli iiijs xjd ster:

Wylliam Maryons   .    .       .     .     .      xxijli ster:

Rychard Cely Jenyer   .    .     .       .      xvli vs vjd ster:

 

cxxxlixsvdster:

 

a Millhall, on the Medway.

a Brightlingsea, in Essex.

b Rainham, in Essex.