Richard Germyn to Sir William Stonor

272. RICHARD GERMYN TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

[4 JULY, 1480]

    Since this letter was clearly written in the summer, St. Thomas Day must
mean 7th July, and since "my lady" must mean Agnes Stonor, 1480 is the
only possible year. As to Worthe and Wolveston, see Nos. 267 and 268.
Sir William Stonor visited Devonshire as Germyn desired and was at
Ermington, 1 August, 1480 (Ch. Misc., 37, ix, 29, see p. 169 below). From
A.C., xlvi, 278.

    Right Worshipfull and Onerable Maister, y comaund me unto you
with alle suche servyse as y can or may. Ylease your Maistershipp
have enknowliche, y have delivered your letters to John Hochyn and
to William Baker: and y have caused them to wrete unto you a
aunswer, which ye shalle reserve with this. Baker hath crese cloth
canvas hath he noon, which ye shall have and ye wille. but I wol
advise you to by hit not to dure. Furthermore, William Baker told me,
when y com home, that Worthe hath promysed his son to mary with
Richard Pomeray. But y can not thinke hit be so, for thei be within
gre of mariage iij^de and iiij^e. He hath made his bost syne he cam home,
as Colwodele teld me, that he wol have Wolston or this somer be don.
Many men questyn me where he was thurgh with you or no. And so
did M. Speke also. And y told him what poyntment was made betwyne
you and hym this terme. Your servant, Thomas Haiward of Wolston,
spake with his man Wyse: and he teld him that his Maister is ful
determed in his mynde to set upon you in hast, yef ye acorde not.
After my sympel advise hit were wel don this somer, that ye cam unto
Wolston, and my lady with you, and to ly there: ye have whete y-now
there for a while: hit shuld cause you to have love of the Gentilmen
of the Shere, and Comyns also: and after that ever to have hit in pease.
And so y trust ye shal, for all this his longage. And as I have more
enknowliche of this mater, or of any other perteynyng unto you, y shal
by the grace of Jhesu sende you worde, who kepe you, Amen. At
Exeter, un Tuesday before Seint Thomas day.

                                                From youre Servaunt, Richard Germyn.

  To my right Wurshipfull and Onerable Maister, Syr William Stonere,
Knyght, be this letter delivered in hast.

272. RICHARD GERMYN TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

[4 JULY, 1480]

     Since this letter was clearly written in the summer, St. Thomas Day must
mean 7th July, and since “my lady” must mean Agnes Stonor, 1480 is the
only possible year. As to Worthe and Wolveston, see Nos. 267 and 268.
Sir William Stonor visited Devonshire as Germyn desired and was at
Ermington, 1 August, 1480 (Ch. Misc., 37, ix, 29, see p. 169 below). From
A.C., xlvi, 278.

     Right Worshipfull and Onerable Maister, y comaund me unto you
with alle suche servyse as y can or may. Please your Maistershipp
have enknowliche, y have delivered your letters to John Hochyn and
to William Baker: and y have caused them to wrete unto you a
aunswer, which ye shalle reserve with this. Baker hath crese cloth,
canvas hath he noon, which ye shall have and ye wille: but I wol
advise you to by hit not to dure. Furthermore, William Baker told me,
when y com home, that Worthe hath promysed his son to mary with
Richard Pomeray. But y can not thinke hit be so, for thei be within
gre of mariage iij^de and iiij^e. He hath made his bost syne he cam home,
as Colwodele teld me, that he wol have Wolston or this somer be don.
Many men questyn me where he was thurgh with you or no. And so
did M. Speke also. And y told him what poyntment was made betwyne
you and hym this terme. Your servant, Thomas Haiward of Wolston,
spake with his man Wyse: and he teld him that his Maister is ful
determed in his mynde to set upon you in hast, yef ye acorde not.
After my sympel advise hit were wel don this somer, that ye cam unto
Wolston, and my lady with you, and to ly there: ye have whete y-now
there for a while: hit shuld cause you to have love of the Gentilmen
of the Shere, and Comyns also: and after that ever to have hit in pease.
And so y trust ye shal, for all this his longage. And as I have more
enknowliche of this mater, or of any other perteynyng unto you, y shal
by the grace of Jhesu sende you worde, who kepe you, Amen. At
Exeter, un Tuesday before Seint Thomas day.

                                                     From youre Servaunt, Richard Germyn.

     To my right Wurshipfull and Onerable Maister, Syr William Stonere,
Knyght, be this letter delivered in hast.