Robert Plumpton to Sir Robert Plumpton

173 Robert Plumpton to Sir Robert Plumpton, 6 February [1502/3]      (No.
     158, p. 100)

[p. 101] After most harty and due recomendations, I recomend me vnto
your mastership & brotherhode, and to my lady your wyfe, beseching
allmyghty God euermore to preserve & prosper you. Sir, on Munday
last come a seruant of Sir John Roclyfs frome <Mr> Emson to Brian
Palmes,¹ & caused him forthwith to take his waye toward London, &
as I am enformed, the sayd servant shewed that at the comyng up of
[. . .]^a Bryan Palmes, thei shold haue an end with you, and if ye had
any land, pat ye shold be charged with my brother William and me.²
Therfore, Sir, if ye & thei drawd to an end, as I besech allmyghty Jesu
to send you a good end after your pleasure & mynd, see how ye shall
stand charged anenst us, & whether ye shalbe charged with þe one or
with both; &, Sir, wher ye sent me word by George Barbor to search
for the call of the exigent³ in the castell of Yorke agayn you, my cousin
your son, or any other of your name or servant. Sir, on Tewsday last
was þe court in the castell, & then was ther none exegent called agaynst
you, none of your servants, nor of your name, but ther are ix playnts
by replegiare⁴ by ix of your tenaunts against you, my cousin your son,
Sir Richard Plompton,⁵ & dyuerse of your servants. But how many
playnts & how many defendants, as yet I can not get any knowledg,
for the schereffs clarek sayth his master hath all the records & notes,
and the playntyffs pat day was essoined; & thus almyghty Jesu, our
Lady Saint Mary Virgin, Mary Magdalene, with all the saints in heaven,
as I shall dayly besech, prosper & spede you in all your great besines.
Scrybled in hast the vth day of February.

Yours at prayer and power     Robt Plompton of Yorke^b

Endorsed (p. 100): To Sir Robart Plompton knight, being lodged at the
Angell behind St Clement kirk without the Temple Barr at London be
thes deliuered

     ^a Bria deleted.

     ^b Appended: Sir Thomas Granger of Yorke deliuered this letter. Copied the 24 of Aprill
1613.

     ¹ Brian Palmes of Naburn (d.1529), son of Guy Palmes, sergeant-at-law (d.1516), who
had been sponsored at the Middle Temple by his uncle Brian Rocliffe. Called sergeant
1510. The family were also kinsmen of Sir William Babthorpe, Test.Ebor., iv, 105; 38,
209; App. III.

     ² Lands in Ockbrook, 150.

     ³ Writ requiring appearance in person upon pain of outlawry, Pollard, Reign of Henry
VII, 140n.

     ⁴ Order for the restitution of cattle and goods distrained, the plaintiff giving surety to
prosecute for wrongful distraint, ibid.

     ⁵ Sir Richard Plumpton, clerk, 157.

LETTER CXXXVIII.

To Sir Robart Plompton, knight, being lodged at the Angell behind
    St. Clement Kirk, without the Temple barr, at London, be thes
    delivered.

    After most harty and due recomendations, I recomend me unto
your mastership and brotherhode, and to my lady your wyfe, be-
seching Allmyghty God evermore to preserve and prosper you.
Sir, on munday last come a servant of Sir John Roclyfs from Mr.
Emson to Brian Palmes, and caused him forthwith to take his
waye toward London; and as I am enfirmed, the sayd servant
shewed that at the comyng up of Bryan Palmes,^a thei shold have
an end with you, and if ye had any land, that ye shold be charged
with my brother William and me. Therfore, Sir, if ye and thei
drawd to an end, as I besech allmyghty Jesu to send you a good
end after your pleasure and mynd, see how ye shall stand charged
anenst us, and whether ye shalbe charged with the one, or with
both. And, Sir, wher ye sent me word by Georg Barbor to search
for the call of the exigent in the castell of Yorke agayn you, my
cousin your son, or any other of your name, or servant; Sir, on
tewsday last was the court in the Castell, and then was ther none
exegent called agaynst you, none of your servants, nor of your
name. But ther are ix playnts by Replegiare by ix of your
tenaunts against you, my cousin your sonn, Sir Richard Plompton,
and dyverse of your servants. But how many playntts, and how
many defendants, as yet, I can not get any knowledg; for the
Schereffs clarck sayth, his master hath all the records and notes,
and the playntyffs that day was essoined. And thus almyghty
Jesu, our Lady, Saint Mary Virgin, Mary Magdalene, with all the
Saints in heven, as I shall dayly besech, prosper and spede you
in all your great besines. Scrybled in hast, the vi^th day of
February.

                                     Yours at prayer and power,

    (6 Feb. 1502-3.)        ROBART PLOMPTON of Yorke.

    (Indorsement,. Sir Thomas Granger of Yorke delivered this
letter.)

 ^a Brian Palmes, junior, son of Guy Palmes, Serjeant-at-law, called 18 Nov. 1511.