Sir Edmond Rede to Sir William Stonor

 242. SIR EDMOND REDE TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

4 [JULY ? 1479]

This belongs to the same year as the previous letter. The most likely
years are 1479, when Whit-Tuesday was 1 June, or 1481, when Whit-Tues-
day was 13 June. Borstall is in Bucks, near Brill. The Stonors had lands at
Standelf or Standhill (see vol. ii, p. 183). From A.C., xlvi, 196.

Worshypfull Cosyn, I comawnde me to yow with alle my herte:
pleaseth hyt yow to wytt that as y am informed ye have lett owte yowre
landys ande medues in Standelf to fferme: how be hytt y have hadd them
to fferme of yow and of my cosyn yowre ffather, whos sowle Gode
asoyle, this xl^tiyere ande more, and truly payed my commond therefore:
and so y wulde a doo to yow yeff hytt hadd pleased yow I shulde a
hadde them styll. And as me semeth, Cosyn, yef hytt pleased yow,
hytt were more metely for me to have them to fferme thanne eny other
manne. Ferthermore, Cosyn, as y am informed ye have labored to the
gudde lorde of Ossney, stondyng Vicar of Pyrton, to have to fferme the
tythes of Stande fe for a chapeleyn of yowres: whiche tyƷhe y have
hadde to fferme of the seyde gudd lordes predecessour, att þat tyme
Vycar of Pyrton, xl^ti yeres and more, and truly contented hym therfore.
Ande, as me semeth, hit were more metely for me to have hytt to ferme,
whyle hyt ys in my nowne grownde, thanne eny other parsone. Where-
fore, Cosyn, y praye yow to shewe me yowre gudde will in thys seyde
maters, and demesne me in them as ye wulde be demesned yowre selfe
in case semblable, as my very trust ys in yowe, and y shall to my power
do as moche for yow in tyme to com with the grace of Jhesu, who have
yow in hys kepyng. Wretyn att Borstall the iiij^th day Juli.

                                      By yowre Cosyn, Syr Edmonde Rede, knyght.

To my Ryght worshypfull Cosyn, Syr William Stonor, knyght, be
thys letter delyvered.

242. SIR EDMOND REDE TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

4 [JULY ? 1479]

     This belongs to the same year as the previous letter. The most likely
years are 1479, when Whit-Tuesday was 1 June, or 1481, when Whit-Tues-
day was 13 June. Borstall is in Bucks, near Brill. The Stonors had lands at
Standelf or Standhill (see vol. ii, p. 183). From A.C., xlvi, 196.

     Worshypfull Cosyn, I comawnde me to yow with alle my herte:
pleaseth hyt yow to wytt that as y am informed ye have lett owte yowre
landys ande medues in Standelf to fferme: how be hytt y have hadd them
to fferme of yow and of my cosyn yowre ffather, whos sowle Gode
asoyle, this xl^ti yere ande more, and truly payed my commond therefore:
and so y wulde a doo to yow yeff hytt hadd pleased yow I shulde a
hadde them styll. And as me semeth, Cosyn, yef hytt pleased yow,
hytt were more metely for me to have them to fferme thanne eny other
manne. Ferthermore, Cosyn, as y am informed ye have labored to the
gudde lorde of Ossney, stondyng Vicar of Pyrton, to have to fferme the
tythes of Stande fe for a chapeleyn of yowres: whiche tyЗhe y have
hadde to fferme of the seyde gudd lordes predecessour, att þat tyme
Vycar of Pyrton, xl^ti yeres and more, and truly contented hym therfore.
Ande, as me semeth, hit were more metely for me to have hytt to ferme,
whyle hyt ys in my nowne grownde, thanne eny other parsone. Where-
fore, Cosyn, y praye yow to shewe me yowre gudde will in thys seyde
maters, and demesne me in them as ye wulde be demesned yowre selfe
in case semblable, as my very trust ys in yowe, and y shall to my power
do as moche for yow in tyme to com with the grace of Jhesu, who have
yow in hys kepyng. Wretyn att Borstall the iiij^th day Juli.

                                       By yowre Cosyn, Syr Edmonde Rede, knyght.

     To my Ryght worshypfull Cosyn, Syr William Stonor, knyght, be
thys letter delyvered.