Sir James Tyrell to Sir William Stonor

281. SIR JAMES TYRELL TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

[1480-82? ]

This is a holograph letter from Sir James Tyrell, the suspected murderer of
the princes in the Tower, who was at this time in the service of Richard, Duke
of Gloucester. His wife, Anne, was a daughter of Dame Katherine Arundell
(see No. 125), which explains why he calls Stonor cousin. The writing is very
faded and difficult to decipher. The date may be between 1480 and 1482.
From A.C., xlvi, 216.

    Cosyn Stonor, I recommaunde me onto Ʒow. And Syr, I have re-
sayvyd ?owre lettyr. The entente werof I have schewyd accordyng to
soche comynycasyon as I hadde wan [Ʒow] and I wer togedyr: and my
lorde⁵⁰ hath herde the excuse of my cosyn, Ʒowr brothyr, and full
corteysely delydde with hym, and bettyr than he cowde persayve in the
begynyng: bot aftyr all was well, hys deute undyrstonde and don, my
lorde his god lorde: and so I troste he wyll appon deservyng contynew.
And any othyr thyng I can do to Ʒowr plesyr I schall be gladde, pray-
yng Ʒow to remembyr [me]: and in my moste herty wyse I thanke Ʒow
for Ʒowr remembryans syn I was last with Ʒow. I pray Ʒow of con-
tyneuanse as I shall be Ʒowrs in that I can or may.
                                                                                                        Jamys Tyrell.

    To my cosyn Syr Wylyam Stonor, knyght.

281. SIR JAMES TYRELL TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

[1480-82?]

     This is a holograph letter from Sir James Tyrell, the suspected murderer of
the princes in the Tower, who was at this time in the service of Richard, Duke
of Gloucester. His wife, Anne, was a daughter of Dame Katherine Arundell
(see No. 125), which explains why he calls Stonor cousin. The writing is very
faded and difficult to decipher. The date may be between 1480 and 1482.
From A.C., xlvi, 216.

     Cosyn Stonor, I recommaunde me onto Зow. And Syr, I have re-
sayvyd Зowre lettyr. The entente werof I have schewyd accordyng to
soche comynycasyon as I hadde wan [Зow] and I wer togedyr: and my
lorde hath herde the excuse of my cosyn, Зowr brothyr, and full
corteysely delydde with hym, and bettyr than he cowde persayve in the
begynyng: bot aftyr all was well, hys deute undyrstonde and don, my
lorde his god lorde: and so I troste he wyll appon deservyng contynew.
And any othyr thyng I can do to Зowr plesyr I schall be gladde, pray-
yng Зow to remembyr [me]: and in my moste herty wyse I thanke Зow
for Зowr remembryans syn I was last with Зow. I pray Зow of con-
tyneuanse as I shall be Зowrs in that I can or may.

                                                                                             Jamys Tyrell.

     To my cosyn Syr Wylyam Stonor, knyght.