Stephen Eyre, of Hassop, to Sir Robert Plumpton

66 Stephen Eyre, of Hassop,¹ to Sir Robert Plumpton [December 1482 ×
     1487] (No. 175, p. 114)

Reuerent & worshipfull Sir & master, I recomend me vnto your
mastership, beseching allmighty Jesu to preserue your worship & welfare
to his pleasure & your harts comforth. Sir, please yt you to vnderstand
my seruant, Thomas Coke, now late being with your mastership, hath
shewed vnto me parte of your mynd & entent, by þe which I conceyve
you wold I dyd your mastership a pleasure, & if I so myght or may it
wold be to me comforth. Howbeyt my sayd servant shewed vnto me
none of your mynd how or what tyme I shold be content þerof againe,
if I myght so do. Wherfore, Sir, if yt wold either be pleasure, as I wylbe
right glad to doe, if I shold therfore streame myselfe & my frinds also, &
put me therfore to hurt, so þat will like your mastership to send me
wrytting be þe bringer herof, what tyme þat will please to haue yt, &
how & what tyme I shalbe content therof againe, & I shall put me in
deuer to fullfill your intent & doe your pleasure in þat behalfe, or any
other thing to your comandment, be þe grace of Jhesu, who euer
preserue your mastership. At Hassopp, the Tuesday next afore St
Thomas Day, the apostle.

By your tenant & servant     Stephen Eyre of Hassopp^a

Endorsed: To my right worshipfull master Sir Robt Plompton kt be these
deliuered

     ^a Appended: Copied the 29 of Aprill 1613.

     ¹ Stephen Eyre of Hassop, Derbys (d.1488), 10th son of Robert Eyre of Padley,
established a collateral branch of the family as tenants of the Plumptons in Hassop from
Michaelmas 1479, CB, 695, 751; App. III.

LETTER XXI.

To my right worshipfull master, Sir Robart Plompton, kt. be these
delivered.

    Reverent and worshipfull Sir and master, I recomend me unto
your mastership, beseching Allmyghty Jesu to preserve your wor-
ship and welfare to his pleasure and your harts comforth. Sir,
plese yt you to understand, my servant Thomas Coke, now late
being with your mastership, hath shewed unto me parte of your
mynde and entent, by the which I conceyve ye wold I dyd your
mastership a pleasure, and if I so myght or may, it wold be to me
comforth. Howbeyt my sayd servant shewed unto me none of
your mynd, how or what tyme I shold be content therof againe, if
I might so do. Wherfore, Sir, if yt wold either be pleasure or
ease to you that I shold doe you such a pleasure, as I wylbe
right glad to doe, if I shold therfore screane myself, and my
frynds also, and not put me therfore to hurt; so that yt will like
your mastership to send me wrytting, by the bringer herof, what
tyme yt will please you to have yt, and how and what tyme I
shalbe content therof againe, and I shall put me in dever to fullfill
your intent, and doe your pleasure in that behalfe, or any other
thing to your comandment, be the grace of Jesu, who ever preserve
your worship. At Hassopp, the tuesday next afore St. Thomas
day the apostle.
                                                                  Be your tenant and servant,
            (December 1482?8.)              STEPHEN EYRE of Hassopp.a

    a The manor of Hassopp, com. Derb. had been let by Sir William Plumpton kt.
and Robert Plumpton, esq. his son, to Stephen Eyre, esq. for the term of twelve years
from Michaelmas 1479, and indentures were sealed between the parties 1 Feb. 19
Edw. IV.?(Chartul. No. 695.) The date of the letter is prior to 9 Jan. 4 Hen. VII.
1488-9, when the lease was renewed by Dame Joan Plumpton, and Sir Robert Plumpton
kt. to Katharine Eyre, late the wife of the said Stephen Eyre.?(Ibid. No. 751.)