The earl of Northumberland to Sir Robert Plumpton

64 The earl of Northumberland to Sir Robert Plumpton, 31 July [?1488] (No.
      54, p. 33)

Right hartely beloued cousin, I commend me vnto you, thanking you
for my servant, Richard Greene, and desire & pray you þat if Bastard
Aldborgh,¹ Richard Leds, or such other as of late, as I am enformed,

have made reuery and withdrawen goods, contrayrie to the kings lawes,
within the lordshipp of Knaresborough, where as ye haue rule, can be
come by, ye comitt them to ward [within] the castell of Knarsbrough,
therin still to remayne vnto þat ye haue further knowledg of my pleasure
in this behalfe. And [over] this, cousin, whereas I haue assigned my
servant William Bullo<cke> to leuy & receiue such rents & farmes &
also arrerages as are due & growen of the lands that late were William
Aldburgs, wherin ye & I, with other, stand infeoffed, & to be reserved
to that my pleasure therin be vnderstanden. I therefore desire & pray
you if any person would interupt him in thexecution herof, ye will shew
your good will in the lawfull defending therof, and also in the geting
of all such hay as is vpon the sayd ground, not fayling herof, as my
speciall trust is in you, whom God kepe. Written in my castell of
Werkworth the xxxj day of July.

Your cousin Hen: Northumberland^a

Endorsed: To my right hartely beloued cousin Sir Robart Plompton kt

     ^a Appended: this letter hath a seale. Copied the 3 day of March 1612.

     ¹ William Aldburgh, son of Sir Richard Aldburgh’s bastard son, also named William
(d.1475), was indicted at York in late May 1489 for having, on 13 May, expelled Sir
Robert Plumpton and Ralph Neville from certain lands, Hicks, in Richard III and his
Rivals, 398; Lawson-Tancred, Records, 136.

LETTER LII.

    To my right hartely beloved Cousin, Sir Robart Plompton, Kt.

    Right hartely beloved Cousin, I commennd me unto you, thank-
ing you for my servant Rich. Greene; and desire and pray you,
that if Bastard Aldborgh, Richard Leds, or such other as of late,
as I am enformed, have made revery and withdrawen goods, con-
trayrie to the Kings lawes, within the lordship of Knarsbrough,
where at ye have rule, can be come by, ye committ them to ward
within the castell of Knarsbrough, therin stil to remayne unto
that ye have further knwoledg of my pleasure in this behalfe. Over
this, Cousin, where as I have assigneed my servant William Bul-
locke to levy and receive such rents and fermas, and also arrerages,
as are due and growen of the lands that late were William Ald-
burgh', wherin ye and I, with other, stand infeoffed, and to be
reserved to that my pleasure therin be understanden. I therfore
desire and pray you, if any person would interupt him in thexecu-
tion herof, ye will shew your good will in the lawfull defending
therof, and also in the geting of all such hay as is upon the sayd
ground; not fayling herof as my speciall trust is in you, whom God
kepe. Written in my Castell, of Werkworth, the xxxi day of July.
                                                       Your Cousin,
                                                            HEN. NORTHUMBERLAND.