The earl of Northumberland to Sir Robert Plumpton

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WYL655/2 No. 58, p. 34

Date

15 June [?1499]

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Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)

Stapleton, 'To Sir Robert Plumpton, Kt', item 47; Kirby, item 136

Transcript from Joan Kirby, 'The Plumpton Letters and Papers'

136 The earl of Northumberland to Sir Robert Plumpton, 15 June
[?1499] (No. 58, p. 34)

[p. 35] Right hartely beloued cousin, I commend me vnto you. And
wheras variance and discord is depending betwixt my servant Thomas
Saxston and Richard Ampleford,¹ of my lordshipe of Spofford, the
cause wherof, as I am enformed, hath bene, or this, shewed vnto you,
and if it hath not, I desire & pray you reply to examen it, and therevpon
to shew your louyng diligence, not onely to se the peace kept in this
behalfe, but also to sett the sayd parties at agreement, so that this
matter may be pacefied. And for as much as ye have the rule ther
vnder me, I pray you to shew you of semblable disposicion if any
matter of varience hereafter happen within your sayd rule, so that the
parties sue not to me, if ye by your discret wysdome can reforme it, as
my very trust is in you. And in this doyng ye shall shew vnto me
thankfull pleasure, that knoweth God, who preserue you. Written in
my castill of Wrekworth, the xv day of June. Cousin, I pray you to se
this matter pacefied, that there be no more calling vpon me therfore,
as my very trust in in you.

Your cousin Hen: Northumberland^a

Endorsed (p. 34): To my right hartely beloued cousin Sir Robart Plompton
knight

^a Appended: this letter hath a seal. Copied the 6 day of March 1612.

¹ A Richard Ampleforth witnessed the will of Sir Robert’s eldest son William who died
1 July 1547, Test.Ebor., vi, 260.

Transcript from Thomas Stapleton, 'Plumpton Correspondence: A series of letters, chiefly domestick, written in the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII'

LETTER XLVII.

To my Right hartely belove Cousin, Sir Robart Plompton, knight.

    Right hartely beloved Cousin, I commennd me unto you.
And wheras variance and discord is dependyng betwixt my servant,
Thomas Saxston, and Richard Ampleford, of my Lordshipe of Spof-
ford, the cause wherof, as I am enformed, hath bene, or this,
shewed unto you; and if it hath not, I desire and pray you reply to
examm?n it, and therupon to shew your lovyng diligence, not onely
to se the peace kept in this behalfe, but also to sett the sayd parties
at agrement, so that this matter may be pacefied. And for asmuch
as ye have the rule ther under me, I pray you to shew you of
semblable disposicion, if any matter of varience hereafter happen
within your sayd rule; so that the parties sue not to me, if ye
by your discret wysdome can reforme it, as my very trust is in you:
and in your thus doyng, ye shall shew unto me thankfull pleasure.
That knoweth God, who preserve you. Written in my castell of
Warkworth, the xv day of June. Cousin, I pray you to se this
matter pacefied, that there by no more calling upon me therfore,
as my very trust is in you.
                                                 Yore Cousin,
                                                           HEN. NORTHUMBERLAND.