Thomas Stonor to Jane Stonor, his wife

91. THOMAS STONOR TO JANE STONOR

                                                    8 OCTOBER, 1468

     This was clearly written by Thomas Stonor to his wife, on the occasion of
the death of his mother and her second husband, Richard Drayton, in
October, 1468; it shows that Alice died on 1st October and Richard on
3rd October. "My adversary of Devonshire" is of course Richard Fortescue
(see No. 82), where it appears that the lawsuit finally ended in Michaelmas
Term, 1468. The "xliij gentylmen" were presumably the panel for the jury
of twenty-four who were summoned to appear on the octaves of Michaelmas.
From A.C. xlvi, 243.

     Myne oone good Jane, as hertely as I can I recumaunde me to yow.
Like yow to wyt that my ffadyr is gone to God also: and the there was
a sone wytyng:³⁷ and my modyr on Saterday by the morne, and my
ffadyr on Munday by [d]ayrove. And I pray yow that William is chyld
may cum with hym, and a amblyng hors for me in hand led. I saw (?)
yow a letter as this that was wrytyn yestyrday. And let them cum with
William that I wroote ffor, and they shull have her clothe of blak to
make hem gounys with. And where William hathe wrytyn a letter unto
me for his parsonage, whan he comyth let hym tell me tale of trouthe
and hit shall be remedyyd, with mercy of God. And myne owne Jane,
I thanke God myne adversari of Devenshere hathe had no wurshyp:
ffor ther aperyd xliij gentlymen as this day, and he is shamyd and
nonsuyd in the cort to his great shame. And Lemman, charge Wykys
to gete as myche money as eney be had: ffor I shull spende myche
money. And goode swete Lemman, be ye myry and of goode comfort
for to cumfort me when I cum. I can not cum to youe as sone as I
wuld: ffor I most set sum direccion in Horton or I goo. Let William
cum in all hast. And the blessyd Trinite kepe yow. I-wrytyn at
Lundon the Saterday afore seynt Edward is day.

                                                                                  By your ovne Stonor.

  To my Cosyn Jane Stonor, in hast.

91. THOMAS STONOR TO JANE STONOR

8 OCTOBER, 1468

     This was clearly written by Thomas Stonor to his wife, on the occasion of
the death of his mother and her second husband, Richard Drayton, in
October, 1468; it shows that Alice died on 1st October and Richard on
3rd October. “My adversary of Devonshire” is of course Richard Fortescue
(see No. 82), where it appears that the lawsuit finally ended in Michaelmas
Term, 1468. The “xliij gentylmen” were presumably the panel for the jury
of twenty-four who were summoned to appear on the octaves of Michaelmas.
From A.C. xlvi, 243.

     Myne oone good Jane, as hertely as I can I recumaunde me to yow.
Like yow to wyt that my ffadyr is gone to God also: and the there was
a sone wytyng: and my modyr on Saterday by the morne, and my
ffadyr on Munday by [d]ayrove. And I pray yow that William is chyld
may cum with hym, and a amblyng hors for me in hand led. I saw (?)
yow a letter as this that was wrytyn yestyrday. And let them cum with
William that I wroote ffor, and they shull have her clothe of blak to
make hem gounys with. And where William hathe wrytyn a letter unto
me for his parsonage, whan he comyth let hym tell me tale of trouthe
and hit shall be remedyyd, with mercy of God. And myne owne Jane,
I thanke God myne adversari of Devenshere hathe had no wurshyp:
ffor ther aperyd xliij gentlymen as this day, and he is shamyd and
nonsuyd in the cort to his great shame. And Lemman, charge Wykys
to gete as myche money as eney be had: ffor I shull spende myche
money. And goode swete Lemman, be ye myry and of goode comfort
for to cumfort me when I cum. I can not cum to youe as sone as I
wuld: ffor I most set sum direccion in Horton or I goo. Let William
cum in all hast. And the blessyd Trinite kepe yow. I-wrytyn at
Lundon the Saterday afore seynt Edward is day.

                                                                                       By your ovne Stonor.

     To my Cosyn Jane Stonor, in hast.