Thomas Wode to Sir William Stonor

328. THOMAS WODE TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

[17 MAY, 1483]

    This letter clearly has to do with the inheritance of Stonor's third wife,
Anne Neville, eldest daughter of John, Marquis of Montagu, who was killed
at Barnet in 1471. Probably the occasion was the death of her brother
George, sometime Duke of Bedford, on 4 May, 1483. Anne Neville's
younger sister, Elizabeth, married Thomas, lord Scrope of Masham. Richard
of Gloucester had the wardship of all John Neville's children. A writ of
Devenerunt was directed to the Escheator when a tenant in capite died, and
when his son and heir died within age and in the King's custody, its purpose
was to inquire what lands came to the King by the death of the tenant. A
writ of Mandamus lay after a year and a day when the writ of diem clausit
extremum had not been sent out. From A.C., xlvi, 221.

    After me as your servaunt recummaunded unto your Mastership:
pleaseth it you to have in knowelege that as yet we canne have no moo
writtes of Devenerunt but iij, and the residu, as ferre as we canne per-
ceyve, must be writtes of Mandamus, by cause that the offices be
foundyn sum of them virtute officii. Also we must tarie for those
writtes till ther have bene serche made every yere syne the deth of my
lord Marcus, by cause he purchased londes in dyvers placys, and yf eny
on place were forgotyn it shuld cause a referser of the hole and putte you
to a newe livere suyng: wherfor we have moved Skypton to make
serche bytwene this and the next terme, promysyng hym to be rewarded
for his labur: and by that ceason we trust to be acerteyned: and we
have a promyse that noo wryttes shalbe delivered but to you. Also all
the costes as yet resteth on your Mastership: how be hit my lord Scrope
seith that he woll bere his parte, and also cause my lord of Gloucestre,
which shall have the warde of the ij ladyes, to be contributorie to your
charge. And Jhesu preserve you to his pleasure and your hertes desir.
Wretyn att London on Whitsunevyn in hast.

                                                                  Your servaunt Thomas Wode.

    To the Ryght honorable and worshipfull my synguler good master,
Syr Willm. Stonore, knyght, be this delivered in hast.

328. THOMAS WODE TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

[17 MAY, 1483]

     This letter clearly has to do with the inheritance of Stonor’s third wife,
Anne Neville, eldest daughter of John, Marquis of Montagu, who was killed
at Barnet in 1471. Probably the occasion was the death of her brother
George, sometime Duke of Bedford, on 4 May, 1483. Anne Neville’s
younger sister, Elizabeth, married Thomas, lord Scrope of Masham. Richard
of Gloucester had the wardship of all John Neville’s children. A writ of
Devenerunt was directed to the Escheator when a tenant in capite died, and
when his son and heir died within age and in the King’s custody; its purpose
was to inquire what lands came to the King by the death of the tenant. A
writ of Mandamus lay after a year and a day when the writ of diem clausit
extremum had not been sent out. From A.C., xlvi, 221.

     After me as your servaunt recummaunded unto your Mastership:
pleaseth it you to have in knowelege that as yet we canne have no moo
writtes of Devenerunt but iij, and the residu, as ferre as we canne per-
ceyve, must be writtes of Mandamus, by cause that the offices be
foundyn sum of them virtute officii. Also we must tarie for those
writtes till ther have bene serche made every yere syne the deth of my
lord Marcus, by cause he purchased londes in dyvers placys, and yf eny
on place were forgotyn it shuld cause a referser of the hole and putte you
to a newe livere suyng: wherfor we have moved Skypton to make
serche bytwene this and the next terme, promysyng hym to be rewarded
for his labur: and by that ceason we trust to be acerteyned: and we
have a promyse that noo wryttes shalbe delivered but to you. Also all
the costes as yet resteth on your Mastership: how be hit my lord Scrope
seith that he woll bere his parte, and also cause my lord of Gloucestre,
which shall have the warde of the ij ladyes, to be contributorie to your
charge. And Jhesu preserve you to his pleasure and your hertes desir.
Wretyn att London on Whitsunevyn in hast.

                                                                  Your servaunt Thomas Wode.

     To the Ryght honorable and worshipfull my synguler good master,
Syr Willm. Stonore, knyght, be this delivered in hast.