William Catton, canon of Newburgh, to Sir Robert Plumpton

 58 William Catton, canon of Newburgh, to Sir Robert Plumpton, 23 April [1487
    × 1488] (No. 62, p. 37)

Right honorable and my [. . .]^a <most trusty> good master. In as
humble wyse as I can thinke or say, I commennd me to your sayd
mastershipp. And, Sir, according to my dutie, I thank you of all gentle
mastership vnto me shewed, and to my frinds, beseching you of
contynuance. Morover, Sir, pleaseth you to vnderstand the affect of
my desire at this tyme. It is so here by vs at Cukeswald the clarkship
therof standeth avoyd, saffe it is observed be the meanes of 2 children,
sons to the clarke, lait deceased. Wherin, good master, I besech you
tenderly þat it wold please you to writ to Sir Robert Owtreth¹ that he
wold, at request of your mastership, send wrytting to his tenants of the
sayd towne, first to his keper, George Dayvell, Robart Cropwell, and
John Barton, then all other in generall, that my brother, your trew
servent, myght haue that service of the clarkship. Trustying to God he
should please the parishoners according to his dutie. And I euermore
your trew & faythfull priest & bedman, that knoweth almyght Jhesu,
who you, my most trusty good master, preserue to his pleasure. At
Newburgh, in hast, in festo Sancti Georgij martiris.

     Your owne prest and bedman     Sir William Catton, chanon of
                                Newburgh^b

Endorsed: To my most trusty good master Sir Robart Plompton knight

     ^a mastership deleted.

     ^b Appended: Copied the 10 of March 1612.

     ¹ Sir Robert Ughtred’s will was proved 17 June 1488, Borthwick Institute of Historical
Research, York, Prob. Reg., v, 333.

                                                  LETTER XXXII.

To my most trusty good master, Sir Robart Plompton, knight.

    Right honorable and my most trusty good master, in as hum-
ble wyse as I can thinke or say, I comennd me to your sayd master-
shipp. And, Sir, according to my dutie I thank you of all gentle
mastership unto me shewed, and to my frinds, beseching you of
contynuance. Morover, Sir, pleaseth you to understand the
affect of my desire at this tyme. It is so here by us at Cukes-
wald,a the clarkship therof standeth avoyd, saffe it is observed be
the meanes of 2 children, sones to the clarke lait deseased; wher-
in, good master, I besech you tenderly, that it wold please you to
writ to Sir Robart Owtreth,b that he wold at request of your mas-
tership send wrytting to his tennants of the sayd towne, first to
his keper Georg Dayvell, Robert Cropwell, and John Barton,
then all other in generall, that my brother, your trew servant,
myght have that service of the clarkship, trustyng to God he
should please the parishioners according to his dutie, and I ever-
more your trew and faythfull prest and bedman. That knoweth
Almyghty Jesu, who you, my most trusty good master, preserve to
his pleasure. At Newburgh in hast, in festo Seti Georgii Mar-
tiris.c

Your owne prest and bedman,
Sir WILLIAM CATTON, Chanon of Newburgh.

    a Coxwold, a parish-town in the immediate vicinity of the priory of Newburgh or
Newbrough.

    b Sir Robert Oughtred, of Kexby, com. Ebor. kt.

    c 23 April.