William Cely to George Cely

96

Jhesu M^liiij^ciiij^xxij

     Ryght worshyppffull masters affter dew recomendaschon I
lowly recomend me unto yowre masterschyppys. Furder more
plese hit yowre masterschyppys to understond that thys day I
receyved an letter from yowre masterschyppys wherein ys wrytten
the numbyr & poyse of yowre woll and the tale of yowre fellis
whych ze hawe schyppyd at London in thys flete and the namys of
every schypp &c. Item Syrs I understond be the sayd letter that
yowre masterschyppys woll hawe yowre wull howssyd in yowre
wull howsse be the est wache howsse^a and yowre felles in yowre
howsse by sent Nycolas chyrche^b whych at the ryvyng alond shall be
howssyd acordyng &c. Furder more plese hytt yowre master-
schyppys to understond that master leffetenaunt and diversse of
the felleschypp hathe hadd co[SYM]enyng w^t my lord Chamberleyn^c and
the Kynges Consell for the payment of thys hallffe zerys wagys and
I understond they wull be payd at xxvj^s viij^d for the pownd and
they wull hawe noo noder money than nenyng grottes at iiij^d ob.
le stye Syr I understond the goode that comys nowe from
London & Ypyswiche most paye partt of the same payment Syr
hytt woll be a shrode losse to receyve the nenyng grottes at v^d and
paye hytt in to the place at iiij^d ob. &c Item Syr plese hytt yow
to understond that I am nott payd for none of yowre warauntes
of xv^s of the pownd nott yett but hytt ys comaundyd be Courtt
that every man that hath any warantes of xv^s of the pownde
moste be browght in to the Court the nexte Courte day and ther
the Court to fynde syche menes that all the warantes schall be payd
owte &c Syr as for tydynges we hawe non here for very sarten
but that the Frensche men lyeth styll in garysons apon the
borders and gadryth and encresyth dayly as hytt ys sayd and as for
the Dewke of Borgayne hytt was sayd he was a thys syde Ypur^a w^t
a grett ost of men and schuld abe at Sent Tomers^b or thys tyme but
we here nott of hym yett some men sey he ys gon back agayne &c
no more unto yowre masterschyppys at thys tyme but Jhesu kepe
yow Wrytten at Calles the xiij day of Auguste.

                                                         per yowre servaunt

                                                                                   Wylliam Cely.

     Addressed: To my worschyppffull masters
                               Rechard & George Cely mer-
                               chauntes of the stappell off Calles
                               at London in Martt Lane soo
                               hit dd:

     ^a The East Watch House, a tower on the east side of Calais walls.

     ^b St. Nicholas Church (now demolished), at the corner of Millgate Street and
Penny Street, next the Mint, Calais.                                      ^c Lord Hastings.

^a Ypres.                                   ^b St. Omer.