William Cely to Richard Cely jnr. and George Cely

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Title

William Cely to Richard Cely jnr. and George Cely

Reference

SC 1/53/168

Date

10 April 1484

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Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)

Malden, item 122

Transcript from Henry Elliot Malden, 'The Cely Papers: Selections from the correspondence and memoranda of the Cely family, merchants of the Staple, A.D. 1475-1488'

122

Jhesu M^liiij^ciiij^xxiiij

Ryght worschyppffull Syrs & my specyall goode masters Affter
all dew recomendacyon hadd I lowly recomend me unto yowre
masterschyppys Furder more plese hytt yowre masterschyppys
to understond that I hawe sold to Adryan Wylliamson & hys
fellows of Layth^a xv^c of yowr Cottes felles schyppyd in Jowlle
Anno M^liiij^ciiij^xxij whych sale ys conteynyd hereafter in thys letter
Furder more lyke hytt yowre masterschyppys to wytt that I hawe
receyved a letter from yow beryng date the second day of Marche
and in the same letter the nomber and wayght of yowre wull
schyppyd at thys tyme and allso in the sayd letter yowre warant
of xx^s of the sarplar conteynyng xxvij^li ster. Item Syr I hawe
receyved anoder letter from yowr masterschyppes beryng date the
ij day of Aprell the whych letter I hawve redd and well
understond and acordyng to yowre sayd letter I schall demene
mysellfe that schall be to yowre plessur of the whych I schall
wryte yow in my nexte letter more at large &c Furder more
plese hytt yow to understond that thys day the x day of Aprell
the wull flete came to Callez all in saffte thanckyd be God ther be
Frensche men on the see but they sturryd nott at thys seson and
wee knowe noon oder wyse here but wee schall hawe warre be lond
w^t Fraunce thys somer &c. Syr I wold awrytt yowre master-
schyppys of moo matters but my space was but schortt and the
passage tarryd nott but zede att the same tyde that hytt came
from Dower but I schall wrytt yow more att large w^t the nexte
passage &c. No more unto yowre masterschyppys at thys tyme
but Allmyghty Jhesu preserve yow Wrytten at Callez le x day of
Aprell &c.

per yowre servaunt

Wylliam Cely.

Md: the iiij day of Aprell anno ut supra sold per me Wylliam Cely for and in the name of my masters Rechard & George Cely to Adryan Wylliamson Deryck Deryckson Garrad Laurenson Garrad Stevenson Henryck Ottson Claysse Doo & Gyes- bryght Moresson of Laythe xv^c Cottes peltes prys le cxiiij nobulles, Argent	} lxx^li ster:
Item receyved in Lond in nemyng grottes	} xxxv^li ster:
Item lent them be ther oblygacyon payabull at Senschyon martte nexte sum	} xxxv^li ster:

     Addressed: To my worshyppffull masters Rechard
                           and George Cely merchauntes of
                           the Stappull at Callz at London
                           in Martt Lane soo hit dd:

On the Dorse, in a different handwriting:

Item Delyvyred unto John Veneke yn fyne gowllde to make
a Ryng for my wyffe xxvi penny wayghgh d q^a sum^a lvj^s Sum^a
liij s. vj^d

^a Leyden.

^a Crossed out.