William Normanville to Lady Plumpton

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WYL655/2 No. 119, p. 72

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Stapleton, 'To Sir Robert Plumpton, Kt', item 150; Kirby, item 187

Transcript from Joan Kirby, 'The Plumpton Letters and Papers'

187 William Normanville¹ to Lady Plumpton, [9 April 1504] (No. 119, p.
72)

Madam, in my most harty manner I commend me vnto your ladyship,
thanking you of your reward deliuered vnto me by Edmund your
servant. Madam, here hath bene this day with Master schereffe,
Edmunde your awne servant, and also Edmond Ward, your tenant,
which was arested at Knaresbrught by dew of a warrant deliuered to
the balife. Master Schereffe² is good master vnto him, as he can shew
you, for this writt shalbe at none harme, nor neuer ether named in the
wrytt with him, at this terme.³ Neuertheless I would advise you wryte
to London to some of your counsell, that the wryte may be answered
to, or els I thinke veryly ther shall another capias come against them
the next terme, which if ther doe, I doubt ther wilbe labor made to
Master Schereffe for taking of them, which I wold be loth to doe, as
knoweth God, who keepe you. Att Ryther, this Tewsday in Ester weeke.

By your poore kinsman William Normanville

Endorsed: To the right worshipfull lady my Lady Plompton <be> this
byll deliuered

¹ Under-sheriff of Yorks (d.1521), younger son of Sir John Normanville, of Kilnwick, of
an ancient family, Percy retainers, and long associated with the Plumptons, Wedgwood,
637; Gooder, 190; Test. Ebor., ii, 138; ibid., v, 123?4; Stapleton, 185n.

² Sir Ralph Ryther, 97.

³ His power to delay writs in the interest of one of the parties gave the sheriff
considerable influence in local politics, J.G. Bellamy, Bastard Feudalism and the Law (1989),
11?13.

Transcript from Thomas Stapleton, 'Plumpton Correspondence: A series of letters, chiefly domestick, written in the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII'

LETTER CL.

To the right worshipful Lady, my lady Plompton, be this byll
delivered.

    Madam, in my most harty maner I comend me unto you Lady-
ship, thanking you of your reward delivered unto me by Edmund,
your servant. Madam, here hath bene this day with Master
Schereffe,a Edmund, your owne servant, and also Edmond Ward,
your tenaunt which was arested at Knarsbrught by dew of a
warant delyvered to the Balife. Master Shereffe is good master
unto him, as he can shew you, for this writt shalbe at none harme,
nor never ether named in the wrytt with him, at this terme. Ne-
vertheless, I wold advise you wryte to London to some of your
counsell, that the wryte may be answered to, or els, I thinke
veryly, ther shall another capias com against them the next terme;
which if ther doe, I doubt ther wilbe labor made to Master
Schereffe for taking of them, which I wold be loth to doe, as
knoweth God, who keepe you. Att Ryther, this tewsday in
Ester weeke.
                                  By your poore kinsman,
          (9 April 1504.)                         WILLIAM NORVANVILL.

a Sir Ralph Ryther of Ryther, com. Ebor. High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1504. 19-
20 Hen. VII. William Norvanvill, or Normanvill, was his Under Sheriff. See the
letter of Dame Agnes Plumpton, inclosing a copy of the above, to Sir Robert Plump-
ton in London, which follows.