William Plumpton to Robert Plumpton

232 William Plumpton to Robert Plumpton, 14 November [?after 1538] (No.
       14, p. 194)

Son Robart Plompton,^a I hertely recommend me to you, and sending
you and your brother¹ God blesing and mine. The cause of my writing
to you now, that I wold you should helpe this bearer, yong Letham, in
such buisenes as he hath in the court of augmentation, for certaine
power for yong children of one Berkine, deceased, as conserning one
farme hold late belonging to the hold of St Robarts, which you know
I did speake to the ansurer² for the vse of the said children, and he
permised not to suit them. That not withstanding, John Benson would
haue entred, and now made many great riots vpon the said children,
and therfore he is indited with diuers persons with him. And now
forther, he hath brought a preue seale against old Leatham & yong
Leatham, and also the eldest child; and for that diuers and many of
their frinds hath moued me [p. 195] to wryte to you^b to help them in
the said matter. And if it be that you can make any frinds to shew Mr
Chauncelor³ the planer, and through in every thing, [. . .]^c <and> this
bearrer can instruct you, and then, I pray you do the best for them.

     And also I would haue you to speak with Mr Latham the goldsmith,⁴
lanlord to Robart Oliuer, and shew him how that he will not make his
diches and fences belonging to his farme, but that my corne and gras
is spoyled at Watterton⁵ by that meaner. And if he will not seake
remedy therof, let Mr Fox enter a action of trespas against [. . .]^d the
said Robart Oliuer for dispoyling my gras at Watterton to the valew of
fiue mark. And as far as I fele, Mr Norton⁶ comith not up. I shall make
your rents to be gathered, and send it to you as shortly as I can. And
thus hartely far you well. From Plompton, this 14th day of November.

By your loving father     William Plompton^e

Endorsed (p. 194): To my welbeloued son Robart Plompton at the Inner
Temple in London be this

     ^a Marginal note: 15 letter by Mr William Plompton.

     ^b Marginal note: 15 letter by his father.

     ^c thou deleted.

     ^d him deleted.

     ^e Marginal note: Copied this 8 of June 1626, Thursday.

     ¹ William Plumpton’s second son Denis was one of his mother’s executors, Test. Ebor.,
vi, 260–2.

     ² The local receiver responsible to the Court of Augmentations for rents and profits,
Walter C. Richardson, History of the Court of Augmentations 1536–1554 (Baton Rouge, 1961),
140n.

     ³ Sir Thomas Audley, chancellor 1533–44, created Lord Audley 1538, HBC, 86.

     ⁴ Ralph Leatham, of Upminster, Essex. Christopher Twistleton was his grandson,
Stapleton, 235n; 238.

     ⁵ Robert Plumpton and his wife lived at Waterton, near Gainsborough, a manor
acquired as part of the Babthorpe inheritance, App. I, 5.

     ⁶ Sir John Norton, of Norton Conyers. Stapleton suggests that this letter was written
after his daughter’s marriage to Robert Plumpton, 20 Sept. 1538, 235n; 209.

                                                    LETTER XII.

       To my welbelov ed son Robart Plompton at the Iner Temple in
                                                          London be this.

    Son Robart Plompton, I hertely recommend me to you, and
sending you and your brother ^a God blesing and mine. The
cause of my writing to you now ; that I wold you should helpe
this bearrer, yong Letham, in such buisenes as he hath in the
Court of Augmentation, for certaine power for yong children of
one Berkine, deceased, as conserning one farme hold, late belong-
ing to the hold of St. Robarts, which you know I did speake to
the Ansurer ^b for the use of the said children, and he permised not
to suit them. That notwithstanding, John Benson would have en-
tred ; and now made many great riots upon the said children,
and therfore he is indited with divers persons with him. And
now forther, he hath brought a preve seale against old Lea-
thom and yong Leathom, and also the eldest child ; and for
that divers and many of ther frinds hath moved me to wryte to
you to help them in the said matter. And if it be that you can
make any frinds, to shew Mr. Chaunceler the planer and through
in every thing ( and this bearrer can instruct you ) , and then, I pray
you, do the best for them. And also I would have you to speak
with Mr. Latham, the goldsmith,b Lanlord to Robart Oliver, and
shew him how that he will not make his diches and fences belong-
ing to his farme, but that my corne and gras is spoyled at Wat-
terton by that meaner. And if he will not seake remedy therof,
let Mr. Fox enter a action of trespas against the said Robart
Oliver for dispoyling my gras at Watterton to the valew of five
mark. And as far as I fele, Mr. Norton c comith not up. I shall
make your rents to be gathered, and send it to you as shortly as
I can. And thus hartely far you well. From Plompton, this 14th
day of November.

                                                           By your loving father,
                                                                   WILLIAM PLOMPTON.

    ^a Denis Plumpton, seond son of the writer.

    ^b The person who answered to the Court of Augmentation for the rents and profits.
This Court was first erected in the 27th year of the reign of Hen. VIII.

    ^b Ralph Latham, of Upminster Hall in Essex, citizen and goldsmith, had, with
other issue, a daughter Alice, married to John Twisleton, citizen and goldsmith, alder..
man of London.?Vide letter from their son Christopher, who was afterwards in pos-
session of this property at Waterton, postea.

    ^c John Norton, of Norton Conyers, esq. whose daughter Robert Plumpton mar-
ried 2 Sept. 30 Hen. VIII. 1538. This letter is apparently subsequent to that match.