William Stonor to Thomas Stonor, his father

                                    118. WILLIAM STONOR TO THOMAS
                                                                STONOR

                                                                 [? 1473]

    The reference to the birth of "my suster Cotymore's" son shows that
this is earlier, though probably not much earlier, than No. 136. John Cotys-
more was a ward of Thomas Stonor and married one of his daughters, per-
haps in 1470 (see No. 110). It would have been quite usual for him to have
been thus married as a boy, so that the birth of his son might well be some
years later. From A.C., xlvi, 76.

    My ryght reverent and wurschypfull fadyr, I recomaund me unto
your good fadyrhod yn the most umbyll wyse that I kan or may, mekely
besechyng your fadyrhod of your dayly blessyng: lykyth your fadyrhod
to wyt that my modyr ys in good hele, and alle my brethern and susters,
blessyd be alle myty Jhesu: and I beseche your good fadyrhod not to
be dysplesyd with me for Feyrmers mater, for I never medyld odyrs
wise but told Sawnder, that that dede that he shewyd me shulde be to
the womans tytyl after my conseytt: and by my trowth, fadyr, that that
ys feld was don ere I knowyt: but fadyr, there is nothyng caryd, nether
shalle nat be with the grace of alle myty Jhesu, horn I mekely beseche
to preserve your good fadyrhod, Amen. I-wrytyn

                                                                          By your chyld Wyllm. Stonor.

    Also, fadyr, my Suster Cotymore ys delyveryd of a feyre sun, and
both don welle, blessyd be Jhesu.

    To my ryght reverent and wurschipful fadyr, my fadyr Stonore.

128. WILLIAM STONOR TO THOMAS
STONOR

[? 1473]

     The reference to the birth of “my suster Cotymore’s” son shows that
this is earlier, though probably not much earlier, than No. 136. John Cotys-
more was a ward of Thomas Stonor and married one of his daughters, per-
haps in 1470 (see No. 110). It would have been quite usual for him to have
been thus married as a boy, so that the birth of his son might well be some
years later. From A.C., xlvi, 76.

     My ryght reverent and wurschypfull fadyr, I recomaund me unto
your good fadyrhod yn the most umbyll wyse that I kan or may, mekely
besechyng your fadyrhod of your dayly blessyng: lykyth your fadyrhod
to wyt that my modyr ys in good hele, and alle my brethern and susters,
blessyd be alle myty Jhesu: and I beseche your good fadyrhod not to
be dysplesyd with me for Feyrmers mater, for I never medyld odyrs
wise but told Sawnder, that that dede that he shewyd me shulde be to
the womans tytyl after my conseytt: and by my trowth, fadyr, that that
ys feld was don ere I knowyt: but fadyr, there is nothyng caryd, nether
shalle nat be with the grace of alle myty Jhesu, horn I mekely beseche
to preserve your good fadyrhod, Amen. I-wrytyn

                                                                  By your chyld Wyllm. Stonor.

     Also, fadyr, my Suster Cotymore ys delyveryd of a feyre sun, and
both don welle, blessyd be Jhesu.

     To my ryght reverent and wurschipful fadyr, my fadyr Stonore.