William Wallingford, Abbot of St. Albans, to Sir William Stonor

244. WILLIAM WALLINGFORD, ABBOT OF
ST. ALBANS, TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR

11 AUGUST, 1479

This letter is written throughout, signature and all, in the same hand, prob-
ably by a secretary. From A.C., xlvi, 198.

Right Worshipfull Syr, I recommend me unto you: and where as it
liked you of late forto write unto me for thoflfice of Stewardship of my
pore priory of Walingford, which is now fall voide be the deth of
Gamon, on whoos soule our blessid lord do his mercy: it is so Syr, for
a trouthe þat the revercion of thessayd office aftir Garnon was grauntid
by my last predecessour under seale unto oon John Stepneth, a servaunt
of our Monastery dwelling in Seint Albons, which John I am certenne
may not nor cannot avaunce and help the place in sich matiers as it is
troublid with, as Garnon myght and did while he lyved. Natwith-
stonding I wold be looth to be put in default and taken in rapport to
make a graunte contrary unto my said predecessours seale and writing:
if that your wisdom cann finde the mean that thessaid place be not
double chargid with the fee of thessaid stewards office, and also that ye
will of your charite help that the place be not overlaied and hurt by
Harry Dogket and oder sich as pretente to have annuytees and fees of
thessame place, I will be glad, for the grete worship and sadnes that I
here rapportid of you, that ye have thessame office. Therfor if ye will
promyse me under your writing and seale of your armys to defend the
place from inquietacion of thessaid Herry Doget, and also to finde the
mean that the place bere not double fee of thessame office of Steward-
ship, ye shall have a patent esselid therof in maner and forme as Garnon
had, whom God pardon and preserve you to his plesyr. Writen in my
Manoir at Titenhanger xj day of August, 1479.

                                                                         Your ffaithfull Lover      Albons.
                                                                      Willm. Abbot of Seint

To the Right worshipfull Syr Willm. Stoner, knyght.

244. WILLIAM WALLINGFORD, ABBOT OF
ST. ALBANS, TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR

11 AUGUST, 1479

     This letter is written throughout, signature and all, in the same hand, prob-
ably by a secretary. From A.C., xlvi, 198.

     Right Worshipfull Syr, I recommend me unto you: and where as it
liked you of late forto write unto me for thoffice of Stewardship of my
pore priory of Walingford, which is now fall voide be the deth of
Garnon, on whoos soule our blessid lord do his mercy: it is so Syr, for
a trouthe þat the revercion of thessayd office aftir Garnon was grauntid
by my last predecessour under seale unto oon John Stepneth, a servaunt
of our Monastery dwelling in Seint Albons, which John I am certenne
may not nor cannot avaunce and help the place in sich matiers as it is
troublid with, as Garnon myght and did while he lyved. Natwith-
stonding I wold be looth to be put in default and taken in rapport to
make a graunte contrary unto my said predecessours seale and writing:
if that your wisdom cann finde the mean that thessaid place be not
double chargid with the fee of thessaid stewards office, and also that ye
will of your charite help that the place be not overlaied and hurt by
Harry Dogket and oder sich as pretente to have annuytees and fees of
thessame place, I will be glad, for the grete worship and sadnes that I
here rapportid of you, that ye have thessame office. Therfor if ye will
promyse me under your writing and seale of your armys to defend the
place from inquietacion of thessaid Herry Doget, and also to finde the
mean that the place bere not double fee of thessame office of Steward-
ship, ye shall have a patent esselid therof in maner and forme as Garnon
had, whom God pardon and preserve you to his plesyr. Writen in my
Manoir at Titenhanger xj day of August, 1479.

                                                                 Your ffaithfull Lover  }  Albons.
                                                              Willm. Abbot of Seint

     To the Right worshipfull Syr Willm. Stoner, knyght.