Jane Stonor to Thomas Stonor, her husband
- Medieval Family Life
- Title
- Jane Stonor to Thomas Stonor, her husband
- Reference
- SC 1/46/73
- Library / Archive
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- The National Archives, UK
- Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
- Carpenter, 'Kingsford's Stonor Letters', item 70; Kingsford, Vol I, item 70
- Transcript from Christine Carpenter, 'Kingsford's Stonor Letters and Papers, 1290-1483'
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70. JANE STONOR TO THOMAS STONOR
[2ND AUGUST, 1463]
The endorsement is illegible, but the letter was clearly written by Jane
Stonor to her husband. The most probable date is 1463, when the Scots
had recovered Alnwick and Edward IV went north to Northampton, where
he remained till 28 July, which was the Thursday after Langforth came to
Stonor. Langforth was probably the son of Edward Langford, the writer of
No. 119. From A.C., xlvi, 73.Syr, I recommende me to Ʒow Plesyth Ʒow to wete ?at upon Wednes-
day last passyd my cousin Langforth ys sone browthe Ʒow a privy sele,
and to all Þe jentylmen off Þe schyre. So I resseyved sore akenyn my
wyll. Y Þesyryd of hym to have kept ytt stylle, for Ʒe were not at home:
butt he wold nott so doo, but counsellyd me to sendyd Ʒow in all hast.
And he promysys me Þat he wold informe Þe kyng Þat Ʒe were not at
home, and he told me Þat upon Þe Thursday folwyng Þe kyng remevytn
northward, and purposyth into Schottland, ef Þen he com akeyn. For
Þat oÞer party hathe bysechyd ?e castell Þat was late rescuyd, and Þer ys
of Þam moo Þen V. m., as Þe Kynge hath word. Other tydynges y can
none send: but y beseke Þe holy gost be Ʒour gyde. I-wrytyn at
Stonor ?e Tuesday after seint Annis day.Yowr owyn J. S.
- Transcript from Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, 'The Stonor Letters and Papers 1290-1483, Volume I'
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70. JANE STONOR TO THOMAS STONOR
[2ND AUGUST, 1463]
The endorsement is illegible, but the letter was clearly written by Jane
Stonor to her husband. The most probable date is 1463, when the Scots
had recovered Alnwick and Edward IV went north to Northampton, where
he remained till 28 July, which was the Thursday after Langforth came to
Stonor. Langforth was probably the son of Edward Langford, the writer of
No. 119. From A.C., xlvi, 73.Syr, I recommende me to Зow. Plesyth Зow to wete þat upon Wednes-
day last passyd my cousin Langforth ys sone browthe Зow a privy sele,
and to all þe jentylmen off þe schyre. So I resseyved sore akenyn my
wyll. Y þesyryd of hym to have kept ytt stylle, for Зe were not at home:
butt he wold nott so doo, but counsellyd me to sendyd Зow in all hast.
And he promysys me þat he wold informe þe kyng þat Зe were not at
home, and he told me þat upon þe Thursday folwyng þe kyng remevyth
northward, and purposyth into Schottland, ef þen he com akeyn. For
þat oþer party hathe bysechyd þe castell þat was late rescuyd, and þer ys
of þam moo þen V. m., as þe Kynge hath word. Other tydynges y can
none send: but y beseke þe holy gost be Зour gyde. I-wrytyn at
Stonor þe Tuesday after seint Annis day.Yowr owyn J. S.