John Waller to Sir William Stonor

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Title
John Waller to Sir William Stonor
Reference
SC 1/46/219
Date
6 August 1482
Library / Archive
  • The National Archives, UK
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Carpenter, 'Kingsford's Stonor Letters', item 320; Kingsford, Vol II, item 320
Transcript from Christine Carpenter, 'Kingsford's Stonor Letters and Papers, 1290-1483'

320. JOHN WALLER TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

 

6 AUGUST 1482

 

    "Twenty day" is clearly an error; probably for "twenty-two". This is
confirmed by the reference to "my lord of Salisbury," which almost certainly
means Lionel Woodville, who only became bishop in April, 1482, his pre-
decessor, Richard Beauchamp, having died in October, 1481. From A.C.,
xlvi, 219.69

 

    [W]orchypfull Syr, after due recommendacions I louly [recommend]
me to yowr maistershyp gevyng to you knowle[ge th]at the vj day of
Auguste the xx day of Kyng [Edwar]d iiijth my maistres, yowr moder,
hathe put . . . a byll to the Kynge ayenst yow and leyeth grett un-
kyndnes in yow and faute. Wherfor, savyng yowr better avyse, I
hadde lever that ye came yowrselfe then to be sende fore. Syr, for
gretly she was made of by my lord of Salusbery, and by all the Quenys
ladys and gentylwomen; and the Kynge herde her full well, as hit was
telde me. And herr was with herr my cosyne Sainsyse brother, and of
herr grette counselle. No more to your mastershyp, &c. As I shall
informe your mastershyp more plainly when ye come.

                                              By your servaunt John Waller.
Transcript from Charles Lethbridge Kingsford, 'The Stonor Letters and Papers 1290-1483, Volume II'

 

320. JOHN WALLER TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

 

6 AUGUST 1482

 

     “Twenty day” is clearly an error; probably for “twenty-two”. This is
confirmed by the reference to “my lord of Salisbury,” which almost certainly
means Lionel Woodville, who only became bishop in April, 1482, his pre-
decessor, Richard Beauchamp, having died in October, 1481. From A.C.,
xlvi, 219.

 

     [W]orchypfull Syr, after due recommendacions I louly [recommend]
me to yowr maistershyp gevyng to you knowle[ge th]at the vj day of
Auguste the xx day of Kyng [Edwar]d iiijth, my maistres, yowr moder,
hathe put . . . a byll to the Kynge ayenst yow and leyeth grett un-
kyndnes in yow and faute. Wherfor, savyng yowr better avyse, I
hadde lever that ye came yowrselfe then to be sende fore. Syr, for
gretly she was made of by my lord of Salusbery, and by all the Quenys
ladys and gentylwomen; and the Kynge herde her full well, as hit was
telde me. And herr was with herr my cosyne Sainsyse brother, and of
herr grette counselle. No more to your mastershyp, &c. As I shall
informe your mastershyp more plainly when ye come.

                                                                      By your servaunt John Waller.

 

     [To day] ryght worchypfull master [Sir William] Stonor knyght: in
haste.