Richard, Duke of Gloucester, to Sir William Stonor and Sir Humphrey Foster, or Forster, The Elder

243. RICHARD, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, TO
SIR WILLIAM STONOR AND HUMPHREY
FOSTER, OR FORSTER, THE ELDER.

9 JULY [? 1479]

The year is perhaps 1479 or 1480. Autograph of Richard III as Duke of
 Gloucester. From A.C., xlvi, 163.³⁵

R Gloucestre.

The duc of Gloucestre, gret Chamberleyn, Constable, and Admirall
of England.

Right trusty and well beloved, We grete you wele, and desire and
hertely pray you, that incontynent after the sight herof it woll like you
at this our instaunce to cause to come afore you William Idley and
Elizabeth, his Suster, and demaund them the cause why they content
and pay not to our right welbeloved servaunt, Anne Idley, Maistres of
our Nurcery, her annuitee of v. marcs, graunted for terme of her lyff of
the Manor of Drayton, and advise them, as they woll avoid our grevouse
displeasure, to see her aswele þerof yerely contented as of þat she is
behinde unpaied of the same. And of theire disposicions in this be-
halve We hertely pray you to asserten Us in as goodly hast ye may, as
our speciall trust is in you, and as We may do thing at your desires
herafter. And our lord kepe you. Yoven under our signet at our
Castell of Middelham the ix^th day of Juyll. J. Kendale.

To our right trusty and welbeloved Sir William Stonor, knight, and
Humfrey Foster, thelder, squier, and aither of them.

243. RICHARD, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, TO
        SIR WILLIAM STONOR AND HUMPHREY
         FOSTER, OR FORSTER, THE ELDER.

9 JULY [? 1479]

     The year is perhaps 1479 or 1480. Autograph of Richard III as Duke of
Gloucester. From A.C., xlvi, 163.

R. Gloucestre.

     The due of Gloucestre, gret Chamberleyn, Constable, and Admirall
of England.

     Right trusty and well beloved, We grete you wele, and desire and
hertely pray you, that incontynent after the sight herof it woll like you
at this our instaunce to cause to come afore you William Idley and
Elizabeth, his Suster, and demaund them the cause why they content
and pay not to our right welbeloved servaunt, Anne Idley, Maistres of
our Nurcery, her annuitee of v. marcs, graunted for terme of her lyff of
the Manor of Drayton, and advise them, as they woll avoid our grevouse
displeasure, to see her aswele þerof yerely contented as of þat she is
behinde unpaied of the same. And of theire disposicions in this be-
halve We hertely pray you to asserten Us in as goodly hast ye may, as
our speciall trust is in you, and as We may do thing at your desires
herafter. And our lord kepe you. Yoven under our signet at our
Castell of Middelham the ix^th day of Juyll. J. Kendale.

     To our right trusty and welbeloved Sir William Stonor, knight, and
Humfrey Foster, thelder, squier, and aither of them.