Richard Page to Sir William Stonor

276. RICHARD PAGE TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

OCTOBER [1480]

     The reference to All Hallow-tide shows that the month was October, and
since the letter refers to the affairs of Agnes Stonor the year must be 1480.
The reference to Colet points to a date later than that of No. 273. Since
Lestan has ceased to be farmer of Horton, it must be later than Nos. 247 and
259. Probably the letter was written on either the 12 or 19 October
Richard and John Wynslade, or Wydeslade, were father and uncle of Lady
Stonor's first husband. In Early Chancery Proceedings, 10/257, the latter is
described as "John Wydeslade, senior, of London, gentilman"; he was a
lawyer, and protonotary of the Court of Common Pleas. From A.C., xlvi,
189.

     Plese it your mastership, after dew recommendacion, I have ressevyd
your letter by my felow Makenay, by whiche letter ye have com-
maunded me to deliver hym a bill of an C. li.: and acordyng therto I
have delivered hym the same byll, whiche is paiable at Feverer next
comyng. As for Mr. Colet, I spake wilh hym or your letter cam to me,
and he gave yow day tyll after a halow tyde. Syr, as for the mater
touchyng your mastership and Ric. Wynslade, John hys brother and y
have sen the billes of the rekenyng uppon whiche we thynk necessary
to have your mastership, my lady your wif, and Ric. Winslade to mete
at London the viij day after alhalowtyde: acordyng therto John
Wynslade hath sent to his brother to com heder. And Syr, me semys
weldon ye and my lady cam at the same day, and to remembre you to
purvey where my lady shalbe. Y remitt thys to your wisdom. I
understand by your letter thentent of your mastership touchyng the
remayn of my ladies yointur. Syr, I have shewid myn opynyon to
Makenay consernyng that mater, who will show your mastership myn
entent. As for Lestan, your fermor that was at Horton, hath purveid
your monay in substance, it wolbe well don ye send or bryng your
byllis of rekenyng bytwene yow and hym, so that the verry dette may
be clerely understand. Wete ye well I have dalt quitly with hym in
that mater. Syr, y wold be right glad to se your mastership, for me
semys long sens y saw yow, and so God spede me, who preserve you,
and my lady, and all yours. Writen at London this Thursday with the
hand of your

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   To my master, Syr Wilm. Stonor, knyght for the kynges body.

¹ Perhaps "slots." or it may be "stace" meaning "stock".

276. RICHARD PAGE TO SIR WILLIAM
STONOR

OCTOBER [1480]

     The reference to All Hallow-tide shows that the month was October, and
since the letter refers to the affairs of Agnes Stonor the year must be 1480.
The reference to Colet points to a date later than that of No. 273. Since
Lestan has ceased to be farmer of Horton, it must be later than Nos. 247 and
259. Probably the letter was written on either the 12 or 19 October
Richard and John Wynslade, or Wydeslade, were father and uncle of Lady
Stonor’s first husband. In Early Chancery Proceedings, 10/257, the latter is
described as “John Wydeslade, senior, of London, gentilman”; he was a
lawyer, and protonotary of the Court of Common Pleas. From A.C., xlvi,
189.

     Plese it your mastership, after dew recommendacion, I have ressevyd
your letter by my felow Makenay, by whiche letter ye have com-
maunded me to deliver hym a bill of an C. li.: and acordyng therto I
have delivered hym the same byll, whiche is paiable at Feverer next
comyng. As for Mr. Colet, I spake with hym or your letter cam to me,
and he gave yow day tyll after a halow tyde. Syr, as for the mater
touchyng your mastership and Ric. Wynslade, John hys brother and y
have sen the billes of the rekenyng uppon whiche we thynk necessary
to have your mastership, my lady your wif, and Ric. Winslade to mete
at London the viij day after alhalowtyde: acordyng therto John
Wynslade hath sent to his brother to com heder. And Syr, me semys
weldon ye and my lady cam at the same day, and to remembre you to
purvey where my lady shalbe. Y remitt thys to your wisdom. I
understand by your letter thentent of your mastership touchyng the
remayn of my ladies yointur. Syr, I have shewid myn opynyon to
Makenay consernyng that mater, who will show your mastership myn
entent. As for Lestan, your fermor that was at Horton, hath purveid
your monay in substance, it wolbe well don ye send or bryng your
byllis of rekenyng bytwene yow and hym, so that the verry dette may
be clerely understand. Wete ye well I have dalt quitly with hym in
that mater. Syr, y wold be right glad to se your mastership, for me
semys long sens y saw yow, and so God spede me, who preserve you,
and my lady, and all yours. Writen at London this Thursday with the
hand of your

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     To my master, Syr Wilm. Stonor, knyght for the kynges body.