<County: Staffordshire>
<Code: L0311a>
<MS reference: London, Public Record Office C 1/6/318>
<Text: Attestation>


Be <?>it knowen@ to all men@ yt dame Margerie of longford sende after~ me henr~ of the Bothe to mete
hyr at Calton@ Gran<..> ˆ [in the counte of Stafford] & ther J the sayde henr~ come to hyr & fonde wt hyr henr~ Perponnt
knyght Robert priour of Calwych & willia@ of honford s<.>uyer ˆ [&] ther the sayde ˆ [henr~] of the Both
asket hyr the sayde Margerie what sho wold wt hym and sho made grete compleynt of the
vareaunce & debate yt was bytwene hyr and hyr husbond Richard of Clyderhowe for
sho was auoydet froo hyr sayde husebond & was besye to pursewe deuors bytwene
hym & hyr bot sho sayde yt sho was sore aferd of hyr sayde husbonnd by-cause yat
sho hade byfore yat tyme reret a fyne of hyr lond to hys fren@des and taken@ estate
claym<?> of thaym@ ioyntly wt hym & sho dred yt he wold rere the ferme of the
tenantes & prayet hom all of counsell & of helpe & ther~ the sayde sir henr~ of the
Both asket hyr if any estate were made byfore yat fyne of the sayde lond by hyr~
oyer be any of hyr husbonndes yt sho hade hade byfore for hit thoght me the sayde
henr~ yat hit hade ben@ a grete fortheryng to hyr & sho onswharet playnly nay
& sayde sho knewe non@ estate made byfore & prayet thaym to say hyr what was
best to do And opon@ yat ye sayde sir henr~ perponnt was in way to goo ouer the see
to the kyng yt hafe dyet whose saule almyghty
prayet the sayde henr~ of the Both to
take <ill><1 word></ill> and helpe the sayde Margerie bycause yt the ˆ [sayde] sir henr~ perponnt was in way
to goo ouer the see to the kyng yt hafe dyet whose saule almyghty god assoyle and
<ill><2 words></ill> a-byde to helpe hyr and also yt the sayde willia@ of honford was vexet
by diuers enditementes & myght not abyde in yt cuntrey to helpe the sayde Margerie And the
sayde henr~ of the Bothe sayde ma dame me thenk hit is gode to lete hit be ensclaundret
as thagh ther~ wer~ an@ estate made & dede yerof & publysshe hit in the cuntrey to fer~ the
sayde Richard <ill><1 word></ill> husband wt all to yt entent to gete a gode accorde bytwene 3ow & hym
& J shall do my power to help 3ow <hole>o saue 3our tenantes yt he shall noo distresse take
wt hom And also ther~ was then@ a<hole>t & purueiet by the sayde Margerie yt the sayde <ill><1 word></ill>
schulde ryde to london@ aboute the sayde deuors & for to make an@ accorde wt the sayde
Richard hyr husbond yt thay myght be departet a mensa & a thoro . And for yt to be <ill><2 words></ill>
the sayde priour shulde haue power to graunte the sayde Richard xl li@ by 3er~ of the sayde
bondes duryng the lyfe of the sayde Margerie if he myght noo bettur do And thus opon@ this~
purpose & this auyse we departet And yat this tale is trewe & yt J herd this in effect
thus concludet at yt tyme J am redy to do to sothe how as euer me agh to do by my conscience
wt goddes mercy