County: Lincolnshire
Code: L0770
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Service: Stopford Sackville 2343
Function: Letter
Maís shrefe aftyr dew recōmendacon̄ · wt my uíce · ın my most herty ma · J pᷓy ȝow that for as míkyỻ as the Ferme
of aỻ thassartes wtın the forest of Rokynghᷓm was graunte to my brother · wıllıam Stok · and Rı Burton̄
yontly · and ‸ to other of them lenger lyffyn · and my saı brother · / whom go hatħ cal from thys worl · no thyn
medle wt the gadryn up of the devtes of the same · but onely Rı Burton̄ · lıke as he saı vnto ȝow at Stamfor
but lately · that he wol charge hymself wt them · and dıscharge my brother · ın that behalf · ıt may please
ȝow · ın that man wyse · an aftyr · that forme · to make retorne of ȝow wrítte · An as for my brothers
lyuelode wtın · the shyre · ıt ıs but lytyỻ · he p᷑chase an bowgħt · ıȷ · Cotagꝭ ın Rokynghᷓm · of lıtyỻ valo᷑
an a Meese ın kyrkby · Also · ıȷ · closes · one besıde pıpweỻ · and one at Brygstoke · and here ıs aỻ the
lyuelode that he ha ın the shyre · For that lyuelode that was my Moders ın warmyngton̄ and ellꝭ where
she gaf hıt to me · xxtı · yere ago · and my brother · ha neu ado therwt · but by myn̄ assıḡment · and for ·
myn̄ behofe · ın thys · and ın other · thynggꝭ concer nyn me · an mȳn · J pᷓy ȝow shew ȝow kyndly
fauo᷑ · and J shal so dele wt ȝow · at ow next metyn · ın Northᷓmpton shyre · that ȝe shal hold ȝow
ryght weỻ content · From Lıncoln̄ the · xxıȷtı · Day of Marche · An as for · newys wt us · thys Day
my Lady of Northūbyrlan cam to the kyn to Lıncoln̄ · an browgħt to the kynggꝭ grace · wt
hyr · / hyr · eldest son̄ · a goodly yon lor · on Mūday o seuenygħt the kyn ıs p᷑posed towar
Notynghᷓm · there to tary · vȷ · or · vıȷ · Days · and from thens to take hys ıornay towar york · ·
ȝow to hys power
[signed: thomᷓs Stok .]
[dorse]To the ryght worshıpfuỻ Maıs
Veere · Shrefe of Northᷓmptōn shy
re · be thys lett delyuer