County: Middlesex
Code: D0539
Reference: Brighton, East Sussex Record Office: RYE/7/47/1/10
Function: Letter
Rıgħt worschıpfuỻ Sıre we Certıfıe you that the vte Day of the monetħ of Juy nowe last passed we Receyue ~~~
fro you í seuaỻ wrıtyngꝭ / the oo beryng Date the same vte Day of Juy and thother the xxtħ day of the same monetħ
And accordyng to yo desıres ín that behalue we haue calle afore vs ín the kyngꝭ Cote wty the Jnnez Chambre of the
Guyhal of the Cıtıe of londo o Cocıteȝeíns Rıchard Capo Stokffıshemong oo Joħn Russeỻ
And as touchyng the vıȷ ꝉı xııȷ xȷ whıcħ yo Combaro Thomᷓs Ada claymetħ of the seı Rıchard Capo The same
Rıchar confessyng afore vs the seı duetıe hatħ paıe an delyue ín to the seı Cote the seıd vıȷ ꝉı xııȷ xȷ whıcħ
remaynetħ there to thuse of yo seı Combaro abıdyng a suffıcıent dıscharge for payment of the same And as for
the Damagꝭ susteyne ın that behalue by yo seıd Combaro we thynk he ougħt none to haue Forasmocħ as the seı
money was neu Requyre of the seı Capo by yo seıd Cōbaro whıcħ was alweıes redy to pay the same ıf he at
eny tyme hadde therunto be requyre And as touchyng the [...] í whıcħ yo seıd Cōbaro claymetħ of o seı
Cocıteseí Joħn Russeỻ The same Joħn therof by vs [...] Requyre / vtterly denyetħ eny sucħ money by
hy to be due or eny ꝑceỻ therof And for hıs Answere ín that [...] he hatħ brougħt ín to the seıd Cote a bıỻ ín
man of a plee vnder the fome of the wordꝭ ensuyng that ıs to [...] And the foreseıd Joħn Russeỻ ín hıs ꝓpre
ꝑsone defendetħ the wordꝭ dette of the foresaı Thomᷓs Ada and saıtħ that he owt not the seıd íí ꝉı ıȷ nor eny
ꝑceỻ therof vnto the foreseı Thomᷓs Ada ín man fome as the seıd Thomᷓs Ada hatħ suppose and that the
seı Joħn Russeỻ ıs redy to defende by hıs lawe as a Freema of the Cıtıe of londo after the Custome of the same Cıtıe
to be doo By whoos answere further examynacıo therupo hadde we ca not ꝑceyue that the seıd ııȷ ꝉı í nor
eny ꝑceỻ therof shuld ín enywıse be due As yo seı Combaro hatħ alledge And where we ꝑceyue by yo ꝉres
date the vııȷte Day of thıs ínstaunt monetħ of July that ye haue cause Joħn Benyngto hen Arnest of londo
beyng o Cocıteseíns to be attache by wey of wethern at the sute of yo seı Combaro for the seı í seuaỻ duetꝭ
We thynk that the seı attachementꝭ may ín nowıse by ordre of the lawe be íustıfıe Forasmocħ as yo ꝉres of ꝓcesse
were not duely delyue as we haue afore declared í delyue o oo day an the oo beryng date xv daıes afore
the other An also the suppose condempnacío ayenst the seı Joħn Russeỻ o Cocıtezeín ıs clerely voıde For that
that ín yo ꝉres of ꝓcesse ıs made mencıo that the seı ııȷ ꝉı ıȷ shul be due owyng by oo Joħn Russeỻ
yermonger And by aỻ the serche that we haue made we fynde no sucħ wty the Cıtıe But we haue founde
Joħn Russeỻ Skynner whıcħ hatħ made Aunswere as ıs aforeseı An also the Conveyers bryngers of
yo wrıtyngꝭ were requyre wt goo man to tary haue conuenyent aunswers therof aye wt they whıche
aunswer seıde they wol not tary / but shortly so deꝑte Wherfore the pmysses wele Delıƀatly consıdre
we desıre yon to suffer o seı Cocıtezeíns B‸enyngto Arnest to deꝑte oute of prıso an to be at large at theır
lıbertıe So that they be no further hyndre ín theı vıage leste that the lawe be attempte ayenst you or other yo
Cōbarons for the wrongfuỻ vexacıo of o seı Cocıtezeíns Benyngto Arnest thus trouble to theı greate
Damage losse ‸ fo vıȷ ꝉı xııȷ xȷ alweyes redy to be paıe And for ııȷ ꝉı ıȷ wherof by aỻ that we ca ꝑceyue
ıs neu a peny due Neuthelesse ıf yo seı Cōbaro wıỻ resorte vnto vs pleynly declare ꝓve the seı
íí ꝉı í to be due by the seı Russeỻ Skynn we shaỻ mynystre to hy Justıce accordyng to the lawes of the
seı Cıtıe an also to other yo Combarons whıcħ hereafter shaỻ sue to vs ín theı reasonable Requestꝭ An
mocħ the rather ıf ye accordyngly entreate o Cocıteȝeíns And so go preserue you Wrıtte at londo vnder
the Seale of thoffıce of Maıraltıe of the same Cıtıe the xtħ Day of the monetħ of July The vııȷte yere
of the Reıgne of o souaıg lor kyng henry the Eıgħt /
[signed: By yo lovyng Frendes the Maıre
Aldreme of the Cıtıe of londo]
To the worshıpfuỻ Maıre and
Juratꝭ of the Tow porte of Rye