Original Letters Written During the Reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III. by Various Persons of Rank or Consequence Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1823 Excerpt: ...will once, and by father's will secondly, is entailed to the issue of my father's body. Item, as for Sporle 20/. by year, I had thereof but 20 marks (13/. 6s. 8d.) by year, which 20 marks by year and the 10 marks over, (6/. 13s. 4d.) I have endangered, as ye well know of the bargain; which, if it be not redeemed, I som other man of myn to on of my bretheryn for the seyde X m'rke ouyr XX m'rke y' longyth to me wherfor I kepe the manr of Run'm than haue I Fe symple londe ye manr of Wyntyrton w' bastwyk and billys whyche in alle is nott XX m'rke by yeer whyche is nott to ye valywe of ye manr of Sprham And as for Castr it weer noo Convenyent londe to exchange for suche a thyng Nor it were not polesy for me to sett y' manr Jn suche case for alle manr of Happis I nede nott to make thys excuse to yowe but y' yowr mynde is troblyd I praye yow reioyse nott yowr sylfe to moche in hope to opteyne thynge y' alle yowr freendys may nott ease yow of For if my moodre wer dysposyd to gyve me and any woman in Jngelande the best Manr y' she hathe to have it to me and my wyfe and to ye heyrs of our two bodyes begotyn J wolde nott take it of hyr by god stablysshe your selfe uppon a goode grownde and grace shall folowe Yowr matr is ferre spoken of and blowyn wyde and if it preve noo bettr J wolde y' it had neur be spoken of Also y' matr noysyth me y' I am so onkynde y' I lett alle togedr I thynke notte a matr happy nor weell handelyd nor poletykly dalte w' when it cam neur be fynysshyd w' owte an Jn Convenyence and to any suche bargayne I kepe neur to be Condescentyng Ner of Cowncell Jff I weer att the begynnyng of suche a matr J wolde haue hopyd to haue made a bettr Conclusyon if they mokke yow notte thys matr is drevyn thus ferforthe w' owte my Cowncell I praye yow make an en...