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6    Sir, in my most hartiest wyse I recommennd me unto you, desiring
7to heare of your prosperitie and welfaire, and of your good
8spede in your matters; certyfiing you that I, and my sone William,
9with all your children, are in good health (blessed be Jesu )
10with all your servants. Sir, ye, and I, and my sone, was content
11at your departing, that my sone should take the farmes at Martingmas
12of his tenaunts, or els cast them forth and prayse ther
13goods; and so my sone hath done with sone of them. And here
14are the names of them that hath payd me; Robart Wood, Peter
15Cott, John Gloster, Robart Taler, William Bentham. Sir, it ys
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17hath bene at Cothorpe, and made one ragman to compleane on
18my sone and you, that ye take ther goods from them. And that
19is not soe, for my sone hath sent for the neighbours of Knaresbrough,
20and Harrygate, and Spofforth, to set pryse on ther comon
21and cattell after ther consience; and my sone hath set to streys
22some in ther layes, for ther is some that will not apply to his
23mynd. And they purpose to get on discharg for my sone, that
24they may be set in agayn, and he not to occupie; therfore I pray
25you to take good heed therupon. And they have set there names
26in the ragman that hath payd my sone; that they know not of,
27nor will not be conselled therto. Also, Sir Richard Goldsbrough
28hath taken an ox of William Bentham, that was dryven over the
29water with ther cattell of the towne of Plompton that he caused
30to be put over, for the sayfgard of ther cattell. And when he came
31for his ox, he answered him and sayd; Sir John Roclife had
32wrytten for certayne tenaunts to be so taryed by him, and spirred
33him, whose tenaunt he was, and he shewed him whos he was.
34And he will not let him have them without a replevie, and I trow
35he will dye in the fold; for I sent William Skirgell and William
36Croft, and they cannot get him without a replevie. And therfore
37if ye can find any remedie, I pray you for; and also I pray you to
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39more at this tyme, but I betake you to the keping of the Trenetie.
40From Plompton in hast, the xvi day Novembris.
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52    Right worshipful Sir, in my most harty wise I recommend me
53unto you, desiring to witt your prosperytie and wellfayre; letting
54you understand that I and all your children is in good health
55(blessed be Jesu ) with all your servants. Lettyng you to understand
56that my Lord Archbishop sent one servant of his unto my
57son William, chardging him in the Kyngs name to sette in the
58tenaunts agayne; and if he wold not, he wold send to the schereffe,
59and cause him to poynt them in agayne. And so I sent one
60servant to the schereffe, and the schereffe shewed my servant that
61my Lord had wrytten unto him for to poynt them on agayne.
62But my sone kepes them forth as yet, and therfor I trow my lord
63Archbishop will compleane of my son and you; and sath, that he
64will indyte them that was at castyng out of tham. And, Sir, I
65pray you that you be not myscontent, that I sent not to you, for
66indeed I make the labor that is possible for me to make, and as
67yet I cannot speed; but as shortly as I can, I shall spede the
68matter. No more at this tyme, but the Trenytie have you in his
69keeping. Scribled in hast, at Plompton, this sunday next after St.
70Kateryne day.
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82    Right worshipful Sir, in my most harte wyse I recommend me
83unto you, desiring to here of your welfare and good speed in
84your matters. I and all your children is in good health (blessed
85be Jesu ). And, Sir, so it is, as God knowes, that I have mayd as
86great labor as was possible for me to make, to content your mynd
87in all causes; and now I have mayd the usance of xx^li, and sent
88you with Thomas Bekerdike to content where ye know. And
89I pray you to send some wrytting to Thomas Meryng for the
90repayment of the money and your discharg. Sir, it is so that
91my lord Archbishop hath indytt my sone William and xvi of his
92servants, on tewsday was a senit. But Anthony Cliforth gave
93in the bill of dytement against my sone and his servants, but the
94quest would not endyte them. But my lord Archbishop caused
95them; or els he bad them tell who wold not, and he should
96ponishe them, that all oder should take insample. And I cannot
97get the copie of the indytement, for my Lord hath it in his
98hands. No more at this tyme. The Lord preserve you. From
99Plompton in hast, this St. Thomas day.
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111    Right worshipfull Sir, in my most hartie wyse I recomend me
112unto you, evermore desiring to here of your prosperytie and wellfaire,
113and good sped in your matters, shewyng you that I and all
114your children is in good health (blessed be Jesu ) and prays you for
115your blessing. Sir, it is so now that I have made you thewsans
116of the money, that ye sent to me for, and I have sent it you with
117John Walker at this tyme; the which I shall shew you how I mayd
118schift of, at your comminge. And I pray you that ye be not miscontent
119that I sent it no sooner, for I have made the hast that I could
120that was possible for me to do. And also, Sir, I will not lett Tho:
121Croft wife plow nor occupie her fermeald, but saith she shall not
122occupy without yer life. And also I pray you to send me word
123how you speed in your matters againe, as soon as ye may; and
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125No more at this time, but the Trinity keep you. From Plumpton
126in hast, the xix^th day of March.
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138    Right worshipfull Sir, in my most hartiest wyse I recomend me
139unto you, desiring to here of your prosperytie and welfare, and
140good spede in your matters, the which I marvell greatly that
141I have no word from you. Sir, I marvell greatly that ye let
142the matter rest so long, and labors no better for your selfe, and
143ye wold labor it deligently. But it is sayd that ye be lesse forward,
144and they underworketh falsly; and it is sene and known
145by them, for they thinke to drive it that they may take the Whitsonday
146ferme: and so it is sayd all the country about. Sir, I besech
147you to remember your great cost and charges, and myne, and
148labor the matter that it myght have an end, for they have taken
149on capias and delivered for certayne of your tenants. And so they
150have taken Edmund Ward at Knarsbrough and arrest him; the
151which is a great nossen in the country, that they shall get such
152prosses, and ye dow none to them, but lett them have there
153mynd fullfilled in every case. And the other tenaunts cannot
154pays ther housses, but they shalbe cagid; and also willing none
155of your servants shall not pas the dowers, but they mon be trobled.
156And also they have stopped the country, that ther will no
157man deale with any of your servants, nether to bye wod, no nor
158nothing els. Therfore, I pray you that ye will get some comandment
159to the Scherefe that the prosses may be stoped. Also, Sir,
160I send you the copy of the letter that came from the Undersherefe,
161and the copy of the causes, and the letter that come from
162William Elison; the which I had mynd in for loyssing of Edmund
163Ward, for I have gotten him forth by the wayes of William
164Ellyson. And also, Sir, I am in good health, and all the children
165(blessed be Jesu ), and all your children prayes you for your daly
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167for your good speed in your matters. And also it is sayd,
168that they have cagments for them that hath bought the wood, that
169they dare not deale therwith. For without ye get some comaundement,
170I wott not how your house shalbe kept, for I know not
171wherof to levy one penyworth. No more at this tyme, but the
172Trenietie keepe you. From Plompton in hast, the xii day of
173Aprill.
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185    Right worshipfull, I in most hartee wyse recomennd me unto
186you, desiring to heare of your wellfaire and good speed in your
187matters, letting you understand that I am in good helth, with all
188your children (blessed be Jesu ), and pray you of your daly blessinge;
189and all your servants is in good health and is right glad to
190here of your welfare. Sir, one the eving after the making of this
191letter, your servant Edmund Robyson come home, and so I understond
192by your letter, that you wold understand if Sir John Roclife
193servants have received any ferme in Yorkshire, but therof I
194can get no knowledg as yet. But they have sold oke wood at
195Nesfeld, and lettes them stand to the tyme of the yere, one oke
196that is worth xl^d for xij^d; and also they have sold aches at the
197same place: and the okes are sold to William Clapame and Richard
198Clapame, and the aches to the towards there about. And
199also at Idell, they have sold holyn to James Formes and to Thomas
200Quentin and William Aches, and herof I can geet no more
201certaintie as yet. And also there is no mo of your tenaunts to get
202as yet, nor your servants nether, at this tyme; but the Trenitie
203have you in his blessed keepinge Scrybbled in hast, the fryday
204next after St. Marke day.
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209(26 April 1504.)