OXLADE FAMILY HISTORY

"Dwellers in the Valley of the Oaks"

53. HUGH UNTON TO SIR WILLIAM STONOR

[ ? 26 October, 1479 ]

Not earlier than 1478, in which year St. Simon and St Jude's Day fell on a Wednesday, the most likely years are 1478 or 1479. from A.C., xlvi, 217.

Right worshipfull Maister, I recomaunde me unto you. And Syr, the case is so that yong Wagge nowe apon Saterday last passet hasecomyn and take possession in a corner of a feld of a trew wedow and bedewoman of yours, Robert Oxlades moder, concernyng the title of all hir place: the which woman hase ben in pesibill possession thes iij score yeres and more, as her sone Robert can more pleynly enfourme your maistership. And Syr, the lond is entaylet as fayre as eny can be unto the heires males, and hase been thes C. yeres. Syr, I beseche you be hir gud Maister in hir rigth, and to hir power she shall deserve hit. Wagge makys gret manasse to distres hir catell within thes iij or fawre dayes. Syr, and ye send me a bill to withstond him, I will do my power: for as by parall she has enfeffet your maistership, M. Cotesmore, Herre Doget, me and William Est. And Syr, I beseche you hold me excuset that I come not unto your maistership: I am a litill diseset for to ride. And almighty God preserve you, my lady, and all your housholde, the Monday afore Simon and Jude.

Your servaunt, Hugh Unton.

To my right worshipful Maister, Sir William Stonor, Knyght

Hugh Unton was a legal advisor and general agent for Stonor in London. John Cottesmore was Chief Justice. Henry Dogett was Receiver for nearly forty years and looked after the estates during the minority of Thomas Stonor.

Source: Carpenter, C.C., ed. Kingsford's Stonor Letters and Papers, 1290 - 1483. Cambridge,Cambridge University Press,1996. ISBN 0 521 55467 5 ISBN 0 521 55586 8

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