Cely Papers: Letter SC 1/53/149: 3 October 1482: Richard Cely the younger to George Cely

Date: 3 Oct 1482 to 3 Oct 1482
Location: London, England
Surnames/tags: cely mydwynter

SC 1/53/149; The National Archives, Kew, London

Contents 1 Hanham Transcription and Notes 2 Malden Transcription 3 Malden Notes 4 Modernization

Hanham Transcription and Notes

Letter #195 by Alison Hanham in The Cely Letters 1472-1488.

Malden Transcription

Paper #108 by Henry Elliot Malden in The Cely Papers 1475-1488.

Out of copyright.

Anno Jhesu M^liiij^xxij
Riught whelbelovyd brother I recwmende me harttely wnto yow informeyng yow that howr mother and whe ar in good heyll thankyd be God and so we truste that ze be I hawhe byn at Raylay and gewyn them iij^s iiij^d and now whe hawhe day of doyng of howr homayge tyll Myhellmas nexte cum. Syr I send to you Wylliam Mydwynttys letter clossyd in thys letter I whotte not how to anser hyt and howr fathers towmbe ys a settynge wp and howr heyme ys heyr for mony and thys day I departte in to Cottasowlde and how sone thay wyll cawll apon for the xxs of the sarpelles I cannot say I am at my whyttys end w^thowte yow cwmfortte Syr I hawhe put yowr zewnge gray hors in Thondyrlay Parke and ther he has pastyr I now and ther are byt iij horse goynge in aull the parke and ze muste pay the parcar for hys paster iiij^d a wheke and I hawhe promysyd hym a bow and I trwste that he wyll se whell to yowr hors and make yow sportte at yowr cwmyng he ys a man of master Mongewnbres no mor to yow at thys tyme Jhesu kepe yow Whryt at London the iij^de day of Octobur.
per yowr brother
Rychard Cely.
I pray yow sende me whryttyng in as schortte spas as ze may.

Addressed: Unto my brother George Cely merchand of the stapell at Calles or the martte so dd.

Malden Notes

• M^liiij^xxij: an error for 1482.
• Thondyrlay: Thundersley in Essex, near Rayleigh.
• master Mongewnbres: Sir Thomas Montgomery.

Modernization

By Nicholas Adams.

The Year of Jesus 1[4]82
Right well beloved brother, I recommend myself heartily to you, informing you that our mother and we are in good health, thanks be to God, and so we trust that you have been at Rayleigh [Essex] and given them 3s 4d and now we have [from] the day of doing our homage until next Michaelmas. Sir, I send to you Wylliam Mydwynter’s letter enclosed in this letter. I know not how to answer him, and our father’s tomb is a-setting up, and our uncle is here for money, and this day I depart into the Cotswolds, and how soon they will call upon [us] for the 20s of the sarplers I cannot say. I am at my wits end without your comfort. Sir, I have put your young grey horse in Thundersley Park [Essex] and there he has pasture I know, and there are but 3 horses going in all the park and you must pay the purser for his pasture 4d a week and I have promised him a bow, and I trust that he will see well to your horse, and make you sport at your coming. He is a man of master Mongewnbres. No more to you at this time. Jesus keep you. Written at London, the 3rd day of October.
by your brother
Richard Cely
I pray you send me a reply as soon as you can.

Addressed: To be given unto my brother George Cely, merchant of the Staple at Calais or the mart