Location: London, England
Surnames/tags: Cely Medewynter
SC 1/53/29; The National Archives, Kew, London
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Hanham Transcription and Notes
Letter #67 by Alison Hanham in The Cely Letters 1472-1488.
Malden Transcription
Paper #21 by Henry Elliot Malden in The Cely Papers 1475-1488.
Out of copyright.
Jhesu Mliiijclxxix
I grete you wyll desyryng for to here of youre recureng for I understande be John Rose ze were sore seke at Bregys were for your moder and bothe your breon and Wyll Maryon and I were sory & hevy for you the laste day of October I have resayvyd a lecter from you wrete at Bregys the xxiij day of Octobor the weche lecter I have wyll understande and I tryste to God ze be recurede and wyll amendyd youre lecter cam to me the sonday befor Alhalou day at dynar tyme at London and Wyll Eston mercer and Wyll Medewynter of Norlache dyned wt me at tyme and the comford of your lecter causyd me for to bye of the forsayd Wyll Mydewynter lx sacke of Cottys woll the weche ys in pyle at Norlache and John Caly hath gadered and bogwyt for me in Cottyswolde xxxvij sacke be the toode and sacke and halfe sacke for the weche I schall hoape meche canvase for the weche and ye can bye for me iiij or v c of Borgan canvase or Barase canvase of good brede as brode as Normandy canvase and iij dosen packe trede of Caleys trede it were good for me and ze cannot I meste purvae at London for the same but I am avysyd for to packe the forsayd woll after Crystemese towarde Candelmese I tryste in God ye schall be at the packyng of the sayd woll in Cottyswolde I wyll not seppe no woll afor Marche as I am avysyd at thys tyme I wrut no more at thys tyme but Jhesu kepe you. Wrytt at London the vj day of November in haste.
per Rychard Cely.
Addressed: To Jorge Cely at Caleys or Bergys thys lecter delyverd.
Malden NOtes
- Norlache: Northleach
- Borgan: Bergen, commonly Mons
- Barase: Arras
Modernization
By Nicholas Adams.
From Jesus 1479
I greet you well, desiring to hear of your recovering, for I understand via John Rose you were sore sick at Brugge, because of which your mother and both your brothers and Wyll Maryon and I were sorry and heavy for you. The last day of October I have received a letter from you, written at Brugge the 23rd day of October, the which letter I have well understood, and I trust to God you be recovered and well mended. Your letter came to me the Sunday before All Hallows Day at dinner time at London, and Wyll Eston mercer and Wyll Medewynter of Northleach dined with me at the time, and the comfort of your letter caused me to buy from the foresaid Wyll Medewynter 60 sacks of Cottys wool, the which is in pile at Northleach. And John Cely has gathered and bought for me in the Cotswolds 37 sacks by the tod and sack and half sack, for which I shall need much canvas, and [if] you can buy for me 4 or 5 hundred of Bergen canvas or Arras canvas of good breadth, as broad as Normandy canvas, and 3 dozen pack thread of Calais thread it would be good for me, and [if] you cannot I must purvey at London for the same, but I am minded to pack the foresaid wool after Christmas towards Candlemas. I trust in God that you shall be at the packing of the said wool in the Cotswolds. I will not ship any wool before March, as I am minded at this time. I write no more at this time, but Jesus keep you. Written at London the 6th day of November, in haste.
by Rychard Cely
Dorse: To Jorge Cely at Calais or Brugge, this letter be delivered.
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