County: Middlesex
Code: D0315
Reference: Durham University Library, Dean & Chapter muniments: Miscellaneous Charters 1079
Function: Letter
Right wurshipfulle and hertily beloued J . recomaund me vnto you . desiryng to her̕ of your welefair̕ . lattyng you wyt
that J . spake wt Rauffe þt was at rome & come fro M . willam C . and brought a lre̕ to you by þe whiche̕ . J vndirstode þat
your breues & þe capacite wer̕ . sped & shuld be sent home by þe next Currour . now whan̕ þe Currour come . ther̕ come
iij breues . to John de bardes and a lre̕ fro M . willam . which̕ Colton̕ resaued of M . roger̕ radcliffe . which̕ lre̕ J vnclosid
to vndirstand what was commenn wt þe Currour . the lre specified þt ye had iij breues & no mor̕ sent at this
tymes . the odir bulle schuld come ∧ hereafter . And as for̕ þe capacite he writes þat it is lost by-twix . John de buttonibȝ
and a-nodir þt ye left it wt . how this may be . J note . but . J deme it is not well̕ . for thise lres acorde
not . therefor̕ write ye as hastely and as discretly as ye kanne to M . willam . for a direction̕ and a remedy
for . J stand right sor̕ trobled and haue spent mych̕ mony to defende my-selfe . and ȝit . J am like to
pay þe mony . and costes and damage both̕ . which̕ wil be right grevouse to me . how-be-it . J haue doon̕
∧ my diligence in spedyng þe said Capacite . Also . J was wt Oliueres brodir̕ at John de bardes place to haue had deliuer-
aunce of your breues . he wyll not deliuer̕ them but if he haue ij nobille in hande . J wold haue
be suerte to hym yerfor̕ to ye had commyn̕ . he wolle not . but said to me right vngoodly . and
thann the said Oliueres brodir̕ went to Foster . and he saith̕ he will take hem out and deliuer̕ . oon̕
breue to my lord of dorham . & send þe odir to you . Jn this . J kanne doo no mor̕ god knowith̕ . but
J . counsille you to chaunge your banke whan̕ ye comme for soo god me helpe this is not good . what
odir be . J kanne not say . for they truste no man̕ but for þer awne well̕ . Jf yer be any odir thing
that . J may doo for you . to my power̕ . J am redy god knowith̕ who haue you in his kepyng . At
london̕ the xxj day of Jule .
[signed: youres John Barowe .] [Monogram]