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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Paston Letters.Volume II.by James Gairdner.THE PASTON LETTERS _Early Doc.u.ments_ Be
The Paston Letters.Volume II.by James Gairdner.THE PASTON LETTERS _Early Doc.u.ments_ Before entering upon the correspondence of the Paston family, in the reign of Henry VI., we have thought it well to give the reader a brief note of such deeds and charte
- 128 THE EARL OF OXFORD TO JOHN PASTON[258.6]_To owre right Trusty and welbeloved John Paston_ Right Trusty and welbeloved we grete yow well. And where as it is not unknowen to you that we wrot a bille to Maister Brakle, and yaf hym in comaundement to delyver
- 127 Fenn considers, I think with great probability, that this letter was written 'just before the important crisis that finished Henry's reign, and placed Edward on the throne,' when Margaret of Anjou was expected in London after winning the se
- 126 [Footnote 247.2: [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 156.] This letter has no date, except that it was written on a Friday (_feria s.e.xta_). It might, perhaps, be a little hazardous to date it Friday the 2nd January 1461, just after news of the defeat and death of the
- 125 _To the rite wors.h.i.+pful esqwyr, John Paston, be this presentid._ _Jesus, Maria, Johannes Baptista. Franciscus, c.u.m Sanctis omnibus, a.s.sistant vobis vestris in laboribus. Amen._ [Sidenote: 1460 / OCT. 24]Worschipful and most interely bitrustid mays
- 124 [Footnote 236.5: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This letter must have been written immediately after the taking of the inquisition referred to in the preceding. The list of the jury who took it is on a separate paper found apart from this letter, in which it wa
- 123 [Footnote 234.4: Elizabeth, wife of Robert Poynings. --_See_ No.406, p. 217.]420 ABSTRACT[235.1]ROBERT CALL TO [JOHN PASTON].[Sidenote: 1460(?) / OCT. 17]Has delivered the horse-litter to Robert Lynne according to his message.Cannot get a farmer for Maute
- 122 FRATER J. B., Minorum minimus.[Footnote 229.1: [Add. MS. 34,888, f. 158.] This letter appears to be holograph. If we are right that it was written just before No. 418, we may place it early in October 1460.][Footnote 229.2: _See_ p. 213.][Footnote 230.1:
- 121 [Sidenote: 1460(?)]Sir, please your right wors.h.i.+pfull maysters.h.i.+p that Mayster Paston come to London as on Thursdaye att none last past, and I trust verelye all maters here were resonablye labored to his comyng, and now they shal be better. Nevert
- 120 _Venerabili armigero, Johanni Paston seniori, detur haec litera._ [Sidenote: 1460 / JULY 6]Honoris superni amorisque interni indissolubile vinculum tam venerabili viro in Christo condignum, praecordialissime magister ac amice singularis, non solum quales
- 119 [Sidenote: 1460 / APRIL 9]Right worchepful sir, after my recommendation, like you to wete I wold yisterday have spoken with you if ye had be allone at good leiser, for my aquytaile to G.o.d and to you, and for the wele of my maister, G.o.d pardon hym. I h
- 118 W. BOTONER, _dit_ Wurcester.[Footnote 205.2: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] The MS. of this letter is not an original, but a copy in the handwriting of John Paston. It appears to be written on the cover of a letter from his wife, addressed on the back, 'To
- 117 Paston was misinformed as to what Sperlyng said of his late master's[202.2] will. What he said was that about Hallowmas was twelvemonth he was about eight weeks with his said master, who one day examined him about the conveyance of his lands, and sai
- 116 And as to money, I delyvered unto the Under-tresorier[198.5] a lettre from Maister Filongley, and I fonde hym right wele disposid to doo that may please yow in all our materes; and take noo money of hym as yette, for we have noo nede to spend ony sumes as
- 115 BISHOP WAYNFLETE'S ADVICE[194.1]Be it remembred that forasmoch as Sir John Fastolf late decesed, of grete affeccion, hath put me yn trust to be one of hys executors, and seth hyt ys desyryd me to know my disposicion hereynne, myne advyse is this, tha
- 114 Item, j. barell, dim. alec. alb. di.Item, j. barrell. anguill., unde car. cc. anguill.Item, j. ferkyn anguill. hoole. Item, j. barrell.Item, j. bussch.e.l.l salt albi. Item, j. quart, alb. sal.[[Item, j. quart, alb. sal. _text has "alb sal."_]]3
- 113 Item, iij. covertorijs argenti enamelid and borage floures in les botimes.Item, vj. chacyd pecys gilte bi the bordurys, with the towche of Paryce.Item, ij. pottis argenti potlers, percell gilte and enameled with violetts and dayseys.Item, ij. pottis of sy
- 112 _The Chambure there Margaret Hodessone laye._ Item, j. fedderbedde. Item, j. bolster. Item, ij. fustians.Item, j. chayre withe j. pece of palle white and grene._The utmost Chambur nexte Winter Halle._ Item, j. fedder bedde. Item, j. bolster.Item, j. cover
- 111 Item, j. pece of rede say for accomptyng borde.Item, iiij. cosschonys rede say. Item, j. aundiren. Item, j. firepanne.Item, j. payre of tongus. Item, iij. formys. Item, j. junyd stole.[[Ijem, ij. blangettis. _text unchanged: error for "Item"?_]]
- 110 Item, j. federbedde. Item, j. bolster.Item, ij. fustian blanketts, every of hem vj. webbys.Item, j. pyllowye of downe. Item, j. pyllowe of lavendre.Item, j. cover of apres [_ypres ?_], lynyd with lynen clothe.Item, j. tester and j. seler of the same. Item
- 109 Item, iij. clothis of grene and whyte, withe braunchis sutely to the other wreten before.Item, a coveryng of a bedde of aras, withe hontyng of the bore, a man in blewe, with a jagged hoode, white and rede.G._Canvas in the Warderop and fyne Lynen Clothe of
- 108 Item, iiij. clokys of murry[177.1] derke.Item, j. b.o.l.l.o.k haftyd dager, harnesyd wyth sylver,[177.2] and j. chape[177.3] thertoo.Item, j. lytyll schort armyng dager, withe j. gilt schape.Item, iij. payre tablys of cipris, being in casys of lether.Item
- 107 Item, j. gowne of Frenche russet, lynyd with blak clothe.Item, j. chemer of blak, lynyd with blak bokerame.Item, j. gowne of blak, lynyd with blak lynyng.Item, iij. quarters of a russet gowne with ought slevys.Item, j. jagged huke[175.1] of blakke sengle,
- 106 Item, xvij. spones, of ij. sortes, weiyng xviij. unces.Item, iiij. platers, weiyng iiij^xx xiiij. unces.Item, vj. disshes, weiyng iiij^xx xiiij. unces.Item, iiij. sausers, weiyng xviij. unces.Item, j. candilstik, withoute sokettes, weiyng xviij. unces.Sum
- 105 Item, j. stondyng pece, all gilte, with j. kever, weiyng x.x.xviij.unces.Item, j. litill stondyng pece, gilt, with j. kever, weiyng xxj.unces et di.Summa, iiij^xx vj. unc' et di.[Footnote 169.1: The round cakes or wafers intended for consecration in
- 104 Item, xij. peces of dyvers sortes, weiyng vij^xx xiij. unces.Item, ij. grete galon pottes, playn, with gilt verges, my maisters helmet in the kever, weiyng xij^xx xij. unces.Item, j. paire basyns, the verges gilt, Harlyngs[168.1] armes in the bottom, weiy
- 103 386 WILL OF SIR JOHN FASTOLF[160.2]Anno Domini millesimo quadringentesimo quinquagesimo nono, mensis Novembris, videlicet, die Sabbati proximo post Festum Omnium Sanctorum, Johannes Fastolff, miles, de comitatu Northfolch, Norwicen Dioc', in manerio
- 102 Item, I will and ordeyne that myn houshold be holdyn and kept with my menyal servauntz be the s.p.a.ce of half yeer aftyr my deseas, soo as they wyll be trewe to me and obedyent to myn executorys, and here wages for that tyme payd, and that in the meane t
- 101 WILL OF SIR JOHN FASTOLF[147.2][Sidenote: 1459 / NOV. 3]In the name and the wurs.h.i.+p of the holy, blyssydfull Trynite [in the year] of our Lord Jesu Crist, M^{l}CCCCLIX., and in the x.x.xviij. yeer of [our souerayn Kyng] of Englonde and of Fraunce, Her
- 100 Castre, 3 July 37 Hen. VI.Would like Paston and Hue at Fenne to see a speedier mean for the recovery of the 300 marks adjudged to Fastolf to be received of the Lady Fulthorp for the ward of Thomas Fastolf.[Footnote 142.1: [From MS. Phillipps, 9735, No. 25
- 99 SIR JOHN FASTOLF TO JOHN PASTON AND SIR THOMAS HOWES, PARSON OF BLOFELD [Sidenote: 1459 / APRIL 13]As you desire me to write letters to certain lords, etc., on 'such matters as ye beth now to London for,' and as you know best what it would be mo
- 98 _To my Maister Paston._ [Sidenote: 1458]Sir, as I went to my horsward by Lincoln c.o.ke ys place, hyt fortuned that Wymondham and H. Fenne talked to gedre, and called me by my name, and both asked how my maister[133.4] fard, &c. Then Fen desyred me abyde
- 97 [Footnote 129.2: John Paston signs for both.]369 JOHN JERNYNGAN TO MARGARET PASTON[129.3]_Unto my ryght wurchipfull Cosyn, Marget Paston, this lettre be delyvered in haste._ [Sidenote: 1458 / JUNE 1]Ryght wurchipfull and my moste beste beloved maystres an
- 96 W. BOTONER, _dit_ WORCESTYR.[Footnote 125.1: [From Fenn, i. 150.] Fenn states that he has omitted, as of no consequence, the first part of this letter relating to the holding of some courts and some other law matters wherein Yelverton, Fylongley, and othe
- 95 _To the right worchipful and with al myn hert rigt entierly welebiloved Brother, the Viscount Beaumont._ [Sidenote: 1458(?) / JAN. 24]Right wors.h.i.+pful, and, with al myn hert, right entierly wele bilovede brothre, I recomaunde me unto yow. And for somo
- 94 [Footnote 118.3: Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury.][Footnote 118.4: John Neville, afterwards Marquis Montague, married Isabel, daughter and heir of Sir Edmund Ingoldesthorpe of Burgh Green, in Cambridges.h.i.+re, by his wife Jane, sister, and at
- 93 [Footnote 113.1: [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 170.] The name of Dory occurs only once elsewhere in these letters, and then without a Christian name; but the person so referred to (at the end of No.330) is probably the under-sheriff of Norfolk; and this letter, wh
- 92 Begs him in the end of the term to come home by Dedham, along with William Worcester and Barker, to see to the accounts of barley and such husbandry as is used there. As to Wighton in Yorks.h.i.+re, Bokkyng reminds me you spoke to me that my son Scrope an
- 91 W. BOTONER.I hafe and do purcha.s.se malgre to remembre of evidenses lakkyng by negligence, &c. And therfor I most be muet and suffre gretter losses but [_unless_] it be othyrwyse concydered. I sende yow the copie of your patentes,[105.1] in parchement, a
- 90 _To my right trusty and welbeloved frend, John Paston, Squier._ [Sidenote: About 1456(?)]Right trusty and welbeloved frend, I grete you hertly well. And for as mych as I u[ndyrstond] a bill was made at Yermuth ageyns my cousyn Bryan Stapylton and hise wy.
- 89 [Footnote 96.2: St. John the Baptist's Day is the 24th June._Feria tertia_ means Tuesday.]339 FRIAR BRACKLEY TO JOHN PASTON[97.1]_Magistro meo venerabili Johanni Paston Armigero detui._ Dixi enim magistro meo gardiano ante meum exitum quod magistri m
- 88 [Footnote 91.6: Here, in the original, followed various pa.s.sages relating to law business, which Fenn has not printed.][Footnote 92.1: Archbishop Bourchier.][Footnote 92.2: Henry, Viscount Bourchier, was appointed Lord Treasurer on the 29th May 1455 (_P
- 87 After humble and due recommendacion, please it your G.o.de maisters.h.i.+p to understand that atte makyng of this my pour letter ther were no noveltees with us, but suche as yee understode full well afor your departyng, except the Kyng woll in to Scotland
- 86 [Footnote 81.2: [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 173.] The year of this letter is uncertain, but it must belong to the latter part of Henry VI.'s reign, and there is great probability that it was written in 1456, like No. 324, which is also written by Hugh Fenn
- 85 Your, HUGH A FENNE.[Footnote 77.1: [From Fenn, iii. 332.] The first paragraph of this letter seems to relate to Fastolf's claims against the Crown set forth in Nos. 309 and 310, and as these seem to have been drawn up in the end of 1455, this letter
- 84 And [_i.e._ if] Maister Nevyle,[74.1] the whych hath wedded my Lady Wyllughbye, have power or intrest to resseyve the Lord Wyllughby ys debts, then he to be labured untoo. And my Lord of Salysburye woll be a grete helper yn thys cause.The Kyng, whych ys S
- 83 The true date cannot be many years before or after 1456.][Footnote 68.3: Sir John Fastolf.]317 ABSTRACT[69.1]SIR JOHN FASTOLF 'TO THE WORs.h.i.+PFUL LADY AND MY RIGHT WELLBELOVED SISTER, WHYTYNGHAM.'[Sidenote: 1456 / JAN. 20]As all the executors
- 82 NOTE 'Many of the letters in this collection,' says Fenn (iii. 261, Note 1), 'mention the disputes between the Duke of Suffolk and Sir John Fastolf concerning different manors and estates.' This remark is made with reference to the com
- 81 Item, the seyd Fastolf lent to the voyage that Thomas Danyell made in to Breteyn, as it is notorily knowen, of which he ys not yhyt payd, the somme of C_li._ Item, the seyd Fastolf hath born grete charge and cost of a lone made for the spede and help of a
- 80 MARGARET PASTON.[Footnote 52.1: [From Fenn, iii. 252.] St. Andrew's day fell on Sunday in 1455 and 1460. This letter must be written in one of these two years, and the probabilities are greatly in favour of the former, as John Paston and William Worc
- 79 Also there is gret varyance bytwene the Erll of Devens.h.i.+re and the Lord Bonvyle, as hath be many day, and meche debat is like to growe therby; for on Thursday at nyght last pa.s.sed, the Erll of Denshyres sone and heir come with lx. men of armes to Ra
- 78 And, Sir, as touchyng al maner of newe t.i.thinges, I knoo well ye are averous; truly the day of makyng of this letter, ther were nonn newe, but suche I herd of, ye shalbe served with all.As for the first, the Kyng our souverain Lord, and all his trwe Lor
- 77 [Sidenote: About 1455(?) / JUNE 29]Ryght wors.h.i.+pfull cosyn, I recomaund me unto you, desyryng to here of youre welfare; and if it like you to her of my welfar, at the makyng of this letter I was in good hele, loved be G.o.d. The cause of my wrytyng to
- 76 ABSTRACT[36.3][Sidenote: 1455 / JUNE 21]Writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer in pursuance of patent, 12th December last, granting to John Bokking and William Worcester the wards.h.i.+p, etc., of the heir of John Fastolf of Cowghawe._Above in
- 75 The Baron of Dudley is in the Towre; what shal come of hym, G.o.d wote.The Erle of Dorsete is in warde with the Erle of Warrwyk.Hit was seyd, for sothe, that Harpere and ij. other of the Kynges chamber were confedered to have steked the Deuk York in the K
- 74 The Lord Clyfford.Rauff Percy.Thorpe.Tresham and Josep.The inony [_enemy's_] batayle was in the Market-place, and the Kynges standard was pight, the Kynge beynge present with these Lordes, whos namys folwe:-- The Duke of Bokyngham. } The Duke Somyrce
- 73 Castre, 3 May.[This letter, being dated at Caister in the month of May, cannot be earlier than 1455, and the references to the matter of the ward and the suit against Sir Thomas Howes seem to fix it to that year.][Footnote 22.1: [From MS. Phillipps, 9735,
- 72 [Sidenote: 1455 / MARCH 17]Wurchepefull Sire, and right well be lovyd, I grete yow well, desyryng to here of youre well fare, praying you interlych to bie with me at dyner on Seynt Benett day, the whiche xall be on Friday next comyng, or ell[es] in brief
- 71 And on the Moneday after noon the Queen came to him, and brought my Lord Prynce with her. And then he askid what the Princes name was, and the Queen told him Edward; and than he hild up his hands and thankid G.o.d therof. And he seid he never knew til tha
- 70 [Footnote 7.1: [From Fenn, iii. 224.]][Footnote 8.1: Thomas Fastolf of Cowhawe. --_See_ vol. ii. p.323, Note 1.][Footnote 9.1: Thomas Bourchier.][Footnote 9.2: Ralph, Lord Cromwell.]267 THOMAS HOWES TO JOHN PASTON[9.3]_To the wurshepfull Sir, and my good
- 69 The Paston Letters.Volume III.by James Gairdner.THE PASTON LETTERS _Henry VI_ WILLIAM PASTON TO JOHN PASTON[1.1]_To my rith wurchipfull brodir, Jon Paston, be this delyveryd._ [Sidenote: 1454 / SEPT. 6]Ryth wurchyfull brodyr, I recomande me to zow, desiry
- 68 [Footnote 332.1: According to Blomefield (vii. 186), Catherine, widow of John c.o.kerell of Albergh Wykes in Suffolk, died seised of the manors of Walcotes and Boles in 6 Henry VI., which she left, with others, to Catherine, daughter of John c.o.kerell, j
- 67 [Sidenote: 1454 / JULY 20]Rygth wors.h.i.+pfull Sir, and my rygth good maister, I recomend me to you.Lyke you to wete I have spoken wyth my lord Chaunceler[328.2] and put the bylle by for hym and all the lordis upon Wednesday at after non last past, wenyn
- 66 WILLIAM BOTONER TO JOHN PASTON[323.3]_To my G.o.de maister, John Paston, Escuier, in Norwich, and yn hys absence, to John Berney, at Caister, Squyer._ [Sidenote: 1454 / JULY 5]Worshypfull Sirs, I recomaund me to yow. Lyke yow wete that as to the waraunts
- 65 Youre frend, THE LORD SCALES.[Footnote 320.1: [From Fenn, iii. 200.] This letter is dated by a contemporary note at the bottom of the original, which is given thus in Fenn: 'Li't a?a Mich. x.x.xiij.' But for 'a?a,'according to the
- 64 242 JOHN CLOPTON TO JOHN PASTON[314.1]_Un to ryth reverent Sir, and my good mayster, John Paston._ [Sidenote: About 1454]Ryth wurthy and wurchypfull Sir, and my ryth good mayster, I recomaunde me on to you, thankyng you evermore of your gret jentylness an
- 63 240 JOHN PASTON TO [THE EARL OF OXFORD][306.2][Sidenote: 1454 / MARCH 31]Right wurchepfull and my right especiall Lord, I recomaund me to your G.o.de Lordshep, besechyng your Lordshep that ye take not to displesauns thow I write you, as I here say that Ag
- 62 236 MARGARET PASTON TO JOHN PASTON[300.1]_To my right wurs.h.i.+pfull hosbond, John Paston, be this delyveryd in hast._ [Sidenote: 1454(?) / JAN. 29]Right wors.h.i.+pfull hosbond, I recommawnd me to yow, praying yow to wete that I spak yistirday with my s
- 61 ELYZABETH.[Footnote 295.1: [Douce MS. 393, f. 82.]]235 NEWSLETTER OF JOHN STODELEY[295.2][Sidenote: 1454 / JAN. 19]As touchyng tythynges, please it you to wite that at the Princes[295.3]comyng to Wyndesore, the Duc of Buk' toke hym in his armes and p
- 60 [Footnote 289.1: Mutilated.][Footnote 289.2: Erased in MS. Apparently some further correction should have been made.][Footnote 289.3: Omitted in MS. 'Do your devoir,' _i.e._ endeavour, seems to have been the phrase intended.]230 THE DUKE OF NORF
- 59 M. PASTON.[Footnote 284.1: [From Fenn, i. 68.] According to Blomefield (_Hist. of Norf._ iii. 158), Margaret of Anjou, Queen of Henry VI., visited Norwich in the spring of 1452; but by the same authority, it would appear that she had returned to Westminst
- 58 223 THE DUKE OF YORK AND SIR JOHN FASTOLF[280.1][Sidenote: 1452 / DEC. 18]This endenture witnesseth that where Richard, Duc of York, by his lettre of saal [_sale_] bering date the xv. day of the monneth of Decembre, the x.x.xj^ti yere of the regne of oure
- 57 [Footnote 273.3: Mountford was disseised of Brayston by Daniel in the spring of 1450, but recovered possession on the 23rd September. I find no note of his having been disseised again, but I should think he must have been, as this paper is certainly two y
- 56 Item, the seid felechep make seche affrayis in the contre abowte the seid Ledehams place, and so frayith the people that dyvers persones for feer of mordyr darnot abyde in her howses, ne ride, ne walke abowte ther ocupacions, wyth owte they take gretter p
- 55 _To the Kyng and the Lordes of his Councell._ [Sidenote: 1452 / [APRIL 30]]I John Clopton, Shereffe of Norffolk, certifie that wher oon John Falyate and othre were take within the hundred of Blofeld in the seid s.h.i.+re, and led to the castell of Framlyn
- 54 Right wors.h.i.+pful Sir, and my Right G.o.de Maister, I Recommaunde to yow with al myne hert. Plese yow that I have understanden that Daniel hath entred in to Brayston, and put owte my servantes and dispoiled my G.o.des, notwithstandinge I am here in the
- 53 204 ABSTRACT[253.3]SIR JOHN FASTOLF TO JOHN A BERNEY, JOHN PASTON, AND SIR THOMAS HOWYS.[Sidenote: 1451 / SEPT. 14]As the _oyer and termyner_ is to be at Norwich on Thursday next,[253.4]sends John Bokkyng to wait upon his counsel there to see to his matte
- 52 199 JOHN BERNEY TO JOHN PASTON[249.1]_To the Ryght worshpful John Paston, Esquyer._ [Sidenote: 1451 / JUNE 20]Ryght wors.h.i.+pfull, &c. Please zou to comfort and help my pouer tenaunt, Symond Sparre, whech ys a restyd by warant, at the sute of the Lord S
- 51 On Thurisday the wall was mad zarde hey, and a good wylle be fore evyn it reyned so sore that they were fayne to h.e.l.le the wall, and leve werke. And the water is fallyn so sore that it standyt ondyr the wall a fote deppe to Ballys warde [i.e. _towards
- 50 [Footnote 236.1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This letter has no address, but there can be no doubt from the contents it was intended for John Paston. It was evidently written about the same time as the last, while the Sessions was sitting at Walsingham, and
- 49 [Footnote 232.3: A Cistercian monastery in Huntingdons.h.i.+re.][Footnote 233.1: A writ to inquire whether a jury gave a false verdict.][Footnote 233.2: This is written on the back.][Footnote 233.3: John de Tyrington. He was succeeded in 1449 by Richard P
- 48 [Footnote 226.1: [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 169.] This letter must have been written in a year when Easter fell after the 20th April, as Lent does not appear to have begun on the 4th March; and as it was during the life of Cardinal Kempe, we may pretty safely f
- 47 Item, Gonnore kept a court at Routon the Thursday[220.2] next after Seynt Mathy[220.3] the Appostell, and it was told me that Bettes was ther with hym; wherefore I rode theder. And be cause that it was a fraunchised town and within the Duchye,[220.4] and
- 46 Sir John Curson,} Est'.Will. Thurton. } [Footnote 213.1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This paper must belong to the early part of the year 1451, when it was proposed to indict Tuddenham and Heydon at Norwich.][Footnote 213.2: This t.i.tle is taken from a
- 45 _Praesentationes factae et fiendae in audiendo et determinando._[213.2][Sidenote: 1451]For as meche as the _oyer and termyner_ is thus restreynyd, not vythstandyng the wrytyngs and all the materis utterid be my Lord of Oxenford, but if ther folow sumwhat
- 44 [Footnote 208.1: _I.e._ the _estreats_.][Footnote 208.2: Omitted in MS.][[Ryght seuere and ryght worchepfull mayster _printed "ana"_]]171 ABSTRACT[209.1]SIR JOHN FASTOLF TO JOHN A BERNEY AND SIR THOMAS HOWES.[Sidenote: 1451 / JAN. 7]Sends John B
- 43 I pray yow, therfore, that ye wole write to me your disposicion how ye purpose to be demened, and how I shal take yow for th'execucion of the Kyngs Comission, and the pupplik wele of all the s.h.i.+re; and aftir that that ye write to me, so wole I ta
- 42 J. FASTOLF.(_On the back_)--Item, I have sende ij. lettres to my Lord Erle of Oxford, the ton by Robson ys man, a squyer of my Lordys. And the grete substaunce of the lettre ys that the issues forfeted may be sent upp be tyme to my Lord Tresorer; for ther
- 41 Thanks them for their diligence. Has respited the matter against Wyndham touching the Lady Bardolf till next term, as he offers to come to an agreement.[192.3] Is ready to agree with all persons who will find sufficient surety, except Sir Thomas Tudenham,
- 40 [Footnote 188.2: An inquisition taken by the escheator of a county by virtue of his office was frequently called an 'office.' Its object was to ascertain the King's t.i.tle to certain lands.][Footnote 189.1: Thomas Hert was presented to Hay
- 39 _To owr welbeloved John Paston._ [Sidenote: 1450 / OCT. 18]Right welbeloved, I grete yow well. And as towchyng for tydyngs, I can none, savyng that my Lord of Norffolk met with my Lord of York at Bury on Thursday, and there were to gedre til Friday, ix. o
- 38 _Endorsed:_ Literae Fastolff, Yelverton, circa le oyrdeterminer.--Memorandum de billa actus justic' apud Walsingham.[Footnote 179.1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] The tone of this letter so closely resembles that of William Wayte of the 6th October 1450,
- 37 THOMAS DENYES.This day I deme thei come beforn us. If ye help not now, Tudenham and Heydon shal achieve in their desese the conquest that thei coude never achieve in their prosperite.[Footnote 173.1: [Add. MS. 34,888, f. 45.] This is evidently the same ye
- 36 or vij. thrifty apprentisez; at whiche tyme the Lord Moleyns t.i.tle was shewed, and clerly answerid, in so meche that his own counseil seide they cowde no forther in the matier, desiryng me to ride to Salesbury to the Lord Moleyns, promyttyng of their pa
- 35 [Footnote 162.4: Cherbourg surrendered to the French on the 12th August 1450. --_See_ Stevenson's _Reductio Normanniae_, p. 367.][Footnote 162.5: 'Quaere this abbreviated word,' says Fenn. It is probably _eme_, meaning uncle.]132 THE EARL O
- 34 129 ABSTRACT[159.3]JAMES GRESHAM TO [JOHN PASTON?].[Sidenote: About 1450]Inquiry made as to the injury of Sporle wood for lack of hedging. The three years' growth of the wood availeth no man. The farmers now cannot sell it the better, so it must be e
- 33 [Footnote 153.2: Jack Cade and his followers encamped on Blackheath on the 11th June 1450, and again from the 29th of June to the 1st July. Payn refers to the latter occasion.][Footnote 153.3: Sir John Fastolf (who is dead at the date of this letter) left
- 32 My lord wole not to Leicestre.[150.7] My Maister Danyell desireth yow thedir. I shall ride thiderward on Friday by tymes.Wretyn in hast at Wynche,[150.8] the xiij. day of May.I pray yow to thynk upon my mater to my mastresse your wyf, for my mastresse Ann
- 31 W. L.[Footnote 146.1: [From Fenn, i. 38.] The date of this letter is perfectly determined by the events to which it relates.][Footnote 146.2: 4th May.][Footnote 146.3: 30th April.][Footnote 146.4: 2nd May.][Footnote 147.1: An allusion to Friar Hauteyn
- 30 [Footnote 142.2: John de la Pole, who succeeded him as Duke of Suffolk.][Footnote 142.3: This heading looks as if copied by Fenn from an endors.e.m.e.nt, which is probably not quite contemporaneous.][Footnote 143.1: These words in brackets were chafed and
- 29 [Footnote 139.2: [Douce MS., f. 101.]]113 LORD SCALES TO JOHN PASTON[140.1]_To my right trusty and welbeloved frend, John Paston, Squier._ [Sidenote: Year uncertain]Right trusty and welbeloved frend, I grete you wel; and for as myche as there is certayn v