Agnes and William Paston

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Title
Agnes and William Paston
Reference
Add. 27446, f. 3
Date
22 August 1477
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol V, item 919
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume V'

919

AGNES AND WILLIAM PASTON2

 

The names of the maners of Agnes Pastons and William Paston, in
     Norfolk, how thai shuld be taken hede to this harvest, anno
     xvijo.

And a copy of the same send to Richard Lynstede, the xxij. day of
     August, anno xvijo, per Bacheler Water.

Paston maner,

Se that the fermour in his corne
     on my moders fe. Seale dores
     and distrayne, and put in a
     newe fermour.

Wodemyl,

Distrayne.

Latymers,

Gadir the rente.

Sewardbys,

Gadir the rente.

Trunche,

Distrayne on the grounde after
     it is fellid, while it lieth on my
     moders fe.

Spriggeis,

Gader the rente.

Knapton fe,

Crowmer,

Gadir the rente.

Owstoonde,

Distrayne.

Rowton,

Distrayne, and arest the fermour.

Riston,

Lete Lynstedes brother gader the
     rente.

Oxned maner,

Se the fermour in his croppe, and
     after seale doris and distrayne,
     and lete hym not renne in dette
     as other fermours did.

Oxned mylle,

Se the fermour in his croppe, and
     after seall doris and distrayne,
     and lete hym not renne in dette
     as other fermours did.

Caster Cleres,

Aske the ferme.

Holkhams tenement,

Aske the ferme.

The mersh in Caster,

Aske the ferme.

Caster Bardolf,

Aske the ferme a rent.

Caster Clere rentes,

Distrayne tenauntes.

Holham rentes,

Ormysby my fe,

Somerton,

Se that he in his corn, and seall
     dores and distrayne, til he
     fynde suerty.

Thirn,

Aske the ferme.

Sowth Walsham,

Halvyrzates,

Todenham,

Aske the rente, and areste Smyth.

Cokfeldes,

Aske the rente.

Apawys,

Se he in his corn, and seall dores
     and distrayne.

Marlyngfor maner,

Sele doris and distrayne.

Marlyngford mylle,

Seale doris and distrayne.

Merlyngforde tenauntes,

Distrayne.

Melton,

Se the croppe inned, and seale
     doris and distrayne.

Bonwell,

Aske rente.

Carleton,

Aske rente.

Thuxstons,

Aske rente.

Lynghall nuper Dokkynges,

Aske rente fro Mich. xvj. till
     xvijo and distrayne.

Bulmans nuper Dokkynges,

Aske rente fro Mich. xvjo til
     xvijo, and exorte Martyn to
     kepe the ferme still, and if he
     woll not, praye hym to gete a
     noder.

Yeaxham nuper Dokkynges,

Aske rente fro Mich. xvjo till
     xvijo, and gete a newe fermour,
     and increse the rente, and
     make a newe terrar and rentall.

Styberd nuper Dokkynges,

Aske rent fro Mich. xvo till
     Mich. xvijo, and distrayne, and
     allowe no dewty of Dokkynges
     in abatyng my rente.

Thymbilthorp nuper Dok-

Aske rente fro Mich. xvo till
     kynges. Mich. xvijo, and distrayne, and
     allowe noe dewty of Dokkynges
     in abatyng my rente.

 

  These maners that are trahid take gode hede that ye be in
gode suertye of them this harvest tyme.

 

 

     2 [From Paston MSS., B.M.] The heading of this document is taken from an
endorsement on the original MS.

 

 

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