Agnes Paston to John Paston

Add. 34888, f. 92

about 1454

Gairdner, Vol II, item 237; Fenn, Vol III, Henry VI item 45

LETTER XLV.

            Thys lett^r be delyverd
            to Iohn Paston dwellyⁿ
            jn the inder in of the
            Tempyll att London in hast.

I Grete yow well and lete yow wete that thys day I was w^t my
doughtyr yor wyfe & che was in good hele att the makyn of
thys lett^r thankyd be god. & sche lete yor sustyr & me wete of a
lett^r wheche ye sent hyr that ye have be laboryd to for Ser Will’m
Oldhall to have yo^r sustyr & desyryng in the seyd lett^r to have an
Answer in schort tyme, who sche wyll be demenyd in thys mater
yor suster Recomaundyt hyr to yow & thankyt yow hertyly that
ye wyll remembyr hyr and lete hyr have knowleche ther of &
p’yt yow that ye wyll do yo^r dever to bryng it to a good conclu-
syon for sche seythe to me that sche trystyt y^t ye wyll do so that
it xall be bothe for hyr worchup and p^rfyt And as for me if ye
can thynke that hys lond standyt cler in as meche as I fele yo^r
sustyr well wyllyd ther to I hold me well content And as for the
oblygacyon of the persen of Marlynserthe wheche I sent yow by
Iohn Newman I p’y yow lete it be suyd And as for the parson
& lyndesey they be A Cordyd and god have yow in kepyn and
send yow hys blyssyn and myn Wretyn at Norwyche on Pulver
Wedenesday.

Be yor moder,

Augnes Paston.

         Norwich,
       Ashwednesday,
         6 March, 1453.4,
            32 H. VI.

11 ¾ by 4 ¼.

The exact date of this letter cannot be ascertained, it was however most probably pre-
viously to 1454, as Elizabeth Paston’s brother, in his Letter to Lord Grey, tells him,
“there is, and hath been divers times, late communications of marriages with divers
Gentlemen not determined as yet, &c.”

Sir William Oldhall was a Gentleman of large property in the County of Norfolk, and
had been already married to, or afterwards did marry, Mary, daughter of William Lord
Willoughby of Eresby, by whom he left an only daughter and heir, Mary. The mar-
riage here proposed never took effect.

I have dated this Letter in 1453, though doubtfully.

Autograph. Pl. II. N^o 19.

The Seal is octagonal, but the impression imperfect. See Letter LXXV.

LETTER XLV.

This Letter be delivered to John Paston dwelling in the Inner Inn
of the Temple at London, in haste.

I Greet you well and let you weet, that this day I was with
my Daughter your wife, and she was in good heel (health)
at the making of this letter, thanked be God! and she let your
Sister and me weet of a letter which ye sent her, that ye have
been laboured to for Sir William Oldhall to have your sister, and
desiring in the said letter to have an answer in short time, how
she will be demeaned in this matter.

Your Sister recommendeth her to you, and thanketh you hear-
tily that ye will remember her, and let her have knowledge there-
of, and prayeth you that ye will do your endeavour to bring it to
a good conclusion, for she saith to me, that she trusteth that ye
will do so, that it shall be both for her worship and profit; and,
as for me, if ye can think that his Land standeth clear, in as
much as I feel your Sister well willed thereto, I hold me well
content.

And as for the Obligation of the Parson of Marlingford, which
I sent you by John Newman, I pray you let it be sued; and as
for the Parson and Lyndesey they be accorded, and God have
you in his keeping, and send you his blessing and mine. Writ-
ten at Norwich on Pulver-Wednesday.

By your Mother,

AGNES PASTON.

        Norwich,
       Ashwednesday,
         6 March, 1453.4,
            32 H. VI.

11 ¾ by 4 ¼.

The exact date of this letter cannot be ascertained, it was however most probably pre-
viously to 1454, as Elizabeth Paston’s brother, in his Letter to Lord Grey, tells him,
“there is, and hath been divers times, late communications of marriages with divers
Gentlemen not determined as yet, &c.”

Sir William Oldhall was a Gentleman of large property in the County of Norfolk, and
had been already married to, or afterwards did marry, Mary, daughter of William Lord
Willoughby of Eresby, by whom he left an only daughter and heir, Mary. The mar-
riage here proposed never took effect.

I have dated this Letter in 1453, though doubtfully.

Autograph. Pl. II. N^o 19.

The Seal is octagonal, but the impression imperfect. See Letter LXXV.

237

AGNES PASTON TO JOHN PASTON¹

Thys letter be delyverd to John Paston, dwellyn in the
Inder In of the Tempyll at London, in hast.

I GRETE yow well, and lete yow wete that thys day I was
with my doughtyr yor wyfe, and che was in good hele att
the makyn of thys letter, thankyd be God! and sche lete
yor sustyr and me wete of a letter wheche ye sent hyr, that ye
have be laboryd to for Ser William Oldhall to have your
sustyr, and desyryng in the seyd letter to have an answer in
schort tyme, who [how] sche wyll be demenyd in thys mater.

Yor suster recomaundyt hyr to yow, and thankyt yow
hertyly that ye wyll remembyr hyr, and lete hyr have know-
leche ther of, and prayt yow that ye wyll do your dever to
bryng it to a good conclusyon; for sche seythe to me that sche
trystyt that ye wyll do so, that it xall be bothe for hyr worchup
and profyt. And as for me, if ye can thynke that hys lond
standyt cler, in as meche as I fele your sustyr well wyllyd ther
to, I hold me well content.

And as for the oblygacyon of the persen of Marlynferthe,
wheche I sent yow by John Newman, I pray yow lete it be
suyd; and as for the Parson and Lyndesey, they be a cordyd.
And God have yow in kepyn, and send yow hys blyssyn and
myn. Wretyn at Norwyche on Pulver Wedenesday.¹

Be yor moder, AUGNES PASTON.

¹ [From Fenn, iii. 188.] This letter refers to a proposal for Paston’s sister which
was probably in or a little before 1454, as in a letter of the 15th July in that year
Paston states that several such offers had been under consideration.

¹ If in 1454, Ash-Wednesday was the 6th of March.

About
1454