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ANONYMOUS TO—¹

I PREY zu if ze have any old gownys for lynynges and
     old schetys and old schertys that may non lenger seven
     zu, I prey zu send hem hom in hast, for I must okupye
seche thyngis in hast. Wyndham hath medyd the juryorys
and yaf hem mony that xuld passe on the qwhest be twyn zour
modyr and hym; if ther myt ben purveyd any mene that it
myt ben dasched in cas wer that it xuld passe azens zour
modyr, it wer a good sport; for than he wold ben wode. He
sent with his men to the afray iij. gunnys in very trowth. I
have inquiryd veryly ther after. He is wode wroth that
Daniel is amrel, for it is told me that on of his men is indytyd
in the amrellys cort sythyn that Danyel was made amerel. I
pray zu bewar in qhat felaschep ze ryd qhan ze com homward,
for ther gon many fals shrewys and thevys in this contre.

     Thomas Skipping rod to Londonward on Friday last past
in gret hast and purposyd hym for to ben at London on
Sonday be none on erandys of his maysterrys: qhat the cawse
is I wote nott. On sent me word her of that knowth it for
trowth.

     ¹ [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 150.] The date of this letter seems to be towards the
close of the year 1450; for though I have not met with the date of Daniel’s appoint-
ment as Admiral, which would prove the year, it will be seen by the last paragraph
of No. 142 that Wyndham was indicted at that time along with Toddenham and
Heydon, as one of the makers of disorder in Norfolk.

1450

XXI

A.D. 1450

ANONYMOUS TO ——

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 150]

     This letter is No. 1014 in the Inventory at the end of Vol. III. Its date
seems to be towards the close of the year 1450; for though I have not met
with the date of Daniel’s appointment as Admiral, which would prove the
year, it will be seen by the last paragraph of No. 113 that Wyndham was
indicted at that time along with Toddenham and Heydon, as one of the
makers of disorder in Norfolk.

      I PREY zu if ze have any old gownys for
              lynynges and old schetys and old schertys
              that may non lenger seven zu, I prey zu
              send hem hom in hast, for I must okupye
seche thyngis in hast. Wyndham hath medyd the
juryorys and yaf hem mony that xuld passe on the
qwhest be twyn zour modyr and hym; if ther myt ben
purveyd any mene that it myt ben dasched in cas wer
that it xuld passe azens zour modyr, it wer a good
sport; for than he wold ben wode. He sent with his
men to the afray iij. gunnys in very trowth. I have
inquiryd veryly ther after. He is wode wroth that
Daniel is amrel, for it is told me that on of his men is
indytyd in the amrellys cort sythyn that Danyel was
made amerel. I pray zu bewar in qhat felaschep ze
ryd qhan ze com homward, for ther gon many fals
shrewys and thevys in this contre.

     Thomas Skipping rod to Londonward on Friday
last past in gret hast and purposyd hym for to ben
at London on Sonday be none on erandys of his
maysterrys; qhat the cawse is I wote nott. On sent
me word her of that knowth it for trowth.