Anonymous to John Paston

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ANONYMOUS TO JOHN PASTON¹

To my cosyn, John Paston.

I RECOMAWNDE me un to yow the best wyse I kan.
     Whanne I cam to Ware, ther herd I furst tydynges that
     the Lord Moleyns shuld come in to Norfolk in hast
with grette pupyll, and, as on of hys men seyd ther, with the
vij^xx [sevenscore]. Also a man of the Lady Morles² cam
thedyr owte of Wyllshire ther thanne, and seyd that the
seyd Lord was comyng thedyrward with grette pupyll. And
atte London a man of hys hedde large langage, and seyd that
my Lord shuld come to Norffolk, and do meche thyng agayns
hem that hadde do indite hym and hys men, and also for the
personyng of hys men atte Norwych. This is sopposyd verely
to be Heydons werke that wyll sette hym verely to do the
utterest ayens yow and John Dam in the werst wyse that he
can. Ze have both lordshep and frendshep in your countre,
and also good inow to reciste hym yf he wyll do yow wronge,
and peraventur that shuld brynge thys matier nyer and ende
thanne it is now. Whedder it be to done or not, I remitte
that to youre counceyll.

     Also, my Lord³ shall be atte Walsyngham on Sonday nest
comynge, a from thens he shall go to Norwych. For any
thynge in the werd [world] meve my Lord of Oxenford and

my cosyn Sir Miles Stapulton that they awayte up on my seyd
Lord in the most wurchepfull wyse that they kun, and do hym
as good attendaunce and plesaunce as they mown. And ye
do the same also; and that the cyte of Norwych mete with
hym in the best wyse also; and also that they and ze also
cherse and wirchep well Sir William Oldhalle. And ther be
good informacion made ayens T. T. and H.,¹ for they wyll
spend m^l. m^l. li. [£2000] for to come in ther, and that were
petye. Spende sum what of your good now, and gette yow
lordshep and frendshep ther, quia ibi pendet tota lex et prophetæ.
And send som man to aspye of the governaunce, and of the
comyng of the Lord Moleyns, and take hed to your self.
And byd John Dam be war of hym self. Sum men suppose
that my Lord of York cherse not meche the seyd Lord
Moleyns. And send sum men hedyr often to London that
mown he them here and brynge yow tydynges. And I pray
God spede yow in alle youre werkes.

                                               Youre Cosyn,

                                                          NAMELES ATTE THIS TYME.

     Endorsed: Literæ Fastolff, Yelverton, circa le oyrdeterminer.—Memorandum de
billa actus justic’ apud Walsingham.

     ¹ [From Paston MSS., B.M.] The tone of this letter so closely resembles that of
William Wayte of the 6th October 1450, especially in its warnings to Paston and
John Damme, and in the information it contains as to Lord Moleyns not being in
favour with the Duke of York, that it may be safely inferred to have been written
about the same period.

     ² See page 84, Note 2.                              ³ Probably the Duke of York.

    ¹ Thomas Tuddenham and Heydon.

OCT. (?)

1450
OCT. (?)