Anonymous to Master Paston

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Title
Anonymous to Master Paston
Reference
Add. 34889, f. 148
Date
n.d.
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol VI, item 1082; Gairdner, 'Paston Letters', item 104
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume VI'

1082

 

ANONYMOUS TO MASTER PASTON1

 

MAISTER PASTON, it is so that my Lord desireth to
     have his lyverey as for this yere to be of the colour
     that he hadde him self a demye gowne of, and his
childern hadde of the same ayenst Cristmasse laste was; I
wot never whether ye remembre it or nay. Yt was a medelled
tawney, som what rede, and it was bought at Watkyn Stal-
worthes. I pray you assaye among the clothe makers in your
countre howe a man may bye a cloth of them. Ye muste
remembre the gentilmen muste have better than the yomen,
and the yomen better than the gromes. And ye knowe well
that ye and I the laste yere pourvoied my lord of the gentil-
menes lyverey and the yomens for iijs. a yerde, one with a
nother, and the gromes for ijs. viijd., and boughte all at the
drapers in London. Wherfore my Lord woll thinke to be
served of better clothe and lesse price at the clothe makers. I
wolde have sente you an example but I can not gette it.

 

     1 [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 148.] This letter contains a great many uncertainties.
The writer is anonymous, the person addressed is by no means clear, and the lord
referred to cannot be determined. Neither is there any means of arriving at an
approximate date.

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, 1422-1509'

CIV

 

ANONYMOUS TO MASTER PASTON

 

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 148]

 

     This letter is No. 1013 in the Inventory, and contains a great many
uncertainties. The writer is anonymous, the person addressed is by no
means clear, and the lord referred to cannot be determined. Neither is
there any means of arriving at an approximate date.

MAISTER PASTON, it is so that my Lord
     desireth to have his lyverey as for this
     yere to be of the colour that he hadde
     him self a demye gowne of, and his chil-
dern hadde of the same ayenst Cristmasse laste was;
I wot never whether ye remembre it or nay. Yt was
a medelled tawney, som what rede, and it was
bought at Watkyn Stalworthes. I pray you assaye
among the clothe makers in your countre howe a
man may bye a cloth of them. Ye muste remembre
the gentilmen muste have better than the yomen,
and the yomen better than the gromes. And ye
knowe well that ye and I the laste yere pourvoied my
lord of the gentilmenes lyverey and the yomens for
iijs. a yerde, one with a nother, and the gromes for
ijs. viijd., and boughte all at the drapers in London.
Wherfore my Lord woll thinke to be served of better
clothe and lesse price at the clothe makers. I wolde
have sente you an example but I can not gette it.