George, Servant to William Paston, to John Kyng

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Title
George, Servant to William Paston, to John Kyng
Reference
Add. 27446, f. 44
Date
n.d.
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  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol VI, item 971
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume VI'

971

 

GEORGE, SERVANT TO WILLIAM PASTON,
TO JOHN KYNG1

 

To John Kyng of Therfeld, in Herdfordshire.

 

     Right trusty and welbeloved frende, I comaunde me to you. And, Ser, I
tolde my maister that ye wolde have ben with him or this; for which cause he
mervaileth ye kepe nat your promyse. Wherfore I avise you to come and
bryng my maister his money afore this fest of Cristmasse.

     And, also, ye ar yerly behynde of a boore or els ten shillinges after the
price of oon bore. And where ye be owyng your boore for ij. yerys, I wolde
avyse you to delyver unto Ser William Storer the seid dute, or els I counceile
you to send my maister a resonable somme of money with thies boores afore
Cristmasse for your thanke, consideryng his kynde dealyng, as well in suffer-
aunce of your money as in your owne matier.

     Writen at London, the xvjth day of Decembre.

                                                                                 Be your frende, GEORGE,

                                                                             servaunte to Mr. W. PASTON.2

 

     1 We place this letter after the last for convenience. Its date is unimportant.

     2 The subscription is in a different hand from the letter itself, which is in a clerk’s
hand, very well written.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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