Hugh Fenn to John Paston

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HUGH FENN TO JOHN PASTON²

To the worchepfull sir, John Paston esquyer.

   WORCHEPFULL Sir, my reverent and right trusty
     maister and cosyn, I recommaunde me to you.
     Lyke you to wyte that wher I have made my fyne
of Ikburgh with Nicholas Waterman, thanne beyng feodary to
my Lorde of Yorke, as the same Nicholas wil recorde, wherof
sufficient writyng is had; the which payment, so made, is
sufficient in the lawe; in the which caas noo newe feodary is
chargeable nor I demaundable, but the seide Nicholas owe to
answere therof in his accompt; and if he concele, my Lorde
may have good remedy ageyns hym, and so owe to do. The
which not withstandyng, oon I trowe called Osbarn, som tyme
your servant, now my Lordis feodary, hath often meved to do
I wote not, and now late hath distreyned my cattel, and seith
he wil dryve hem awey, &c., and wil have Cs. for fyne, wher
my uncle paied xxvjs. viijd., Herry Somer xxs., and so many
other ded. Sir, he may do me a pety shame in distreyning
and dryvyng awey to make me hevy, and hym not glad I hoop
at the loong, but wroong shal he nor any other do me, wher
I may gete remedy by the lawe in any place throw Goddis
mercy. Wherfor, sir, if he be stille in your servyse, lyke you
I myght have knowlech, and thanne if your discreccion semith
any thyng that I owe to do, by you I wil be advertysed and
ruled; and if I coude conceyve that I owe to pay ageyn, as
I understonde clerly the contrary, forsothe in right hasty seson
wold I provyde and send hym from my seid lorde a sufficient
discharge for myn more availl, that he shuld noght lose by me.
And that is reson aswele, for that I wil not, by Goddis grace
be hurted by hym, nor geve hym cause by my wil. I deserve
my lordis good lordeship as wele as any other of my simple
poer her. I besech you that by this simple bille I may be
recommaunded to my worchepful maistresse. The blissid
Trinite have you in His holy governaunce. Written, London
xxv. day of Aprill.

                                    Youris owen,                 HUGH A FENNE.

     ² [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 173.] The year of this letter is uncertain, but it must
belong to the latter part of Henry VI.’s reign, and there is great probability that it was
written in 1456, like No. 324, which is also written by Hugh Fenn from London.     

1456(?)
APRIL 25

1456(?)
APRIL 25

XXXVIII

A.D. 1456 (?), 25 April

HUGH FENN TO JOHN PASTON

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 173]

     This letter is No. 1033 in the Inventory. The year is uncertain, but it
must belong to the latter part of Henry vi.’s reign, and there is great
probability that it was written in 1456, like No. 277, which is also written
by Hugh Fenn from London.

To the worchepfull sir, John Paston esquyer.

      WORCHEPFULL Sir, my reverent and right
          trusty maister and cosyn, I recommaunde
          me to you. Lyke you to wyte that wher
          I have made, my fyne of Ikburgh with
Nicholas Waterman, thanne beyng feodary to my
Lorde of Yorke, as the same Nicholas wil recorde,
wherof sufficient writyng is had; the which payment,
so made, is sufficient in the lawe; in the which caas
noo newe feodary is chargeable nor I demaundable,
but the seide Nicholas owe to answere therof in his
accompt; and if he concele, my Lorde may have
good remedy ageyns hym, and so owe to do. The
which not withstandyng, oon I trowe called Osbarn,
som tyme your servant, now my Lordis feodary,
hath often meved to do I wote not, and now late
hath distreyned my cattel, and seith he wil dryve
hem awey, &c., and wil have Cs. for fyne, wher my
uncle paied xxvjs. viijd., Herry Somer xxs., and so
many other ded. Sir, he may do me a pety shame
in distreyning and dryvyng awey to make me hevy,
and hym not glad I hoop at the loong, but wroong
shal he nor any other do me, wher I may gete remedy
by the lawe in any place throw Goddis mercy. Wher-
for, sir, if he be stille in your servyse, lyke you I myght
have knowlech, and thanne if your discreccion semith
any thyng that I owe to do, by you I wil be advertysed
and ruled; and if I coude conceyve that I owe to pay
ageyn, as I understonde clerly the contrary, forsothe
in right hasty seson wold I provyde and send hym
from my seid lorde a sufficient discharge for myn
more availl, that he shuld noght lose by me. And that
is reson aswele, for that I wil not, by Goddis grace
be hurted by hym, nor geve hym cause by my wil.
I deserve my lordis good lordeship as wele as any
other of my simple poer her. I besech you that by
this simple bille I may be recommaunded to my
worchepful maistresse. The blissid Trinite have
you in His holy governaunce. Written, London xxv.
day of Aprill. Youris owen,     HUGH A FENNE.