James Gresham to John Paston

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Title
James Gresham to John Paston
Reference
Add. 27444, f. 45
Date
?[24 March] 1456
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol III, item 325
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume III'

325

 

JAMES GRESHAM TO JOHN PASTON1

 

To my right worshipfull Maister, John Paston.

   AFTER due recomendacion had, please it your maister-
     ship to wytte that William Yelverton was mevid by
     me to comene with my maister his fadir, as I wrot to
yow from Norwich. And now he tellith me that he hath
comened with his fadir; and he undirstondith that his fadir
seyth that he hath not knowelaged Fennes2 obligacion. And
he seyth that Maister Fastolf undirstood that Fen hadde title
to the maner of Haryngby, and therfor wold he that Fen
shuld have it after Maister F. lyve; and, by liklynes, ther
shall be labour made by Fenn to have releses of Maister
Yelverton, &c., but he hath not yet relesed. He can no more
undirstond of hym as yet. If he can undirstond ony more
pleynly this day, I shall have knowelage at Norwich on Friday
or Saterday next comyng. Please it you to have pacience,
though I write so brefly.

     In hast, at Walsyngham, the Wednesseday next to fore
Esterne.

                        Youre pouere servaunt,                      JAMES GR.

 

 

     1 [From Paston MSS., B.M.] As this letter relates to money matters of Fenn and
Sir John Fastolf, it may most probably be referred to the same year as Nos. 321 and
324.

     2 Hugh Fenn.—See No. 324. 

 

 

 

 

 

1456(?)
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1456(?)
[MAR. 24]