John Paston and his Uncle William

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JOHN PASTON AND HIS UNCLE WILLIAM¹

     THES be th’enjuryes and wrongys done by William
          Paston to John Paston, hys nevew.

          Fyrst, the maners of Marlyngforthe, Stansted, and
Horwellbery wes gev[en to] William Paston, Justyce, and to
Agnes, hys wyff, and to th’eyers of ther tw ...................... to
whom the seyd John Paston is cosyn and heyer, that is to
sey, son to John, son and heyer to the seyd William and
Agnes.

     Item, wher the [seyd William Paston was seasyd of the maner
of ——], Ed. Clere with other infeofyd to the use of the seyd
Will[iam]² and of hys heyres, the whyche William made hys
wyll that th[e said Agnes], hys [wife], shold have the seyd
maner for terme of hyr lyff. And aftyr th[at he] dyed, and
the seyd Agnes occupyed for terme of hyr seyd lyff ......................
...................... Afftyr whoys dethe Sir John Paston, Knyght,
as cosyn and heyer to t[he said William], in to the seyd maner
entred, and dyed with ought issue of hys bodye. ......................
John as brodyr and heyer to the seyd Sir John, [and cosyn and
heyer is lett ......................],¹ ...................... seyd maner entred, and is lettyd
to take the profytys of the same by ...................... of the maners
of Marlyngforthe, Stansted, and Horwelbery befor r ......................
by the meanys of the seyd Wylliam.

of the seyd feoffes the seyd maner; and aftyrwardes the seyd

     ¹ [From Paston MSS., B.M.] It is evident that this paper was drawn up some
time after the death of Sir John Paston in 1479. It is in his brother John’s hand-
writing.

     ² ‘Ed. Clere—Will[iam].’—These words are interlined in place of the words in
italics within brackets, which are struck through.

¹ These words are struck through.

After
1479

After
1479