John Paston to John Norwode

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Title
John Paston to John Norwode
Reference
Add. 27444, f. 20
Date
1453
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol II, item 225
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume II'

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JOHN PASTON TO JOHN NORWODE1

 

To John Norwode.

 

      I LETE you wete that Hache hath do no werk of myn
          wherfore he aught to have receyvid any mony, savyng
          only for the makyng of the litill hous above the halle
wyndownes, for the remenaunte was that fell down in his
diffaute. And as for the makyng of that litill hous, he toke
that in a comenaunte [covenant], with makyng of too chymnyes
of Sir Thomas Howys for xls., which comenaunte may not
hold, be cause that I must have thre chymnyes and in a nother
place.

     Item, the seid litill hows drawyth not v. thowsand tyle,
which after xvjd. the thowsand shuld drawe vjs. viijd. Not-
withstandyng, if Sir Thomas thynk that he shuld be alowyd
mo, he shall be. And ye must remembre how that he hath
receyvid vjs. viijd. of you, and of Robert Tolle before Halwe-
messe, as apperith in his accompt, viijs. And he hath receyvid
of Tolle sith Halwemesse vs. iiijd. And than be this rekenyng
he shuld be xiijs. iiijd. a fore hand, which I wold ye shuld gader
up in this newe werk aswele as ye myght, for I am be hold to
do hym but litill favour.

     Item, be war ther leve no firsis in the deke that ye reparre,
and that the wode be mad of fagot and leyd up forthwoth as
it is fellid for taking away. I wold ye wer her on Satirday at
evyn thow ye yed ageyn on Moneday.

                                                                              JON PASTON.

 

     The following memoranda occur on the back of this letter:—

     Rec’ W. Hach.

     Rec’ de Joh’e Paston, anno xxxo, vjs. viijd.

     Item, de Roberto Telte, xiijs. iiijd.

     De Thoma Howis, xxd.

     Item, de Joh’e Norwod, anno xxxj. pro camino ls.

                              Summa, lxxjs. viijd.

  Will? Hach fecit quandam kaminam v. mark, et pro le closet xs.

                                     Summa, lxxvjs. viijd.

     Sic debentur dicto Hach, per Joh’em Paston, vs.; et dedit ei xvs. in recompensa-
tionem cujusdam billæ ibe (?) et omne jus ipsum et Mo (?) Unde tradidi ei xiiijs. iiijd.
per plegios Thomæ Howis qui manusepit (sic) quod dictus Will’ perimplot [perim-
pleret?] barganium suum et in fine operis haberet de me vjs. viijd. residuum.

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     1 [From Paston MSS., B.M.] From the memoranda on the back of this letter, it
would appear to belong to the 31st year of Henry VI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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