John Paston to Margaret Paston

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JOHN PASTON TO MARGARET PASTON²

To my trusty cosyn, Margaret Paston, at Norwich,
be this delyvered.³

       I RECOMAUNDE me to you, letyng you witte that I
            sent a letter to John Russe and Richard Kalle that thei,
            by th’advyse of Watkyn Shipdam and William Barker
shuld send me word of whom alle the maneres, londes, and
tenementes that were Sir John Fastolffes wern holde, preyng
you that ye wold do them spede them in that matier; and if
my feodaryes, whiche lye in the tye of my gret cofyr, may
ought wisse therin, lete them se it.

     Item, I wolde that William Barker shulde send me a copye
of the olde traverse of Tychewell and Beyton. And lete
Richard Kalle spede hym hidderward, and come by Snaylwel,
and take suyche mony as may be getyn there, and that he
suffre not the mony that the tenauntes owe to come in the
fermours handes.

     Item, that he come by Cambrigge and bryng with hym
Maister Brakkeles licence from the provynciall of the Grey
Freres. I prey you recomaunde me to my modir.

     Wretyn at London the Thursday next to fore Midde-
somer.                                                         JOHN PASTON.

     ² [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This letter appears to have been written the year
after Fastolfs death.

     ³ Below this address is written, in another hand, ‘To Richard Calle, at Caster, be
this deliverid in hast.’

JUNE 19

1460

JUNE 19