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Title

John Paston to Sir John Paston

Reference

Add. 33597, f. 4

Date

?1468-1469

Library / Archive

Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)

Gairdner, Vol V, item 700; Gairdner, 'Paston Letters', item 77

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume V'

700

JOHN PASTON TO SIR JOHN PASTON¹

To my mastyr, Sir John Paston, knyght, in Flet stret.

SYR, &c. It is so that, with owght ye have hasty re-
paracyon doon at Caster, ye be lyek to have doubyll
cost in hast, for the reyn hathe so moystyd the wallys
in many plasys that they may not tylle the howsys tyll the
wallys be reparyd; or ellys ye shall have doubyll cost for to
untylle your howsys ayen at syche tyme as ye shall amend the
wallys. And if it be not do thys yer, many of the wallys wyll
lye in the moot or longe to; ye knowe the febyllnesse of the
utter coort of old. John Pampyng hathe had hame to Caster
as good as x^ml. tylle fyr the plase at Yermeuthe, and it wer
pete that the tyll wer lost; and the lenger that it lythe un-
leyd the wers it wyll be. I have thys day bespok as myche
lyme as wyll serve for the tyll. Wherfor I prey yow re-
membyr the cost of the werkmanschep and purvey the money
by oo mean or othyr, what shefte so evyr ye make. And, for
your owne profyte, remembyr to goo thorow with Hwghe of
Fen; for by my trowthe ye wyll ellys repent yow er owght
longe. For bothe ye shall loose hys good wyll and lett pera-
venture that avantage that he myght do yow in your lond
recoveryng; wher as he may do yow harme and [if] he wyll
and then, to late wyse. Item, that ye remembyr your relesys
and gounys of my Lord of Norffolk er ye com hom. Item, I
send yow by the berer herof a lettyr dyrect to yow that a
man of my Lord of Oxenfortheys delyverd me; whych lettyr
comyth fro the Kyng. Item, that ye remembyr in eny wyse
to serche for the fyne in syche plasys as my modyr sent you
woord of in a lettyr; for myn oncyll and my grauntdam report
that they have serchyd in all plasys thar as it shold be, but
they can not fynd no thyng of it. Also that ye look whedyr
the fyne was reryd to eny feeffeys mor then to my graunt-
fadyr and my grauntdam and ther issu; for and ther wer eny
feoffeys namyd in the fyn, it is the bettyr for yow. My
Lady and my grauntdam be com to London for the same
mater; wherfor it wer well do that the jwgys wer enformyd
of your mater befor they spok with theym. I prey yow
hye yow hom hastyly and se your owne profyte your sylf.
Pampyng and I shall clowt up your howsys as we may with
the money that we have tyll more come, but ye shold do
bettyr your sylf. I prey red thys byll onys on a day tyll ye
have sped thes maters wretyn her in; thowe it be to your
peyne to labore theym, remembyr your profyt. Nomor, &c.,
but God kep yow thys Lent fro lollardy of fleshe. Wretyn at
Norwyche the Twysday next aftyr that I departyd fro yow.

J. P.

¹ [Add. MS. 33,597, f. 4.] The year in which this letter was written is doubtful,
but it was most probably either 1468 or 1469, at the beginning of Lent.

1468-9
(?)

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, 1422-1509'

LXXVII

A.D. 1468-9?

JOHN PASTON TO SIR JOHN PASTON

[Add. MS. 33,597, f. 4]

The year in which this letter was written is doubtful, but it was most
probably either 1468 or 1469 at the beginning of Lent.

To my mastyr, Sir John Paston, knyght, in Flet stret.

SYR, &c. It is so that, with owght ye have
     hasty reparacyon doon at Caster, ye be
     lyek to have doubyll cost in hast, for the
reyn hathe so moystyd the wallys in many plasys
that they may not tylle the howsys tyll the wallys be
reparyd; or ellys ye shall have doubyll cost for to
untylle your howsys ayen at syche tyme as ye shall
amend the wallys. And if it be not do thys yer,
many of the wallys wyll lye in the moot or longe to;
ye knowe the febyllnesse of the utter coort of old.
John Pampyng hathe had hame to Caster as good as
x^ml tylle fyr the plase at Yermeuthe, and it wer pete
that the tyll wer lost; and the lenger that it lythe
unleyd the wers it wyll be. I have thys day bespok
as myche lyme as wyll serve for the tyll. Wherfor I
prey yow remembyr the cost of the werkmanschep
and purvey the money by oo mean or othyr, what
shefte so evyr ye make. And, for your owne profyte,
remembyr to goo thorow with Hwghe of Fen; for by
my trowthe ye wyll ellys repent yow er owght longe.
For bothe ye shall loose hys good wyll and lett
peraventure that avantage that he myght do yow in
your lond recoveryng; wher as he may do yow
harme and [if] he wyll and then, to late wyse. Item,
that ye remembyr your relesys and gounys of my
Lord of Norffolk er ye com hom. Item, I send yow
by the berer herof a lettyr dyrect to yow that a man of
my Lord of Oxenfortheys delyverd me; whych lettyr
comyth fro the Kyng. Item, that ye remembyr in
eny wyse to serche for the fyne in syche plasys as
my modyr sent you woord of in a lettyr; for myn
oncyll and my grauntdam report that they have
serchyd in all plasys thar as it shold be, but they can
not fynd no thyng of it. Also that ye look whedyr
the fyne was reryd to eny feeffeys mor then to my
grauntfadyr and my grauntdam and ther issu; for
and ther wer eny feoffeys namyd in the fyn, it is the
bettyr for yow. My Lady and my grauntdam be
com to London for the same mater; wherfor it wer
well do that the jwgys wer enformyd of your mater
befor they spok with theym. I prey yow hye yow
hom hastyly and se your owne profyte your sylf.
Pampyng and I shall clowt up your howsys as we
may with the money that we have tyll more come,
but ye shold do bettyr your sylf. I prey red thys
byll onys on a day tyll ye have sped thes maters
wretyn her in: thowe it be to your peyne to labore
theym, remembyr your profyt. Nomor, &c., but
God kep yow thys Lent fro lollardy of fleshe.
Wretyn at Norwyche the Twysday next aftyr that I
departyd fro yow.                                                   J. P.