Lord Beauchamp to Sir Thomas Howes

LETTER XXVI.

     To myn Welbeloued frende
     S' Thom's Howys p^rson
     of Blofeld.

WELBELOUEN Frende I grete you well And for as
muche as I understonde that Williaz Wurcest^r late the
s^rv'nt unto S^r John Fastolf Knyth whois soule God assoyle ys not
had in fauo^r ne trust wt my right welbeloued frende John Paston
nethr wt you as he seyth Namely in such maters and causes as
concerneth the wyle and testament of the said S^r John Fastolf
 

And ad J am informed the said Williaz p'poseth hym to go
into his Cuntr for the whiche cause he hath desired me to wryte
unto you that ye wolde ben a special good frend unto hym for
his said mastris sake to haue alle suche things as reason and
consciens req'reth And that ye wolde be meane vnto Paston for
hym in this mater to schewe hym the more fauo^r at thys tyme
for this my writyng in doyng of eny truble to hym trusting that
he wole demeane hym in suche wyse that he shal haue no
cause unto hym but to be his good mast^r as he seyth And yf ther
be eny thing that I can do for you I wole be right glad to do
it And that knoweth Almyghty god whiche haue you in his
keping Wretin at Grenewyche to xxviij^th day of August.

                                                                                       J. Beauchamp.
            11 ? by 5 ?.

     Though this friendly Letter contains nothing curious, yet being written by a noble-
man famous for his military exploits and for services rendered to his Sovereigns, I have
been induced to give it.

    John Beauchamp, Lord Beauchamp of Powyk, in Worcestershire, was so created in
1447. In 1450 he was appointed Lord Treasurer, and became a Knight of the Garter.
He died in 1475, 15 E. IV. and was buried in the Church of the Dominican Friars at
Worcester.

     Autograph. Pl. XXIV. No 2.

                                                        LETTER XXVI.

          To mine wellbeloved Friend Sir Thomas Howys, Parson of Blofield.

WELLBELOVED Friend I greet you well, and for as
much as I understand that William Worcester, late the
servant unto Sir John Fastolf, knight, whose soul God assoil,
is not had in favour nor trust with my right wellbeloved friend
John Paston, neither with you, as he faith, namely in such
matters and causes as concerneth the will and testament of the
 

said Sir John Fastolf; and as I am informed the said William
purposeth him to go into his country, for the which cause he
hath desired me to write unto you that ye would be a special
good friend unto him, for his said Master's sake, to have all such
things as reason and conscience requireth, and that ye would be
(a) mean unto Paston for him in this matter, to shew him the
more favour at this time, for this my writing, in doing of any
trouble to him trusting that he will demean him in such wise that
he shall have no cause unto him, but to be his good master, as
he faith, and if there by any thing that I can do for you, I will
be right glad to do it, and that knoweth Almighty God, which
have you in his keeping. Written at Greenwich, the 28th
day of August.
                                                                      J. BEAUCHAMP.

Greenwich,
          28th of August.
          between 1461 and 1466.
         1 and 6 E. VI.

     Though this friendly Letter contains nothing curious, yet being written by a noble-
man famous for his military exploits and for services rendered to his Sovereigns, I have
been induced to give it.

    John Beauchamp, Lord Beauchamp of Powyk, in Worcestershire, was so created in
1447. In 1450 he was appointed Lord Treasurer, and became a Knight of the Garter.
He died in 1475, 15 E. IV. and was buried in the Church of the Dominican Friars at
Worcester.

     Autograph. Pl. XXIV. No 2.

479

LORD BEAUCHAMP TO SIR THOMAS HOWES¹

To myn welbeloved frende, Sir Thomas Howys,
Parson of Blofeld.

WELBELOVED frende, I grete you well. And for as
     muche as I understonde that William Wurcester,
     late the servant unto Sir John Fastolf, Knyth,
whois soule God assoyle, ys not had in favour ne trust with
my right welbeloved frende, John Paston, nether with you, as
he seyth, namely in such maters and causes as concerneth the
wylle and testament of the said Sir John Fastolf; and as I am
informed the said William purposeth hym to go into his
cuntre, for the whiche cause he hath desired me to wryte unto
you that ye wolde ben a special good frend unto hym, for his
said mastris sake, to have alle suche things as reason and
consciens requireth, and that ye wolde be meane unto Paston
for hym in this mater to schewe hym the more favour at thys
tyme for this my writyng in doyng of eny truble to hym,
trusting that he wole demeane hym in suche wyse that he shal
have no cause unto hym, but to be his good master, as he
seyth. And yf ther be eny thing that I can do for you, I
wole be right glad to do it, and that knoweth Almyghty God,
whiche have you in his keping. Wretin at Grenewyche, the
xxviij^th day of August.                                   J. BEAUCHAMP.

     ¹ [From Fenn, iv. 96.] This letter was probably written in the year 1461, if not
in the year preceding. The disputes about Fastolf’s will came before the Spiritual
Court in the year 1465; but at the date of this letter they could not have proceeded
very far.

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1461
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