Lord Scales to -

LETTER LXXXIII.

RYGHT trusty and welbelouyd I grete you well and for
     asmoch as a maryage ys fully concluded bytwyx S^r John
Paston and my ryght nere kynneswoman hawte J will that ye
and all other my s'unts and ten'nts understand that my lord my
Fader and I must of nature and reason shewe unto hym our gode
assystens and favo^r in such maters as he shall haue a doo wherfor
J p'y you hertely that ye will take the labor to come to Norwych
to comen w^t William Paston and to yeve credens unto hym in
such maters as he shall enforme you of myne entent and of ser-
tayn prsones wt whom ye shall Comen by th' auyse of the seyd
Will Paston of such maters as touch the sayd S^r Iohn Paston
prayng you to tendre thys mater as ye wolde do myne owne ffro
Westmynstre the x day of Aprill.

     11 1/2 by 8 1/2.

     A copy of this and the foregoing letter are written upon the same piece of paper, but
without signature or address. The following memorandum on the back of the paper
however ascertains both.

     " Copea Literz Dni de Scales ad conciliu Duc Norff & alijs ( alies ) in favore
" J. Paston mil. eo quod maritaret Cognatu suam Annu Hawte. "

     The contents of these Letters sufficiently ascertain the advantages farising from form-
ing connections with families of consequence ; no sooner was an alliance proposed, but
both the Father and Son take Sir John Paston and his affairs under their protection ; the
Duke of Norsolk's counsel, ( of which Lord Scales was one ) , were immediately to take
care that no further injuries were to be committed upon his property, and the servants
and dependants of these powerful noblemen are to do all in their power to give him every
assistance.

     This marriage never took effect, and the manner in which this affair is several times
mentioned in the Ist and IId Volumes of this work, serves only to involve it in mystery.

     It appears here that the Lady's connections were great, and that she must have been
nearly related to the Queen.

     These Letters being only copies, I have it not in my power to present the reader with
a fac simile of Lord Scales's hand-writing. The paper and hand-writing are both of the
time that the Letters were written, and it is probable that these were either transcribed
immediately from the Originals, or were those copies from which the Originals them-
selves were taken.

LETTER LXXXIII.

RIGHT trusty and well-beloved, I greet you well, and for
     as much as a marriage is fully concluded betwixt Sir John
Paston and my right near kinswoman Anne Hawte, I will that
ye and all other my servants and tenants understand that my
Lord, my father, and I must of nature and reason shew unto him
our good assistance and favour, in such matters as he shall have
a do ; wherefore I pray you heartily that ye will take the labour
to come to Norwich, to commune with William Paston, and to
give credence unto him in such matters as he shall inform you of
my intent, and of certain persons with whom ye shall commune
by the advice of the said william Paston, of such matters as
touch the said Sir John Paston, praying you to tender this mat-
ter as ye would do mine own. From Westminster, the 10th day
of April.

                                                                                  SCALES.

     Westminster,

         Monday, 10th of April,

         1469. 9 E. IV.

     A copy of this and the foregoing letter are written upon the same piece of paper, but
without signature or address. The following memorandum on the back of the paper
however ascertains both.

     " Copea Literz Dni de Scales ad conciliu Duc Norff & alijs ( alies ) in favore
" J. Paston mil. eo quod maritaret Cognatu suam Annu Hawte. "

     The contents of these Letters sufficiently ascertain the advantages farising from form-
ing connections with families of consequence ; no sooner was an alliance proposed, but
both the Father and Son take Sir John Paston and his affairs under their protection ; the
Duke of Norsolk's counsel, ( of which Lord Scales was one ) , were immediately to take
care that no further injuries were to be committed upon his property, and the servants
and dependants of these powerful noblemen are to do all in their power to give him every
assistance.

     This marriage never took effect, and the manner in which this affair is several times
mentioned in the Ist and IId Volumes of this work, serves only to involve it in mystery.

     It appears here that the Lady's connections were great, and that she must have been
nearly related to the Queen.

     These Letters being only copies, I have it not in my power to present the reader with
a fac simile of Lord Scales's hand-writing. The paper and hand-writing are both of the
time that the Letters were written, and it is probable that these were either transcribed
immediately from the Originals, or were those copies from which the Originals them-
selves were taken.

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LORD SCALES TO ———²

RYGHT trusty and welbelovyd, I grete you well. And
     for asmoch as a maryage ys fully concluded bytwyx
     Sir John Paston and my ryght nere kynneswoman
Hawte, I will that ye and all other my servaunts and tenants
understand that my Lord, my fader,³ and I must of nature
and reason shewe unto hym our gode assystens and favour in
such maters as he shall have a doo. Wherfor I pray you
hertely that ye will take the labour to come to Norwych, to
comen with William Paston, and to yeve credens unto hym in
such maters as he shall enforme you of myne entent, and of
sertayn persones with whom ye shall comen by th’avyse of the
seyd William Paston, of such maters as touch the sayd Sir
John Paston; prayng you to tendre thys mater as ye wolde do
myne owne.

     Fro Westmynstre, the x. day of Aprill.

     ² [From Fenn, iv. 324.] See preliminary note to the last letter (p. 18, Note 1).

     ³ See Note 1, supra.