Oxnead and Friar Hawteyn

50

OXNEAD AND FRIAR HAWTEYN¹

THIS day at x. of the clok Edmund Paston and the
     parson of Oxened went owth of the Manor doun
     to Wantown Gapp, for thei herd tydynges that the
freyr² was comyng; and with the seyd frier came John Cates
and on Whalter Herman of Wheytte, and Wylliam Yemmys
of Burgh, the frieres man. And Edmund Paston seyd to John
Cates Welcome, and he askyd hem what here³ cause was in
commyng. The Frier seyd he cam for to speke with the
gode lady, and Edmund seyd that he shuld speke with her.
At this tyme sche was so ocupied he myth not speke with her.
And he seyd that he shuld assay; and he cam redyng fro
Wantown Gappe to the grete Cate; and there he lyted and
knokkyd on the gate; and we folwyd as yarn as we myth;
and ther was with in John Jaallere and John Edmundes, and
asked the friere what he wold; and he seyd that he wuld
comyn inne for to speke with the gode ladi of the hows. And
thei seyd nay, he shuld not come in. And than cam on
Edmund Paston and the parson, and asked hym what was
cause of his comyng at this tyme. And he seyd for to entre
in the maner of Oxened, the which his fader was possessid of
and his auncestres from kyng Edward the thred on to Colbys
tyme, and that he had fownd a tayll ther of in the kynges
bokes. And than Edmund Paston answeryd hym and seyd
that it wher best declaryng of his evydence in Westminster
hall. And he seyd a geyn, so he shuld whan he myth. And
he seyd to hem that come with hym, ‘Serys, I chargge yow ber
record how that I am kept owth with stronge hand, and may
not take poscession.’ And evyn forth with he presyd to the
gate ward to a leyd hand on the gate. And than the seyd
Edmund put hym fro the gate and seyd, ‘Ne wer for reverence
of thy lord and myn, and thow leyst any hand on the gate I
xall sey thye hert blod or thow myn.’ And than the seyd
frier seyd scornfully that he myth thanke his mayster. And
than the seyd Edmund seyd that he myth sey his lord ryght
wele; and than he stowpyd doun and toke up herd and
delivered to his man, seying to hem that come with hym,
‘I charge yow all of the kynges behalffe ye bere record that I
take here poscession of myn inheritance.’ And Edmund seyd
that this takyng of poscession skylled nowgt. And than the
friere seyd that sen he myth not have it nowe, he shuld come
a geyn a nothir tyme. Edmund is rede forth to Heydon. It
was told us this afternon that ther wer iij. men come fro
Skeyton and mette with the frier in the feld and spoke with
hym a gode while, and than redyn the same wey that they
come.

     ¹ [Add. MS. 34,888, f. 19.] This paper, like No. 63, which also refers to Friar
Hauteyn’s claim to Oxnead, can be assigned to no definite year; but its date must
be before the death of Edmund Paston in 1449. It is indorsed in a later hand:
‘A Frier came to take possession of the mannor of Oxned.’

     ² John Hauteyn.                                          ³ here (or her) for their.

1443-9

1443-9

VIII

A.D. 1443-9

OXNEAD AND FRIAR HAWTEYN

[Add. MS. 34,888, f. 19]

     This paper, like No. 47 of the regular series, which also refers to Friar
Hauteyn’s claim to Oxnead (see Vol. 1. pp. 46, 60, 81), can be assigned to
no definite year; but its date must be before the death of Edmund Paston
in 1449. It is indorsed in a later hand: ‘A Frier came to take possession
of the mannor of Oxned.’

THIS day at x. of the clok Edmund Paston and
      the parson of Oxened went owth of the
     Manor doun to Wantown Gapp, for thei herd
     tydynges that the freyr¹ was comyng; and
with the seyd frier came John Cates and on Whalter
Herman of Wheytte, and Wylliam Yemmys of Burgh,
the frieres man. And Edmund Paston seyd to John
Cates Welcome, and he askyd hem what here² cause
was in commyng. The Frier seyd he cam for to speke
with the gode lady, and Edmund seyd that he shuld
speke with her. At this tyme sche was so ocupied he
myth not speke with her. And he seyd that he shuld
assay; and he cam redyng fro Wantown Gappe to
the grete Cate; and there he lyted and knokkyd on
the gate; and we folwyd as yarn as we myth; and
ther was with in John Jaallere and John Edmundes,
and asked the friere what he wold; and he seyd that
he wuld comyn inne for to speke with the gode ladi of
the hows. And thei seyd nay, he shuld not come in.
And than cam on Edmund Paston and the parson,
and asked hym what was cause of his comyng at this
tyme. And he seyd for to entre in the maner of
Oxened, the which his fader was possessid of and his
auncestres from kyng Edward the thred on to Colbys
tyme, and that he had fownd a tayll ther of in the
kynges bokes. And than Edmund Paston answeryd
hym and seyd that it wher best declaryng of his evy-
dence in Westminster hall. And he seyd a geyn, so he
shuld whan he myth. And he seyd to hem that come
with hym, ‘Serys, I chargge yow ber record how that
I am kept owth with stronge hand, and may not take
poscession.’ And evyn forth with he presyd to the
gate ward to a leyd hand on the gate. And than
the seyd Edmund put hym fro the gate and seyd, ‘Ne
wer for reverence of thy lord and myn, and thow
leyst any hand on the gate I xall sey thye hert blod
or thow myn.’ And than the seyd frier seyd scorn-
fully that he myth thanke his mayster. And than
the seyd Edmund seyd that he myth sey his lord
ryght wele; and than he stowpyd doun and toke
up herd and delivered to his man, seying to hem
that come with hym, ‘I charge yow all of the kynges
behalffe ye bere record that I take here poscession of
myn inheritance.’ And Edmund seyd that this
takyng of poscession skylled nowgt. And than the
friere seyd that sen he myth not have it nowe, he
shuld come a geyn a nothir tyme. Edmund is rede
forth to Heydon it was told us this afternon that ther
wer iij. men come fro Skeyton and mette with the
frier in the feld and spoke with hym a gode while,
and than redyn the same wey that they come.

     ¹ John Hauteyn.                                      ² here (or her) for their.