Richard Calle to John Paston

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RICHARD CALLE TO JOHN PASTON¹

To my ryght reverent and most wurschipfull Maistre my Maister
     John Paston the eldre, esquyer, at London in the Inner
     Tempyll.

RYGHT reverent and my mooste wurschipful maistre,
     I recommaunde me unto youre goode maisterschip.
     Like you to witte that I have taken astate in the
londe at Gresham as your maisterschep aviced me; wherfore
I besche you that ther may be taken an axion in my feffes
name and myn a yenst Jamys Gatte, as you semeth beest, and
as hasty processe as may be had a yenst hym, with your goode
avice I wold; for what tyme as I had taken astate he labored
to men of the toun to have putte it in a ward, but I wold not
tyll I had spoken with your masterschip, &c. Also John
Warles schal gather the rente and ferme of Basyngham this
yere. Item, William Smythe schal occupie hes ferme this
yere, and Croumer. And as for the yeris aftre I have founde
a meane that all your landis schall be letten as weele as ever
they weere in that maner, with helpe of one Robert Coole,
weche Robert fereth hym sore of the affence weche he ded a
yenst John Herbynger; for he is informed that your maister-
schip hath taken a axion a yenst hym, and John Herbynger
hath du hym lost in the hundred xld., and he hath hym in the
scheryffis turne. Wherfore that it like you to withdrawe if
any axion ye have a yenst hym for he will a bide any ij. men
award ther aboute; and more over he is the most able man to
take a ferme of lond that I knowe in your lordeship, and he
schal be a gret fermour of your the next yere. Ferthermore,
ther is on Robert Wyghte, otherwise Farbusschour, aftre that
your officer of Matelask had seased al Lyghtfot catell for suche
dwtees as whas owynge the seid Robert Wyght, come upon
your bonde grounde, and brak doun the gardeyn dike of the
seid Lyghtfotes and toke a wey a bullok of ij. yere age and
hath caryed it a wey out of your lordschip; wherfore the
tenauntes desireth your maisterschip that ye well take an axion
a yenst hym that he may be punyssched. Item, as for a dey
at Mauteby we can non geete, for Wynston woll not of it in
no wice. And as for tidinges here we here non but my lord
of Wurcestre lithe at Blakney and kepith housold there in the
Frieri. Item, Wymondham had entred in to Felbryge and he
whas put out be the comens and like if had beden to have lost
hes heed. My ryght wurschipful mastre, All myghty Jhesu
preserve and kepe you. Wreten at Heyneford on Sein
Marteyn Day. Be your pore servaunt and bedman,

                                                                                  RIC. CALLE.

¹ [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 160.] This letter must have been written in 1450. We
know already that John Paston recovered possession of Gresham between September
1450 and March 1451 (see pp. 170, 219). Here we find that he deputed Richard
Calle to take possession for him in November.

1450
NOV. 11

1450
NOV. 11

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A.D. 1450, 11 Nov.

RICHARD CALLE TO JOHN PASTON

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 160]

     This letter, No. 1021 in the Inventory at the end of Vol. III., must have
been written in 1450. We know already that John Paston recovered
possession of Gresham between September 1450 and March 1451 (see Vol. 1.
pp. 147, 193). Here we find that he deputed Richard Calle to take possession
for him in November.

To my ryght reverent and most wurschipfull Maistre
     my Maister John Paston the eldre, esquyer, at
     London in the Inner Tempyll.

      RYGHT reverent and my mooste wurschipful
               maistre, I recommaunde me unto youre
              goode maisterschip. Like you to witte
              that I have taken astate in the londe at
Gresham as your maisterschep aviced me; wher-
fore I besche you that ther may be taken an
axion in my feffes name and myn a yenst Jamys
Gatte, as you semeth beest, and as hasty processe
as may be had a yenst hym, with your goode avice
I wold; for what tyme as I had taken astate he
labored to men of the toun to have putte it in a ward,
but I wold not tyll I had spoken with your master-
schip, &c. Also John Warles schal gather the rente
and ferme of Basyngham this yere. Item, William
Smythe schal occupie hes ferme this yere, and
Croumer. And as for the yeris aftre I have founde
a meane that all your landis schall be letten as weele
as ever they weere in that inaner, with helpe of one
Robert Coole, weche Robert fereth hym sore of the
affence weche he ded a yenst John Herbynger; for he
is informed that your maisterschip hath taken a axion
a yenst hym, and John Herbynger hath du hym lost
in the hundred xld., and he hath hym in the scheryffis
turne. Wherfore that it like you to withdrawe if any
axion ye have a yenst hym for he will a bide any
ij. men award ther aboute; and more over he is the
most able man to take a ferme of lond that I knowe
in your lordeship, and he schal be a gret fermour of
your the next yere. Ferthermore, ther is on Robert
Wyghte, otherwise Farbusschour, aftre that your
officer of Matelask had seased al Lyghtfot catell for
suche dwtees as whas owynge the seid Robert
Wyght, come upon your bonde grounde, and brak
doun the gardeyn dike of the seid Lyghtfotes and
toke a wey a bullok of ij. yere age and hath caryed it
a wey out of your lordschip; wherfore the tenauntes
desireth your maisterschip that ye well take an axion
a yenst hym that he may be punyssched. Item, as for
a dey at Mauteby we can non geete, for Wynston woll
not of it in no wice. And as for tidinges here we
here non but my lord of Wurcestre lithe at Blakney
and kepith housold there in the Frieri. Item, Wy-
mondham had entred in to Felbryge and he whas
put out be the comens and like if had beden to have
lost hes heed. My ryght wurschipful mastre, All
myghty Jhesu preserve and kepe you. Wreten at
Heyneford on Sein Marteyn Day. Be your pore
servaunt and bedman,     RIC. CALLE.