Sir Henry Heydon to Sir John Paston

1057

SIR HENRY HEYDON TO SIR JOHN PASTON¹

To myn ryght worchypfull cosyn, Sir John Paston, knyght.

COSYN Paston, I recommend me to you and wn to
     myne good ladie your wiff. As for your mater
     betwyx you and your wncle,² I have shewid it soe to
my ladie of Norffolk and to hym, that it is agreed yee to
entre in to Marlyngford and all other maners in debate in
your name, and to kepe your courtes, sell your wodis, and to
doo therwith as with your own. Wherupon I avise you, as
soone as ye may, send som discrete man to kepe your courtis
and to lette your fermys and selle your wodis to your most
avayll. Your presens theer shall bee costly, and what is bee
heende in the fermourz or tenauntz handez sethyn the reken-
yng last be ffor myne ladiez servauntz and yourz, that thei
bee warnyd kurtesly to paie it by a day, except in ony wise I
avyse you nat to make ony thretis to ony fermour or tenaunt,
for ony dealing affor this tyme, but to gett in fayernesse till I
speke with you; and in ony wyse that yee nor ony your ser-
vauntz have noon wordis in this mater,    but that it is agreed
bee myne ladie you to have your peasebill possession. And
as for Huntingffeldis, as yee have beffore ocupyed, ocupie
still without noyse. I pray you folowe myne avise in this.
I have hadde laubour, I trust thorowe your cause it shall nat
be in vain laboraverunt, and suffyr this bill hyddyr too to
speke to your sellf in privite, and to noon other. How yee
and myne ladie, and in what sylk or clooth yee will have
these tweyn yong innocentis³ maried inne, iff it shuld bee pur-
veyed at London to send me word, or ellys at Norwich, as it
shall please you and myne ladie, ther after I shall applie me.
For it must bee ordyrd be you in the yong husbondis name.
Your penauns off your wncles mater shall yee knowe whan I
kom hoome. Ther is non other meane but to sell your wodis
and tymber in all your manors to your most avayll, except
theere as it kan nat bee forborn for diverse causys. And iff
you list to command mee ony thyng in these partyez, send me
word be myn servaunt, berer heerof.

     Wretin the iiij^th day off March.—Your own to his powr,

                                                                              H. HEYDON.

     ¹ [Add. MS. 33,597, f. 9.] This letter must be addressed to the later Sir John.
The manor of Marlingford belonged to Agnes Paston, who died about the same time
as her grandson the first Sir John, and her right accordingly descended to his brother
John, who was knighted at the battle of Stoke, 16th June 1487. His claim was dis-
puted for a time by his uncle, but some arrangement was come to, apparently before
the year 1493. (See No. 1056.)

     ² William Paston, son of the judge.

     ³ Probably Sir John Paston’s eldest son and a daughter of Sir Robert Clere. (See
No. 1056.)

1488-
1492
MARCH 4

1488-
1492
MARCH 4

C

A.D. 1488-1493, 4 March

SIR HENRY HEYDON TO SIR JOHN PASTON

[Add. MS. 33,597, f. 9]

     This letter must be addressed to the later Sir John. The manor of
Marlingford belonged to Agnes Paston, who died about the same time as
her grandson the first Sir John, and her right accordingly descended to his
brother John, who was knighted at the battle of Stoke, 16th June 1487.
His claim was disputed for a time by his uncle, but some arrangement was
come to, apparently before the year 1493 (see No. 933).

To myn ryght worchypfull cosyn, Sir John Paston
knyght.

COSYN Paston, I recommend me to you and
     wn to myne good ladie your wiff. As
     for your mater betwyx you and your wncle,²
     I have shewid it soe to my ladie of Norffolk
and to hym, that it is agreed yee to entre in to
Marlyngford and all other maners in debate in your
name, and to kepe your courtes, sell your wodis, and
to doo therwith as with your own. Wherupon I
avise you, as soone as ye may, send som discrete man
to kepe your courtis and to lette your fermys and
selle your wodis to your most avayll. Your presens
theer shall bee costly, and what is bee heende in the
fermourz or tenauntz handez sethyn the rekenyng
last be ffor myne ladiez servauntz and yourz, that thei
bee warnyd kurtesly to paie it by a day, except in
ony wise I avyse you nat to make ony thretis to ony
fermour or tenaunt, for ony dealing affor this tyme,
but to gett in fayernesse till I speke with you; and
in ony wyse that yee nor ony your servauntz have
noon wordis in this mater, but that it is agreed bee
myne ladie you to have your peasebill possession.
And as for Huntingffeldis, as yee have beffore
ocupyed, ocupie still without noyse. I pray you
folowe myne avise in this. I have hadde laubour, I
trust thorowe your cause it shall nat be in vain
laboraverunt, and suffyr this bill hyddyr too to speke
to your sellf in privite, and to noon other. How yee
and myne ladie, and in what sylk or clooth yee will
have these tweyn yong innocentis¹ maried inne, iff it
shuld bee purveyed at London to send me word, or
ellys at Norwich, as it shall please you and myne
ladie, ther after I shall applie me. For it must bee
ordyrd be you in the yong husbondis name. Your
penauns off your wncles mater shall yee knowe whan
I kom hoome. Ther is non other meane but to sell
your wodis and tymber in all your manors to your
most avayll, except theere as it kan nat bee forborn
for diverse causys. And iff you list to command
mee ony thyng in these partyez, send me word be
myn servaunt, berer heerof.

     Wretin the iiij^th day off March.—Your own to his
powr,                                                        H. HEYDON.

     ² William Paston, son of the judge.

¹ Who this couple were does not appear.