Sir J Fastolf to John Paston

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Title
Sir J Fastolf to John Paston
Reference
Add. 39848, f. 40
Date
24 June 1456
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol III, item 336
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume III'

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ABSTRACT2

 

SIR J. FASTOLF TO JOHN PASTON.

 

     To-day my cousin Sir Miles Stapleton, Sir James Braylyes, Andrew
Grygges, ‘hyr resseyvor,’ and Grymston have been with Fastolf at Castre,
and brought him 253 marks, which they would have paid if he had had the
obligation here. Sends therefore a letter by his servant Colyn how Sir S. and
he are agreed for its deliverance, etc. Sir S. made many strange insinuations
that the money was paid before, partly by assignment to Clyffton, etc. On the
18th and 19th inst. ‘long Bernard, with a priest of Kent, to the number of
16 horse, hafe, at Nacton, Bentley, and other places of F., and entered by
colour of a deed of feoffment made to the Lady Roos and others, and hafe
right proud language to the farmers, that they will obtain their intent.’ Russe
has written more plainly by Nich. Colman.

     ’Item, I charge right greatly the matter of my Lord of Bedford for my
discharge, and for the recovery of my Lord’s goods.’ Begs Paston to common
with the Lord Chancellor and others about it; and desires him to give ‘mine
attorney, Raulyns, and my serjeants’ a warning ‘to take more tenderness’
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about the process of Hykelyng that has been so many years and days
driven off.

     St. John Baptist’s Day.

 

     [From the reference to ‘the matter of my Lord of Bedford,’ this letter was most
probably written in the year 1456.]

 

                             2 [Ibid., No. 263.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1456

JUNE 24