Sir John Fastolf to Sir Thomas Howys and William Barker

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Title
Sir John Fastolf to Sir Thomas Howys and William Barker
Reference
Add. 34888, f. 49r-v
Date
15 October 1450
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol II, item 144; Fenn, Vol III, Henry VI item 21
Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume III' (1st transcript)

LETTER XXI.

       To my Ryght trusty
       Freende Sr Thomas
      Howys prson of Castellco’be
      beyng at Castr and Williā
      Barker in haste at Castr
      yn by Jermuth.

RYGHT trusty and welbelovyd freende I grete you well,
     and as for Hygh’m place to be sold as ye avysen me to
bye it at the some of C Mark or wythynne And res’ve yn
the said paym’t myne oune dewtee and pay the remenant in
wolle to the said Hygh’m credytes as yor Ire makyth mencon. I
hafe undrestand that Williā Jenney shall be her thys wek And
I shall veele hym how neere it may be sold, for yff the wydow
wolle sylle it aftr xiiij yeer or xv yeere that it may be leten,
sendyth me utterly word for I wolle not melle of it ellys thus
avysed And sende ye me word how mech more yn value yn a
stoon shall I syle my wolle And how anothyr chapman wole
gefe me for the place when I hafe bought it but aftr xiiij yeer I
wold by the place.

     Wretyn at London the xv day of October Ao xxix R. R. H. VI.

                                                                                     J. Fastolf.

      

     I have given this Letter, as it informs us of the price and value of land at this period.
Fourteen years purchase seems high, since it does not appear that Sir John bought it for
its convenience, as he mentions selling it again. By calling it “Heigham’s Place” I
suppose there was a house as well as land.

     In 1470, twenty years after this time, the Reward offered for apprehending the Duke
of Clarence was 1000l. in money, or 100l. a year in land. This seems to six land at that
period at only ten years purchase; perhaps the preceding civil wars had caused this
abatement in its value.

     Autograph. Pl. II. No 15.

     3 by 12.
         Paper Mark,
      A Pair of Sheers.
         Pl. XXI. No 5.

 London,
             Thursday 15th of October,
             1450. 29 H. VI.
Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume III' (2nd transcript)

                                                    LETTER XXI.

To my right trusty Friend Sir Thomas Howys, parson of Castle-
     combe, being at Caister, and William Barker in haste, at Caister
     Inn, by Yarmouth.

RIGHT trusty and wellbeloved friend I greet you well,
     and as for Heigham’s place to be sold, as ye advise me to
buy it at the sum of an hundred marks (66l. 13s. 4d.) or within,
and reserve in the said payment mine own duty, and pay the
remanent in wool to the said Heigham’s creditors as your letter
maketh mention; I have understood that William Jenney shall
be here this week, and I shall veele [feel] him how near it may
be sold; for if the widow will sell it after fourteen year or
fifteen year, that it may be lett, send me utterly word, for I will
not melle. [meddle] of it else thus advised; and send ye me word
how much more in value in a stone shall I sell my wool, and
how another chapman will give me for the place, when I have
bought it; but after fourteen year I will buy the place.

     Written at London, the 15th day of October, in the 29th
year of King Henry VI.

                                                                 JOHN FASTOLF.

 

     I have given this Letter, as it informs us of the price and value of land at this period.
Fourteen years purchase seems high, since it does not appear that Sir John bought it for
its convenience, as he mentions selling it again. By calling it “Heigham’s Place” I
suppose there was a house as well as land.

     In 1470, twenty years after this time, the Reward offered for apprehending the Duke
of Clarence was 1000l. in money, or 100l. a year in land. This seems to six land at that
period at only ten years purchase; perhaps the preceding civil wars had caused this
abatement in its value.

     Autograph. Pl. II. No 15.

     3 by 12.
         Paper Mark,
      A Pair of Sheers.
         Pl. XXI. No 5.

              London,
             Thursday 15th of October,
             1450. 29 H. VI.

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume II'

144

 

SIR JOHN FASTOLF TO SIR THOMAS HOWYS AND
WILLIAM BARKER1

 

To my ryght trusty freende, Sir Thomas Howys, Parson of Castell-
     combe, beyng at Castre, and William Barker, in haste, at
     Castre Yn, by Jermuth.

 

RYGHT trusty and welbelovyd freende, I grete you well.
     And as for Hygham place to be sold, as ye avysen
     me to bye it at the some of C. mark or wythynne,
and reserve yn the said payment myne oune dewtee, and pay
the remenant in wolle to the said Hygham credytes as your
lettre makyth mencion; I hafe undrestand that William Jenney
shall be her thys wek, and I shall veele hym how neere it may
be sold; for yff the wydow wolle sylle it after xiiij. yeer or
xv. yeere that it may be leten, sendyth me utterly word, for
I wolle not melle of it ellys thus avysed. And sende ye me
word how mech more yn value yn a stoon shall I syle my
wolle, and how [much?] anothyr chapman wole gefe me for
the place when I hafe bought it; but after xiiij. yeer I wold
by the place.

     Wretyn at London, the XV. day of October anno xxix.
regni Regis Henrici VI.

                                                                           J. FASTOLF.

 

1 [From Fenn, iii. 92.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1450
OCT. 15