Sir John Paston to John Paston

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SIR JOHN PASTON TO JOHN PASTON¹

To John Paston, Esquier, ande to Osberne Berney, and to
everyche off them, be thys letter delyveryd.

    I RECOMAUNDE me to yowe, and thanke yow off yowr
       labor that ye hadde at Heylesdon and Drayton in seyng
       the woodys there. And it is soo heer that Ric. Ferore
seyde, that he repentyd hym that evyr he dalte with any
woode theer, and iff I hadde sente hym but the leest chylde
that I hadde to have warnyd hym to leve he wolde notte have
dalte therwyth; and he ffonde noe comfforte in the Chancery,
but that he is lyke to contente me for the harmes and hurte
that is doone, and moore ovyr he hathe an instrucyon that he
shall ffelle noo moore.

     Item, wheer as he desyryd me to be freendly to hym, I
dalte so with hym, that I trowe he wylle reporte that I seyde
and dalte moore cortesly with hym than he demyd that I
wolde doo. Yitt for alle in convenyences that myght ffalle, I
wolde be gladde to have a weell stomakyd felawe that wolde
for my sake everye daye see the seyde woodes of Heylesdon
and Drayton, and to knowe iff any weer fellyd heer afftre;
and iffe there be any fellyd syns that Whetley was theer, and
I can preve it by wytnesse, I sholde have better recompence
for every tree than iiij. trees weer worthe.

     Item, it is so that he hathe answeryd to my bille, wheryn
he seythe that he never knywe byfor the subpena delyveryd
hym that I hadde any clayme or entrest in the maner off
Heylesdon, but that it was peasyble my Lordys off Suffolk.
Wherffor I suppose that there be many men in Norwyche that
comonyd with hym off the byenge off that woode ere evyr he
made hys fulle bergayne, and per aventure some freendys off
hys gave hym warnyng theroff, and off myn entrest. Iff any
suche credyble mane that hadde hadde any suche langage to
hym, or in hys companye, or than he bargayned, or any man
that he laboryd to be halffe marchant or byer with hym, ar
any man that refusyd to bye the seyd wood bycawse off
myn entrest in the presence of Feror, any suche credyble man
maye, iff he wyll, wytnesse ther in with me, or that dare avowe
it, sholde be to me a remedy off alle that is fellyd. I praye
yow, if ye can here any suche, that ye will in the presence
off them make a bylle of remembraunce theroff, and off ther
sayng, so that they maye her afftre wytnesse in the mater.
Neverthelesse, trowthe it is that he hadde knowleche ther off i
nowe, and soo hadde every man off hys havore [substance] in
Norwych, I dowt nott; and as for hym, I am sure he hadde
knowleche, for so moche as he desyryd at hys bargayn to
have a sywerte to be savyd harmeles ageyn me, whyche was
grawntyd hym butt nott executyd. No mor, butt I hope
with Goddys grace to have hastely goode remedy for the hole
maner, and off Drayton therto, and alle the remenaunte.

     Wretyn a London, the v. daye off Maye, anno E. iiij^ti

¹ [From Paston MSS., B.M.]

MAY 5

1478
MAY 5