The Duke of Suffolk's Men
- Medieval Family Life
- Title
- The Duke of Suffolk's Men
- Reference
- Add. 34889, f. 104
- Date
- 22 October 1470
- Library / Archive
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- The British Library
- Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
- Gairdner, Vol V, item 760; Fenn, Vol IV, Edward IV item 108
- Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume IV' (1st transcript)
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LETTER CVIII.
To ye Baillies Constables and
Chambrleyns of our Burgh' of
Eye and to eu'ch of yem.The duke of Suff.
FOR asmyche as Edmond lee and Iohn Barker which were
waged for yor town to awaite upon vs in ye kings srvice
to lincolne feld and from yens to Excestre and ayen And for yt
season as we be enformed yei ar not yet fully contented and paied
of yeir wags Wherfore upon ye sighte herof wer woll and charge
yt ye wt oute any lengr delay paie yem yeir hooll duties acrod-
ing ye couen'nts yt ye made wt yem And ye faille not herfo as
ye entende or pleas' W'ten at Wyngefeld ye xxijth day of Octobr.Suffolk.
11 ? by 4.
Paper Mark.
Something like a Flower within a Circle,
surmounted by a Cross.Seal,
A Lion rampant, double quence.
The wages due to these men was for their attendance, under the command of the
Duke of Suffolk, at the battle of Lincoln Field, usually called the Battle of Stamford,
where the king, in the beginning of March 1469-70, obtained a complete victory over
the rebel forces, commanded by the son of Lord Welles, who, being there taken prisoner,
was a few days after beheaded.On the news of this defeat the Duke of Clarence and the Earl of Warwick repaired
to Exeter, from thence they went to Dartmouth, and there, about May, embarked for
France.We find by this Letter that the King's army followed them to Exeter.
This Letter by the date appears to have been written just about the time of Edward's
leaving the kingdom, when Henry VI. was re-instated on the throne, unless the pay-
ment of the men had been longer delayed, if so, it was not written till after Edward's
return and re-accession.John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, died in 1491.
Autograph. Pl. VII. No 3.
N. B. As this Letter was placed here after the Drawings for the Plates were finished,
neither the seal nor the Paper-Mark are engraved; they shall be added to the next Plates. - Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume IV' (2nd transcript)
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LETTER CVIII.
To the Bailiffs, Constables, and Chamberlains of our Borough of
Eye, and to every each (one) of them.The Duke of Suffolk.
FOR as much as Edmund Lee and John Barker, which were
waged for your town, to await upon us in the Kings' ser-
vice to Lincoln Field, and from thence to Exeter and (back)
again; and for that season, as we be informed, they are not yet
fully contented and paid of their wages; wherefore, upon the
sight hereof, we will and charge that ye without any longer delay
pay them their whole duties according (to) the covenant that ye
made with them, and ye fail not hereof, as ye intend our plea-
sure. Written at Wingfield, the 22d day of October.SUFFOLK.
Wingfield,
Monday, 22d of October.
1470. 10 E. IV.The wages due to these men was for their attendance, under the command of the
Duke of Suffolk, at the battle of Lincoln Field, usually called the Battle of Stamford,
where the king, in the beginning of March 1469-70, obtained a complete victory over
the rebel forces, commanded by the son of Lord Welles, who, being there taken prisoner,
was a few days after beheaded.On the news of this defeat the Duke of Clarence and the Earl of Warwick repaired
to Exeter, from thence they went to Dartmouth, and there, about May, embarked for
France.We find by this Letter that the King's army followed them to Exeter.
This Letter by the date appears to have been written just about the time of Edward's
leaving the kingdom, when Henry VI. was re-instated on the throne, unless the pay-
ment of the men had been longer delayed, if so, it was not written till after Edward's
return and re-accession.John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, died in 1491.
Autograph. Pl. VII. No 3.
N. B. As this Letter was placed here after the Drawings for the Plates were finished,
neither the seal nor the Paper-Mark are engraved; they shall be added to the next Plates. - Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume V'
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THE DUKE OF SUFFOLK’S MEN1
To the Baillies, Constables, and Chamberleyns of our
Burgh of Eye, and to everch of them.THE DUKE OF SUFF.
FOR asmuche as Edmond Lee and John Barker, which
were waged for your town to awaite upon us in the
Kings service to Lincolne Feld, and from thens to
Excestre and ayen, and for that season, as we be enfourmed,
thei ar not yet fully contented and paied of their wages; wher-
fore upon the sighte herof we woll and charge that ye, with
oute any lenger delay, paie them their hooll duties acording
the covenants that ye made with them, and ye faille not herof
as ye entende our pleaser.Wreten at Wyngefeld, the xxijth day of Octobr.
SUFFOLK.
1 [From Fenn, iv. 448.] The battle here referred to as ‘Lincoln Field’ is what is
commonly called the battle of Stamford, in which the insurrection of Sir Robert
Welles in Lincolnshire was completely defeated in March 1470. Just before the date
of this document, Edward IV. had left the kingdom, and Henry VI. had been restored;
but perhaps Suffolk was not aware of the situation, or did not recognise it.1470
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