The Earl of Oxford to John Paston
- Medieval Family Life
- Title
- The Earl of Oxford to John Paston
- Reference
- Add. 34888, f. 164
- Date
- ?30 April 1450
- Library / Archive
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- The British Library
- Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
- Gairdner, Vol II, item 118; Gairdner, 'Paston Letters', item 16
- Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume II'
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118
THE EARL OF OXFORD TO JOHN PASTON1
To owre Ryght trusty and right welbeloved Frend,
Johan Paston, Esquier.The Erle of Oxenford.
RIGHT tristy and welbeloved frend, we grete you right
hertily well. And for asmuche as we be enformed
that on [one] Thomas Kecham, a servaunt of owre
right welbeloved brothir, Sir Richard de Veer, knyght, hath to
done with Sir Henry Inglose knyght in a certeyn matier in wich
youre good maisterschep may cause his singuler ease and a vaile
as anenst the said knyght, as Thomas Kecham hath enformed
us; We pray you hertily that, at the reverence of us and this
oure writyng, ye woll take the labour upon you to speke unto
the said Sir Henry, conceyving a mene and the weye of an
ende to be had be twix thaym of right, causyng the said knyght
to sease of hese malice and wrongful suette as a nenst the said
Thomas. And ferthermore we pray you to see that the said
knyght take no benefeys ne prevayle not as a nenst the Gaoyler
of the Castell of Norwich for the suerte of the said Thomas
Kecham, as we verily trust ye will; in wich feithfully doyng
we shall kun you hertily thanke. And right trusty and wel-
beloved, the Trynitie have yow in Hese kepyng. Wreton at
oure Manour of Wevenhoo, the last day of Aprill.Below the text of this letter is written in another hand, ‘Smalwode
Sparhawk.’1 [Add. MS. 34,888, f. 164.] This letter cannot be later than 1451, as Sir Henry
Inglose died in June of that year. The date may be about 1450, like that of some
other letters of the Earl of Oxford.1450(?)
APRIL 30 - Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, 1422-1509'
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A.D. 1450 (?), 30 April
THE EARL OF OXFORD TO JOHN PASTON
[Add. MS. 34,888, f. 164]
This letter cannot be later than 1451, as Sir Henry Inglose died in June
of that year. The date may be about 1450, like that of some other letters
of the Earl of Oxford. The letter is noted in the Appendix to Vol. III. as
No. 1049.To owre Ryght trusty and right welbeloved Frend,
Johan Paston, Esquier.The Erle of Oxenford.
RIGHT tristy and welbeloved frend, we grete
you right hertily well. And for asmuche
as we be enformed that on [one] Thomas
Kecham, a servaunt of owre right welbe-
loved brothir, Sir Richard de Veer, knyght, hath
to done with Sir Henry Inglose knyght in a cer-
teyn matier in wich youre good maisterschep may
cause his singuler ease and a vaile as anenst the
said knyght, as Thomas Kecham hath enformed
us; We pray you hertily that, at the reverence of
us and this oure writyng, ye woll take the labour
upon you to speke unto the said Sir Henry, con-
ceyving a mene and the weye of an ende to be had
be twix thaym of right, causyng the said knyght
to sease of hese malice and wrongful suette as a
nenst the said Thomas. And ferthermore we pray
you to see that the said knyght take no benefeys ne
prevayle not as a nenst the Gaoyler of the Castell of
Norwich for the suerte of the said Thomas Kecham,
as we verily trust ye will; in wich feithfully doyng we
shall kun you hertily thanke. And right trusty and
welbeloved, the Trynitie have yow in Hese kepyng.
Wreton at oure Manour of Wevenhoo, the last day
of Aprill.Below the text of this letter is written in another hand,
’Smalwode Sparhawk.’