William Barker to Sir J Fastolf

1454
NOV. 3

1454
NOV. 3

265

WILLIAM BARKER TO SIR J. FASTOLF²

To myn ryght worshipfull mayster, Sir John Fastolf.

   PLEASE youre maystership, the cause of myn terying is
     that I must ben at Norwyche on Monday at the shyre
     to stoppe the oughtlawrye of John Porter, wheche but
if be holpen, he shalben dowble oughtlawed bothe atte the sewt

of the Kyng for a reskuse, as for serteyn money he oweth to on
Hewghe, a man of court. And also the next day I shuld ben,
if it please yow, at Saxthorp with a certeyn person, as I shal
telle youre maystership here after, of whom I shuld have
certeyn evydences of the maner of Saxthorp, and rentall, and
fyrmall as I am promysed. And, Sire, as for alle the maters
that I went fore in to Essex and Suffolk, I have spedde theym,
as I shal declare to youre maystership at myn comyng, and
brought wryghtyng from theym. And as for myn Lord of
Norffolk, towchyng your money, he seyth ye shal have hit with
inne this xiiij. dayes. Hit was his fyrst mater to me after I
hadde delyvered his rynge. The money is redye, but he seyd
that he must have stoor with inne hym, for he loked dayly
whan the Kyng wold send for hym. But as sone as Barette,
his tresorer, come home—whom he hath sent for money,—ye
shall in contynent after have your Cli. [£100]. I made to his
Lordship as I hadde no thyng know in the mater for onely
for the excuse of Sir Thomas, &c. And I beseche the blessed
Trinyte preserve yow, myn ryght wurshipfull mayster, after
his pleasaunce and youre herts desyre, &c.

     Wreten in hast at Wroxham, the Sonday after Allehallwen
day.

          Youre bedeman and servaunt,          WILLIAM BARKER.

     ² [From Paston MSS., B.M.] For the date of this letter, see preliminary note to
No. 258 (vol. ii. p. 333, Note 1). John Porter, who was at this time in Fastolf’s
service, seems to have gone immediately after into that of the Duke of Norfolk.—See
Nos. 268, 278.