William Lomner to John Paston

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WILLIAM LOMNER TO JOHN PASTON¹

To the right worchipfull and my good maister John Paston.

RYGHT worchipfull and my good mayster I recomaunde
     me to yow. And, sir, yf the Coronacion had be
     on Relik Sunday,² as it was apoyntyd, I shuld have
waytid on yow. And as for my Lord of Norffolks mene, I
told my mastres your wyfe, here disposission as I coude know,
the wheche I sopose she told yow, as I can espye some of his
meny was grette cause of T. D.³ deth, &c. Also ye have
knowlych how Fastolff⁴ is com yn to my Lord of Norffolks
hous, for ij. causez, as I understande; on is to enfors my
Lords entre yn Castre be his cleym; an other is to helpe his
fader yn lawe⁵ ayens Felbrigge, &c. For love of Good take
good awayte to your person, for the word [world] is right
wilde, and have be sythyn Heydonz sauffe gard was proclamyd
at Walsyngham; for yn good feyth I trow, but if [i.e. unless]
he be ponysshid the countre wille rise and doo moche harme,
and also for the comyssion Sir Miles Stapilton and Calthorp,
that arn among the comunes ought of conseite and reputid the
Kyngs enmez, as the brenger of this bille can telle yow, to
whom I beseche yow to be good mayster, for he hath doo the
Kyng good servyse as ony pore man of our contre, and yet is
he callid traitor be sweche as he can telle yow, soportid be
Roger Bolwer and Aleyn Roos, Heidonz owyn men [chif
constablez].⁶ And it plese yow that John Yve and John
Brigge myght have your warentez for cheffe constable, &c.,
for they ocupye yn Kyng Herris name. Forther, sire, I am
gretly yn your danger and dette for my pension, for it is told
me ye have paied, and at your comyng I shalle make amendez
with your good maistreship, and suche servyse as lith yn my
pore powere is, and shalbe, redy at alle tymez with Godds
grace, how have yow yn His kepyng. Wretyn yn hast at
Dallyng, on Sent Thomas Even, &c.

                                                Be your Servaunt,                      L.

     ¹ [From Paston MSS., B.M.] From the reference to the coronation, it is quite
evident that this letter must have been written in the first year of King Edward the
Fourth.                                                             ² 12th July in 1461.

     ³ Thomas Denys.                                       ⁴ Thomas Fastolf of Cowhaw.

     ⁵ This would seem to be John Wyndham, but I find no mention of such a
relationship between him and Fastolf.

     ⁶ Interlined.

1461
JULY 6

1461
JULY 6