William Paston to Margaret Paston

869

WILLIAM PASTON TO MARGARET PASTON¹

To my right worshupfull sistir, Margaret Paston.

RIGHT worshupfull sustir, I recomaunde me to you,
               praying you to undirstonde, the priour of Brome-
               holme hath sent ayen to me for xxli.; and my cosyn
William Whyte desired me to wryte to you for the rewarde
that was offird hym to his churche and xxli. of my brothirs
goodys to be lent hym upon sufficient suertee, and by a yeeris
ende payd ayen; he hath and may doo for you and for my
nevewe, Sir John, in many thynges, and is his kynnesman, and
it were a gode frendely dede and no jopardy nor hurt. The
Abbot of Wymondham hath sent to me too tymes. Frend-
ship may not hang by the wynde, nor for faire eyne, but
causis must be shewid; men wene that I hadd your coffers
and my brothirs and maistir Fastolffes in myne awarde, and
that ye wote wele, &c. Send your avise to my nevewe, Sir
John, by the next messynger. Ye sent to me oonys for the
same mater, but I may not leene my money to defende othir
men is causis; your discrecion (?) thenkith that it were no
reason. I have tolde them your saying; and as it is s[o] that
ye may nat come to the coffers but all be togedir. Therfor
ye must sende to my nevewe and to Arblastir how ye will
have this answerd; for the Abbot will be heere on Monday at
the sene, and labour must bee desired the next terme. Hit
nedis nat to put you in remembrance of my mater touch-
yng my Fadirs soule, my modir and me, and God kepe you.
Wreton at Norwich the vij^th day of Aprill.

     I have tolde thes folkis, as ye have seid to me all weys,
that your will is gode, but that ye may not come theretoo
withoute th’assent of all your felowes.

   Item, I pray you remembre the obligacion that Wix hath,
and that I may have my money of the parsone of Maudeby.—
By your brothir,                                               WILLIAM PASTON.

     ¹ [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 215.] As Margaret Paston, at the date of this letter, is
not at Norwich and her son Sir John seems to be there, we may infer that it was
written in the year 1475. See No. 868 (preliminary note).           

1475
APRIL 7

1475
APRIL 7

XC

A.D. 1475, 7 April

WILLIAM PASTON TO MARGARET PASTON

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 215]

     This letter is No. 1074 in the Inventory at the end of Vol. III. As Margaret
Paston is not at Norwich and her son Sir John seems to be there, we may
infer that it was written in the year 1475. See No. 757 (preliminary note).

To my right worshupfull sistir, Margaret Paston.

RIGHT worshupfull sustir, I recomaunde me
     to you, praying you to undirstonde, the
     priour of Bromeholme hath sent ayen to me
     for xxli.; and my Cosyn William Whyte
desired me to wryte to you for the rewarde that was
offird hym to his churche and xxli. of my brothirs
goodys to be lent hym upon sufficient suertee, and
by a yeeris ende payd ayen; he hath and may doo
for you and for my nevewe, Sir John, in many thynges,
and is his kynnesman, and it were a gode frendely
dede and no jopardy nor hurt. The Abbot of
Wymondham hath sent to me too tymes. Frend-
ship may not hang by the wynde, nor for faire eyne,
but causis must be shewid; men wene that I hadd
your coffers and my brothirs and maistir Fastolffes
in myne awarde, and that ye wote wele, &c. Send
your avise to my nevewe, Sir John, by the next
messynger. Ye sent to me oonys for the same
mater, but I may not leene my money to defende
othir men is causis; your discrecion (?) thenkith
that it were no reason. I have tolde them your
saying; and as it is s[o] that ye may nat come to
the coffers but all be togedir. Therfor ye must
sende to my nevewe and to Arblastir how ye will
have this answerd; for the Abbot will be heere on
Monday at the sene, and labour must bee desired
the next terme. Hit nedis nat to put you in re-
membrance of my mater touchyng my Fadirs soule,
my modir and me, and God kepe you. Wreton at
Norwich the vij^th day of Aprill.

     I have tolde thes folkis, as ye have seid to me all
weys, that your will is gode, but that ye may not
come theretoo withoute th’assent of all your felowes.

     Item, I pray you remembre the obligacion that
Wix hath, and that I may have my money of the
parsone of Maudeby.—By your brothir,

                                                               WILLIAM PASTON.