[William Paston] to Sir John Paston

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[WILLIAM PASTON] TO SIR JOHN PASTON³

[To] my right worshipfull neview [Sir J] ohn Paston,
Knyghte, be [this] lettre delivered in hast.

     [Right] worshipful neview, I recommaund me to you. And, sir, I pray
you ........ that ther was none
obstacle ner lettinge that ye found in me to . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . save me harmeles; at whiche tyme it was thought aswel . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . Johns by obligacioun
was not inow to save me harm[eles] . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . [i]n the meane seasoune; for as your reasoun will give . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . ght fell of yow but goode. And if the caas
so fill that . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . ys will take it
on them, than I to bere the losse. Wherupp[on] . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . .. [b]ound to me to save me harmeles. And for as
muche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . m by obligacioun of statute
merchaunt for you the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . in
myne oune kepinge for my discharge, and after a . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . [r]estorid me ageyn at this Michelmas. And m . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . shuld hange still till Candil-
mas, and me thinke it is by con . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . .. obligacions paiable
at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Candle]mas I did at the begynny[ng] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . will
kepe still the . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . or sufficient and that . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .. . . .. . . .
. . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as wold pay at th. . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . .
.. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with me than thus . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . indenture wherby . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . .  .  . .  . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for be cause
that ye w . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . experyens.

     Also I wold avyse you . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . my Lord of Norfolk.

     Also, nevew, there is onne Fr . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . but hym silf and his wif and . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wherfore I have writin to . . . . . . . . . . . .
 . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . in this matier; and I
trust I . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . And
I pray yow that may ha . . . . . . . . . . . .

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     ³ [From Paston MSS., B.M.] Of this letter only two fragments remain, giving, as
will be seen, a very mutilated text. Little more can be said about the contents than
that they refer to money matters between William Paston and his nephew Sir John,
which are probably those referred to in succeeding letters. The handwriting is that
of William Paston. A mutilated endorsement, apparently in the handwriting of
John Paston the younger, shows merely the words ‘. . . . . . . . . . . . to Sir J. P. for
. . . . . . . . . . . .’

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