[William Paston] to Sir John Paston

664

[WILLIAM PASTON] TO SIR JOHN PASTON¹

To my right worshipfull nevew, Sir John Paston,
knyght.

MYNE suster,² Arblaster³ and I have apoyntyd that we
     chall kepe no howsold this terme,⁴ but go to borde;
     wer for we avyse zow to purvay for us a logyng ner
a bowt my lord Chanseler that be honest, for Arblaster will
non oder.

     Item, as for zow, we avyse zow in any wyse gete zowr
chamer assynyd with in my Lordis place, and gete chamer a
lone iff ze may, that Arblaster and I may have a bed ther in
ziff it fortune us to be late ther with zow.

     Item, take hed to get suyrtees for the pore men that come
up and that they may be sent hom a zen forthe with with owt
taryyng, and take avyse so that the proses may so go forthe
that they may be qwett at the next assyssys; take avyse of
Townysend.

     As for Yelverton, fynd the menys that he speke not with
my Lord till we come.

     Iff any labore be mad to my Lord to asyne men to here
the mater indefferently, make labore to my Lord that the men
be nat namyd till we come, for we can inffurme hym soche as
be parciall be ther dedis here affore, qweche peraventure my
Lord wold thynk wer indefferent i now till he be infurmyd;
it may be answerid be my Lord that he will nat prosede no
ferther in the mater till Arblasters comyng and myn for we
can best infurme the mater.

     Item, send a letter to Richard Kalle and to Sir Jamys
Gloys to come up to London in any wyse. For ther is no
man can do in dyvers materis that they can do in answeryng
suche mater as Zelverton wyll ley a zen zow. And also they
can best mak the bill that ze schuld put a zens hem; and ther
for remembre.

     Item, wrythe a letter to myn suster for the C. marcs for
my Lady Soffolk, for we have no verry dyrect answer of her
weder sche wyll send it ar nat.

     Item, speke to zowr atorney in the Kyngis benche that he
take hed to all maner indytamentis both old and new and to
all oder materis that hangyng ther.

     Item, do Pampyng comyn with owr sperituall concell suche
mater as nedyn ther. And have newe wretyn the attestacion
that lakkyn. The same man that wrott the oder may wrythe
that. For Zelverton mad gret avawnt that ye schuld be
hyndrid in that.

     Wrythe a letter to myn nevew John zonger to come up to
prove the wyll.

     Speke with Sir Gilberd Debenham qwill he is in cownt to
leve uper Cotton.

     Item, Zelverton, Howys and Worceter make meche that
we have put them owt off possescyon of the lond; qweche
they sey is contrary to my Lord Chanseler comandement, and
in trowth Sir Jamys and Calle meche spokyn to the tenantis in
my lordys name; For Zelverton thynketh that he may now
breke the trete. Qwer for, take a vyse her in off M^r Tresham
and of Master Staneley, and informe my Lord how my broder¹
qwas all way in possescion till he was put owt for the mater of
bondage, and how ze fynd the colage, and qwat an hurt it wer
to zow in noyse off contre iff any oder man schuld now receyve
any proffitis off the londis. They will labor that indefferent
men schuld receyve, and that wer nat good. My Lord may
say that he will end the mater, but as for the possescyon, he
will nat put zow owt. Labor this in all hast posible.

     I pray yow send me an answer of all such thyngis as
requirith an answere in this contre, for Arblaster purposeth
to be with yow on Sonday sevenygth and I purpose to be
with yow ij. dayes afore.

     ¹ [Add. MS. 33,597, f. 8.] This is not a formal letter but a set of memoranda on
a long slip of paper. It is in the handwriting of William Paston, son of the
judge, and addressed to his nephew, Sir John. The date may be about April 1467.
See No. 663.

         ² This must be his brother John’s widow, Margaret, who was in London in the
spring of 1467. See No. 662, p. 271.

     ³ James Arblaster, a confidential friend of the family.

     ⁴ Easter term began on the 15th April in 1467.

 ¹ John Paston, son of the judge. Dead in 1466.

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LXXI

A.D. 1467, April?

[WILLIAM PASTON] TO SIR JOHN PASTON

[Add. MS. 33,597, f. 8]

     This is not a formal letter but a set of memoranda on a long slip
of paper. It is in the handwriting of William Paston, son of the judge,
and addressed to his nephew, Sir John. The date may be about April
1467. See No. 571.

To my right worshipfull nevew, Sir John Paston,
knyght.

MYNE suster,¹ Arblaster² and I have apoyntyd
     that we chall kepe no howsold this terme,³
     but go to borde; wer for we avyse zow to
     purvay for us a logyng ner a bowt my lord
Chanseler that be honest, for Arblaster will non
oder.

     Item, as for zow, we avyse zow in any wyse gete
zowr chamer assynyd with in my Lordis place, and
gete chamer a lone iff ze may, that Arblaster and I
may have a bed ther in ziff it fortune us to be late
ther with zow.

     Item, take hed to get suyrtees for the pore men
that come up and that they may be sent hom a zen
forthe with with owt taryyng, and take avyse so that
the proses may so go forthe that they may be qwett
at the next assyssys; take avyse of Townysend.

     As for Yelverton, fynd the menys that he speke
not with my Lord till we come.

     Iff any labore be mad to my Lord to asyne men
to here the mater indefferently, make labore to my
Lord that the men be nat namyd till we come, for
we can inffurme hym soche as be parciall be ther
dedis here affore, qweche peraventure my Lord
wold thynk wer indefferent i now till he be infurmyd;
it may be answerid be my Lord that he will nat
prosede no ferther in the mater till Arblasters
comyng and myn for we can best infurme the
mater.

     Item, send a letter to Richard Kalle and to Sir
Jamys Gloys to come up to London in any wyse.
For ther is no man can do in dyvers materis that
they can do in answeryng suche mater as Zelverton
wyll ley a zen zow. And also they can best mak the
bill that ze schuld put a zens hem; and ther for
remembre.

     Item, wrythe a letter to myn suster for the C. marcs
for my Lady Soffolk, for we have no verry dyrect
answer of her weder sche wyll send it ar nat.

     Item, speke to zowr atorney in the Kyngis benche
that he take hed to all maner indytamentis both old
and new and to all oder materis that hangyng ther.

     Item, do Pampyng comyn with owr sperituall
concell suche mater as nedyn ther. And have newe
wretyn the attestacion that lakkyn. The same man
that wrott the oder may wrythe that. For Zelverton
mad gret avawnt that ye schuld be hyndrid in that.

     Wrythe a letter to myn nevew John zonger to come
up to prove the wyll.

     Speke with Sir Gilberd Debenham qwill he is in
cownt to leve uper Cotton.

     Item, Zelverton, Howys and Worceter make meche
that we have put them owt off possescyon of the
lond; qweche they sey is contrary to my Lord
Chanseler comandement, and in trowth Sir Jamys
and Calle meche spokyn to the tenantis in my lordys
name; For Zelverton thynketh that he may now
breke the trete. Qwer for, take a vyse her in off
M^r Tresham and of Master Staneley, and informe my
Lord how my broder¹ qwas all way in possescion till
he was put owt for the mater of bondage, and how
ze fynd the colage, and qwat an hurt it wer to zow
in noyse off contre iff any oder man schuld now
receyve any proffitis off the londis. They will labor
that indefferent men schuld receyve, and that wer
nat good. My Lord may say that he will end the
mater, but as for the possescyon, he will nat put
zow owt. Labor this in all hast posible.

     I pray yow send me an answer of all such thyngis
as requirith an answere in this contre, for Arblaster
purposeth to be with yow on Sonday sevenygth and
I purpose to be with yow ij. dayes afore.

     ¹ This must be his brother John’s widow, Margaret, who was in London
in the spring of 1467. See vol. ii. p. 301.

     ² James Arblaster, a confidential friend of the family.

     ³ Easter term began on the 15th April in 1467.

¹ John Paston, son of the judge. Dead in 1466.