William Paston's Plate

  • Medieval Family Life
You may need to log in to continue. Access the full document and its details.
Title
William Paston's Plate
Reference
Add. 27451, f. 2
Date
19 August 1479
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol VI, item 951
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume VI'

951

 

WILLIAM PASTON’S PLATE2

 

     THIS indenture made the xix. day of August, anno xixo
         [witnesseth]3 that I, Richard Lee, have delivered to
         Mr. John Russhe thes parcellis folowyng of plate
[and]4 of silver:—

First, a bason and an ewer with iij. combis in a skochyn.
Item, a silver potte.

A layer of silver, parte gilte with an acorne on the knoppe.

A gilte stonding couppe ponsid with a cover.

A chasid pece with a cover aparte gilte.

ij. playne pecys.

ij. deppe disshis.

x. sponys.

A white playne coppe with a starre in the botom with a cover.

A standing coppe gilte with a cover.

A candellstik of silver with a sokette.

A trevett of silver.

A salt of silver with a brokyn cover.

A cover for a playn pece, the knoppe gravid with armys.

                                                                                       RICHARD LEE.

Endorsed—’Plate of William Paston left with John Russhe, the xiij. day of Sept.,
ao xixo.’

 

     2 [Add. MS. 27,451, f. 2, B.M.]

     3 Omitted in MS.                                                     4 Erased.

 

 

 

 

AUG. 19

 

 

 

1479
AUG. 19