William Wayte to John Paston

Add. 34889, f. 230

9 January 1451

Gairdner, Vol II, item 172; Gairdner, 'Paston Letters', item 24

172

WILLIAM WAYTE TO JOHN PASTON¹

To my ryght reverent and ryght worchepfull mayster,
my mayster Paston in hest posybyll.

SYR, lyke yt yow to know that my lord Scalys sent hese
pursevaunt unto my mayster² on the Twelthe day, that
my mayster shuld mete wyth hym atte Wynche aforn
my Lord of Oxenford on the Thursday nest folwyng. And
whanne my mayster cam thedyr, he delyvered my mayster a
letter from my Lord Chauncheler, quych my mayster wyll
shew yow atte Lenn. I shuld send yow a copy therof, but it
is so longe that I had no leyser to wryte it. My mayster
rode to Walsyngham on the Fryday folwyng, and ther he
mette with the shereve, and the shereve lyveryd my mayster
a letter from my Lord of Norffolk, qwych I send yow a copy
of. And atte Walsyngham my mayster resceyvyd a letter
from Osberne youre man. And ther Heydonis man made
hese avaunte that he was the Justice of the Pease on Causton-
heythe; and so it semyth be here contenaunce that they trost
of a good zere. And, Syr, whanne my mayster cam hom on
Saterday ther was lyvered my mayster a letter from Sir John
Fastolf, and a neyther letter cam to me from John Bokkynge,³
qwych I send you a copy of. Sir, God send us a fayre day
atte⁴ Lenn. And that ther may be pople jnow to crye up on
the Lord Scales that he mayntene not Sir T. T. and H. in here
wronges, as the copy of B letter makyth mencion. And, Sir,
atte the reverens of God, laborth youre materis wysely and
secretely, for Wyndam noysed yow sore aforn my Lord of
Oxenford and my Lorde Scales that ze shuld reyse meche
puple with grette arey owte of Norwyche. And therfor, Sir,
late the puple be wysely and manly gydyd in here frekynge
and demenynge. Also my Lord Scales sent for the parson of
Sw[a]tham and divers men of the same town to mete with hym
aforn my Lord of Oxenford the seyd Thursday, for to trete
with hem for Sir Thomas Tudenham; and ther was the baly
of Swafham and Sir Thomas Tudenham prest. And so my
Lord Scales yave the parson of S. grette langage and to men
of same towne. Y. and the parson answherd my Lord Scales
manly in the best wyse. And ther was grette langage twexen
Blake the baly and Tudenham prest that my lordys and my
mayster worne acornberd therof. And so it is lyke that my
Lord Scales shall make ther no loveday; and so Swafham
wylbe ther in here best array. Also, Sir, Brygge was atte
Walsyngham; and ther he craked grette wordes, and seyd to
many divers men that it shuld be thanked alle tho that labored
a yens hem. And he seyd that it worne but viij. personys,
and yf men be men now it shuld be thanked hym and told
hym atte Lenn. In the lest wysse he is now with the Lord
Scales; the Lord Scales wyte Thomas Denyes, John Lyster
and me all those indytementis. And the Lord Scales seyth
that I made all the bylles and the panell; and so he is hevy
lord to me and to Thomas Denyes. Prentys is atte hom with
the Lord Scales; the shereve told me that he wyll do for the
Cyte of Norwych as meche as he may. Sir, I wold ther worne
a thowsand of good Maudby men to crye owte on Tudenham,
Heydon, Prentys and Brygge for here falsse exstorciones.
Also, Sir, atte the reverens of God, make an ende atwexen
Sexeford and men of Salle; it lyeth in your power. I shall
make redy youre forsebyll entres ayens Lenn, with the grace
of God, Qwych have yow in Hese kepynge. Wretyn atte
Rougham on Saterday nyte in hest.

Sir, I send yow and lewde letter be Richerd Yenneys. I
beseche yow be ware to whom ze shew your letters; lete
them be brente.—Be your servaunt,

W. WAYTES.

¹ [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 230.] This letter was evidently written on the Saturday
after the same writer’s letter of the 3rd January immediately preceding.

² Judge Yelverton. He was lord of the manor of Rougham, from which this
letter is dated.

³ No. 169. ⁴ Atte repeated in MS.

1451
JAN. 9

XXIV

A.D. 1451, 9 Jan.

WILLIAM WAYTE TO JOHN PASTON

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 230]

This letter, No. 1085 in the Inventory, was evidently written on the
Saturday after the same writer s letter of the 3rd January immediately
preceding.

To my ryght reverent and ryght worchepfull mayster,
my mayster Paston in hest posybyll.

      SYR, lyke yt yow to know that my lord Scalys
              sent hese pursevaunt unto my mayster¹
              on the Twelthe day, that my mayster shuld
              mete wyth hym atte Wynche aforn my
Lord of Oxenford on the Thursday nest folwyng.
And whanne my mayster cam thedyr, he delyvered
my mayster a letter from my Lord Chauncheler,
quych my mayster wyll shew yow atte Lenn. I
shuld send yow a copy therof, but it is so longe
that I had no leyser to wryte it. My mayster
rode to Walsyngham on the Fryday folwyng, and
ther he mette with the shereve, and the shereve
lyveryd my mayster a letter from my Lord of Norffolk,
qwych I send yow a copy of. And atte Walsyngham
my mayster resceyvyd a letter from Osberne youre
man. And ther Heydonis man made hese avaunte
that he was the Justice of the Pease on Causton-
heythe; and so it semyth be here contenaunce that
they trost of a good zere. And, Syr, whanne my
mayster cam hom on Saterday ther was lyvered my
mayster a letter from Sir John Fastolf, and a neyther
letter cam to me from John Bokkynge,¹ qwych I send
you a copy of. Sir, God send us a fayre day atte²
Lenn. And that ther may be pople jnow to crye up
on the Lord Scales that he mayntenenot Sir T. T.
and H. in here wronges, as the copy of B letter
makyth mencion. And, Sir, atte the reverens of God,
laborth youre materis wysely and secretely, for
Wyndam noysed yow sore aforn my Lord of Oxen-
ford and my Lorde Scales that ze shuld reyse meche
puple with grette arey owte of Norwyche. And
therfor, Sir, late the puple be wysely and manly
gydyd in here frekynge and demenynge. Also my
Lord Scales sent for the parson of Sw[a]fham and
divers men of the same town to mete with hym aforn
my Lord of Oxenford the seyd Thursday, for to trete
with hem for Sir Thomas Tudenham; and ther was
the baly of Swafham and Sir Thomas Tudenham
prest. And so my Lord Scales yave the parson of S.
grette langage and to men of same towne. Y. and
the parson answherd my Lord Scales manly in the
best wyse. And ther was grette langage twexen
Blake the baly and Tudenham prest that my lordys
and my mayster worne acornberd therof. And so
it is lyke that my Lord Scales shall make ther no
loveday; and so Swafham wylbe ther in here best
array. Also, Sir, Brygge was atte Walsyngham; and
ther he craked grette wordes, and seyd to many
divers men that it shuld be thanked alle tho that
labored a yens hem. And he seyd that it worne but
viij. personys, and yf men be men now it shuld be
thanked hym and told hym atte Lenn. In the lest
wysse he is now with the Lord Scales; the Lord
Scales wyte Thomas Denyes, John Lyster and me all
those indytementis. And the Lord Scales seyth that
I made all the bylles and the panell; and so he is
hevy lord to me and to Thomas Denyes. Prentys
is atte horn with the Lord Scales; the shereve told
me that he wyll do for the Cyte of Norwych as
meche as he may. Sir, I wold ther worne a thowsand
of good Maudby men to crye owte on Tudenham,
Heydon, Prentys and Brygge for here falsse exstor-
ciones. Also, Sir, atte the reverens of God, make
an ende atwexen Sexeford and men of Salle; it lyeth
in your power. I shall make redy youre forsebyll
entres ayens Lenn, with the grace of God, Qwych
have yow in Hese kepynge. Wretyn atte Rougham
on Saterday nyte in hest.

Sir, I send yow and lewde letter be Richerd
Yenneys. I beseche yow be ware to whom ze shew
your letters; lete them be brente.—Be your servaunt,

W. WAYTES.

¹ Judge Yelverton. He was lord of the manor of Rougham, from which
this letter is dated.

¹ No. 140. ² Atte repeated in MS.