William Worcester to -

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Title
William Worcester to -
Reference
Add. 27444, f. 137
Date
31 March 1465
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol IV, item 577
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume IV'

577

 

WILLIAM WORCESTER TO———1

 

PLEASE your maistershyp to wete that aftyr recomenda-
         cion that I sende Thomas More to myne oncle the
         parson2 wyth certeyn credence to hafe aunsuer uppon
by hym for myn acquytaille another day, yff onye thyng falle
sinistrely only yn theyr deffaut, as God defend, not be my
wille, for I hafe as feythfulle demesned me seth I rode to
London thys terme, and hedertoo as anye maner creatur yn
reson coude desyre me; and hafe demened me at London
accordyng to the message sent me by the baylly of Drayton,
and I vele but littille that my gode wille ys allowed.3 I hafe
also, seth I came to Norwiche, enformed hym whate proffyt
ease and avaylle I may help stand hem both yn my maister
godes and yn hys lyvelode; yff he or hys frendys set littlle by
it, I may nat do wyth all. And the blessed Trinite be with
yow, because ye wolle the wellfare off my maister, whoos soule
God hafe pytie on and bryng hym owte of peyn, as the well-
fare of the parties it meovyth me wryte to yow the rathyr. I
enformyd yow for trouth, and as I wille prefe, that I was the
principall doer and cause that both Maister Paston and myne
oncle came fyrst yn the testament viij. yeer goon, to a gode
entent; and yff they wold wyrke ayenst me to minussh my
power, theyr disposicion woll be construed ferther than they
wille it were, and they not so avaylled as they weene yn all
thynges. The blessed Trinete be wyth yow. Wryt on
Passyon Sonday.

 

                                                           Your W. WYRCESTRE.

 

     Memorandum to Thomas More that because ye myzt
foryete myne erand to Maister Bernay, I pray you rede
hym my bille, and that he wille take it to a gode entent;
for how so evyr I wryte I meene well, and so shall.

 

 

     1 [From Paston MSS., B.M.] In this letter reference is made to a ‘testament’
drawn up by Sir John Fastolf eight years previously. This, however, cannot be his
last will, as that would carry the date to a year after John Paston’s death, who seems
to be here spoken of as living. The settlement referred to is doubtless the testament-
ary declaration of 1457 mentioned in No. 541.

     2 Sir Thomas Howes.

     3 i.e. Little credit is given me for my good will.

 

 

 

 

 

MARCH 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1465

MARCH 31