William Worcester to John Paston

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WILLIAM WORCESTER TO JOHN PASTON²

To the worshypfull Sir, John Paston, Escuier.

   WORSHYPFULL, aftyr dew recomendacion, please
     your gode maistershyp to wete that where as my
     maister wrytith to yow so homelye of so manye
materes to yow of hys, to be remembred unto hys councell
lerned by mene of yow and of hys frendz and servauntz there,
y pray yow and requyre yow not to wyte [impute] it me that
y am the causer of it that my seyd maister noyeth yow with so
manye materes, for, be God, hym sylf remembryth the moste
part of hem; albe it the particler rehersell of the materes be
fressher yn my remembraunce then yn hys. And, Sir, yn
trouth he boldyth hym to wryte to yow for the grete lofe and
singler affeccion he hath yn yow before all othyr yn hys causes
spedyng, and that ye wille moste tendyrlye of ony othyr re-
membre hys servauntes as well as othyrs to whom belongyth
to spede the materes. He desyryth my Lord Chauncellor
shuld wryte to hym speciallye yff he most nedes com upp, and
a bille to be made yn to Parlement for recuvere of my Lord
Bedford godes.

     Sir, there ys one Haryngton of Doncastre, a besye soule,
that damagyth my maistre to gretely in Bentley. And Herry
Sotehille ys of my maister councell, but no thyng that ys pro-
fytable ys don to hym to remedye it, ye shall see by one Sir
John Vincentes letter sent to yow now, and W. Barker can
enforme yow. Yn the ende of thys terme y suppose to be at
London, and yn to west contre. My maistre wrytith to yow
for a rent of viijli. of annuite charged of a touneshyp called
Batham Wyly, that Maister Scrope he shall be beneficed yn
the ryzt of it. Ye have nede fare fayre with hym, for he ys
full daungerouse when he wille. Y gate hym gode evidensis
of the seyd rent that my maister ne my lady had nevere, and
he can not know it, &c. Also my maister hath wreten to yow
for avice of a new feffement to be made for the maners of
Tychewell and Beytone, and betyme he desyryth to be sent
hym. Y pray yow, and ye se Maister Yng at a leyser to
commaund me to hym, and trustyng hys gode maistershyp
that he wille be of my councell ayenst one William Fouler of
Bokyngham thath kepyth from me a litelle lond. And yff he
wille contynew hys gode maistershyp to me, ye may sey hym
that I cast duelle yn my contree, and wayt uppon hym to help
ghete ayen a pore gode of myn, for heere y thryve not, but
lose my tyme. Y pray our Lord have yow yn hys kepyng.

     Wryt hastlye, the xxvij. day of Januare.

                                           Your,                        W. WYRCESTRE

         ² [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This letter must have been written the day after
the last, as this also speaks of a bill being presented to Parliament for recovery of the
Duke of Bedford’s goods. The passage in which the writer proposes visiting the
west country confirms the date of Letter 314.

JAN. 27

1456
JAN. 27