[Footnote 4-3: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] William Paston, the writer
of this letter, was a younger son of old John Paston, and brother
of the John Paston to whom the letter is addressed. He was born,
as Fenn tells us, in 1459, and it will be seen by what is said of
him in Letter 842 that he could not possibly be older. He was now
at Eton finishing his education, and we have a letter from him
written there on the 23rd of February 1479, which gives good
reason for attributing this to the November immediately before.]
[Footnote 4-4: Thomas Stevenson. _See_ Letter 942 _post_.]
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