[Sidenote: 1479 / JAN. 18]
Do[5-2] Gerald of Marlingford come to me, and know were he ys become; in
qw[at] place he hydyth hym, he dothe but distroyh hym selff.
Do on Steward [of] Colton, a tenaunte of Marlingford, come to me.
Do[5-2] Sir John Chapman,[5-3] parson of Oure Ladies Chyrche, send hider
the bill of rekenyng of Richard Hervy, shewyng what stokke was delivered
be Richard Hervy to Harry Hervy, and also a bille what costes that
Richard H[ervy] . . . . of at that tyme.[5-4]
Do[5-2] John Brigg come to me and bryng me suyrte for hys dette, and
know qwat wey the parson off Melton takyth with hym.
. . de the par[sone] off Melton come to me to Norwych, for tell [him
that] and he come nat hastely he schall nat fynd me here.
Item, pray the parson off Melton to call up on the parteculer tenauntes
off Melton that have had parteculer fermys fro Michaelmas xvij. til
Michaelmas xviij. to pay ther fermys.
[Footnote 5-1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This is a paper of
memoranda by William Paston, partly in his own handwriting,
endorsed--‘Erandes to Marlyngford, the xvij. day of Januar, anno
xviij^o, wer off a copy was delyvered at Sent Edmundes the same
d[ay].’]
[Footnote 5-2: ‘Do,’ _i.e._ cause.]
[Footnote 5-3: He was rector of St. Mary’s Church, Melton.]
[Footnote 5-4: This paragraph is crossed out in the MS.]
[[Sidenote: 1479 / JAN. 18
_date printed as shown, but see first footnote_
Footnote 5-1
[From Paston MSS., B.M.]
_comma missing or invisible_]]
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