_To hys ryth reverend broder, Sir John Paston, at Caster Hall, in
Norfolk._
[Sidenote: 1479 / MAY 22]
After all dw reverens and recomendacions, likyth yt yow to understond
that I reseyvyd a letter fro my broder John, where by I understod that
my moder and yow wold know what the costes of my procedyng schold be.
I sent a letter to my broder John, certyfyyng my costes, and the causys
why that I wold procede; but as I have sent word to my moder, I purpose
to tary now tyll yt be Mychylmas, for yf I tary tyll than, sum of my
costys schall be payyd; for I supposed, whan that I sent the letter to
my broder John, that the Qwenys broder[12-2] schold have procedyd at
Mydsomer, but he woll tary now tyll Michylmas; but as I send word to my
moder, I wold be Inceptor be fore Mydsomer, and there fore I besechyd
her to send me sum mony, for yt woll be sum cost to me, but not mych.
And, syr, I besech yow to send me word what answer ye have of the
Buschopp of Wynchester for that mater whych ye spak to hym of for me
whan I was with yow at London. I thowth for to have had word there of or
thys tyme. I wold yt wold come, for owr fyndyng of the Buschopp of
Norwych begynnyth to be slake in payment. And yf ye know not whath thys
term menyth, ‘Inceptor,’ Master Edmund, that was my rewler at Oxforth,
berar here of, kan tell yow, or ellys any oder gradwat.
Also I pray yow send me word what ys do with the hors I left at Totnam,
and whyder the man be content that I had yt of, or nat. Jesu preserve
yow to Hys pleswre and to yowr most hartys desyyr.
Wretyn at Oxforth, the Saturday next after Ascensyon of Yowr Lord.