_To my brother, Wylliam Paston, be this delyverd._
[Sidenote: About 1481(?)]
I hartely recomawnd me to zow. Here is lately fallyn a wydow in
Woorstede, whyche was wyff to one Bolt, a worstede marchaunt, and worth
a m^l._li._, and gaff to hys wyff a C. marke in mony, stuffe of howsold,
and plate to the valew of an C. marke, and x_li._ be zere in land. She
is callyd a fayer jantylwoman. I wyll for zour sake se her. She is ryght
systyr, of fader and modyr, to Herry Ynglows. I purpose to speke with
hym to gett hys good wyll. Thes jantylwoman is abowght xxx. zeres, and
has but ij. chyldern, whyche shalbe at the dedes charge; she was hys
wyff but v. zere. Yf she be eny better than I wryght for, take it in
woothe I shew the leeste. Thus lete me have knowlache of zowr mynde as
shortly as ze can, and whan ze shall moun be in this cuntre. And thus
God send zow good helth and good aventure.
From Norwyche, the Saterday after xij^the day.
Your,