And I bequeth to the seid John Paston for his labour x_li._

And to iche of myn other executours for their labour v. marc.

In witnesse wherof to this my present testament I have putto my seal.

Yevyn day and yer biforseid.

[Footnote 46-2: [Add. Charter, 17,253, B.M.]]

[Footnote 47-1: In the margin is written in John Paston’s hand,

‘Memorandum, v. yer to come to kepe the yerday.’]

[Footnote 48-1: In margin, ‘v_li._ vj_s._ viij_d._’ This and the

marginal notes which follow are all in John Paston’s hand.]

[Footnote 48-2: In margin, ‘xvj_s._ viij_d._’]

[Footnote 48-3: _Ibid._]

[Footnote 48-4: _Ibid._]

[Footnote 48-5: _Ibid._]

[Footnote 48-6: In margin, ‘v_li._’]

[Footnote 50-1: In margin, ‘xx_li._’]

[Footnote 50-2: Pieces of tapestry used on the sides of tables,

beds, etc.--_Halliwell._]

[Footnote 50-3: Canopy of tapestry.]

[Footnote 50-4: Head of the bedstead.]

[Footnote 52-1: Opposite this paragraph is written in the margin

in John Paston’s hand: ‘C. marke. Solut’ E. P. _l._ marke.’]

[Footnote 52-2: Halliwell explains ‘gaudees’ as ‘the larger beads

in a roll for prayer.’ According to Palsgrave they represented the

_Paternoster_.]

[[wherof oon is covered the hole bedde

_punctuation unchanged: missing comma after “covered”?_

[48-5] [48-6]

_in the body text, footnote markers 5 and 6 are reversed, but see

text and footnotes_]]

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