_To my mastyr, John Paston, be this delyvird._
[Sidenote: 1486 / JAN. 21]
Ryght reverent and wortshepfull syre, in my most umbill weysse I
recomaunde me to you, desyryng to here of your welfare, the wytche I
beseche God to preserve to His plesur and so your hartes desyir. Syr,
I thank you for the venyson that ye sent me; and youre schepe is seylyd
owt of the havene as this daye.
Syr, I send you be my brodyr Wyllem your stomachere of damaske. As for
youre teppet of velvet, it is not here; An seythe that ye put yt in your
casket at London.
Syr, your chyldryn be in goode helle, bellsside be God.
Syr, I prey you sende me the gowild, that I spak to you of be the nexst
man that comythe to Norwytche.
Syr, your mast that laye at Yermowyth is letyn to a scheppe of Hull for
xiij_s._ iiij_d._, and if there fawyll ony hurt ther to, ye schall have
a newe mast ther for.
No mor to you at this time, but Almyty God have you in His kepyng.
Wretyn at Castyr Hawill, the xxj. daye of Janever, in the furst yere of
Kyng Harry the vij^{th}.
Be your servaunt,