_To my rytz wurschipful Mayster, Jon Paston, be this delyverid in hast,
dwelling in the Inner Tempill._
[Sidenote: 1449 / APRIL 2]
Rytz wurschipful hosbond, I recommawnd me to zu, praying zu to wete that
my kosyn Cler[99.3] dynyd with me this day; and sche told me that Heydon
was with her yister evyn late, and he told her that he had a letter from
the Lord Moleynys, and schewyd her the same letter, praying hym that he
wold seyn to his frends and wele willerres in this contre that he
thanketh hem of her godewill, and for that thei have done for hym; and
also praying Heydon that he wold sey to Rychard Ernold of Crowmer that
he was sory and evyl payd that his men maden the afray up on hym, for he
seyd it was not be his will that his men xuld make afray on noman in
this contre with owth rytz grett cause. And as for that was don to zu if
it mytz ben prevyd that he had don otherwise to zu than rytz wold as for
the mevabyl godis, ze xuld ben content, so that ze xuld have cawse to
kon hym thank; and he prayd Heydon in the letter that it xuld ben
reportid in this kontre that he wold don so, if he had don otherwyse
than he owth to don.
The frere[100.1] that cleymyth Oxned was in this town zastyrday and this
day, and was ledgid att Beris, and this afternon he rod, but qhedder I
wote not. He seyd pleynly in this town that he xal have Oxnede, and that
he hath my lord of Suffolkes[100.2] good lordschip, and he wol ben his
good lord in that mater. There was a persone warnyd my moder with in
this to days that sche xuld ben ware, for thei seyd pleynly sche was lyk
to ben servyd as ze were servyd at Gressam with in rytz schort tyme.
Also the Lord Moleyns wrott in his forseyd letter that he wold mytyly,
with his body and with his godis, stand be all tho that had ben his
frends and his wel willers in the mater towching Gressam, and preyd
Heydon that he wold sey to them that thei xuld not ben aferd in non
wyse, for that was don it xuld ben abedyn by.
My moder prayith zu that ze wil send my brother Willyam to Kawmbrege
anomynale[100.3] and abok of sofystre of my brother Emundes[100.4], the
qheche my seyd brother be hestid my moder the last tyme he spak with
her, that he xuld asent [_should have sent_] to my brother Willyam.
The blisseful Trinyte have zu in his keping.
Wretyn at Norwyche in hast, on the Wodenysday next be for Palm Sonday.
Zowres,