[Sidenote: 1450-2]
A paper of memoranda in William Worcester’s handwriting, of which the
principal contents are as follows:--
A commission of _oyer_ and _terminer_, dated 1 August 28 Henry VI.--A
session at Swaffham, on Thursday after the Exaltation of the Holy Cross,
29 Henry VI. (17 September 1450).--A note of six other sessions:--1. At
Norwich before the Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Oxford and Yelverton,
Tuesday after St. Mathias’ day, 29 Henry VI. (2 March 1451); 2. At
Norwich, before Oxford and Yelverton, Monday after St. Martin in Winter,
29 Henry VI. (16 November 1450); 3. At Norwich, before Oxford and
Yelverton, Wednesday after the Conception of St. Mary (15 December),
continued seven days; 4. At Lynn, before Oxford, Scales, and Yelverton,
Tuesday after Epiphany (13 January); 5. At Norwich, before John Prysot
and Yelverton, Thursday in Easter week, 29 Henry VI. (29 April 1451);
6. At Walsingham, before Scales and Prysot, Monday _in crastino clausi
Paschæ_ (3 May 1451).
‘Parliamentum apud Leyseter ---- anno xxviijº.--Durante illo Parliamento
intravit T. Daniell manerium de Braydeston.--Will’us, Dux Suff’ obiit
tertio die Maii anno xxviijº Regis Henry VI^{ti}.--Jak Cade, proditor
de Kent, fugit de le Blakheth xxij. die Junii anno xxviij. H. VI.,
[ ] Julii mense decapitatus fuit.--Injuria Plumbsted post hoc (?)’
--Mundford and Heydon entered Braysto[ne] on the eve of the Nativity of
St. Mary anno 29 (7 September 1450). Thomas Danyell entered Braydeston
a second time, 30 Henry VI.
Between Mich. 30 and 31 Henry VI. (1451 and 1452) Norfolk, Oxford,
Scales, and a great number of others were at Norwich holding sessions.
The same year ‘John P.’ was with John, Earl of Oxford, at Whevenho on
the Nativity of St. Mary (8 September). The same year, before all these
things, Thomas Danyell was married at Framlyngham.
‘Testimonium Commissionariorum et cognitio Milonis Stapulton quo ad
impanellationem juratorum.
‘Item, testimonium concilii quoad mutationem actionum in indictamentis
et recordum apparet et declaratio Johannis Geney facta Thomæ Gurney.
‘Item, testimonium concilii et Thomæ Grene quoad absenciam Johannis
Porter. Et testimonium hominum de Bliclyng. Item, missio pro Johanne
Porter pro pecunia et placito proprio. (Memorandum, quando Porter fuit
juratus, J. Andru fuit extractus de indictamento.)
‘Item, testimonium juratorum de non procuratione. Et indictamentum
Johannis Andrew in Suff. causa fugationis ejus.
‘Item, antiquum debat’ supposit’ inter Andrews et Porter erat pro
districtione capta de Johanne Andrews apud Weston pro debito domini
Bardolf; pro qua causa idem Johannes Andrews implacitare vellet dictum
Johannem Porter ad terminum (?) nisi pro dicto domino Bardolf; sic
dictus Andrews continuavit maliciam suam erga prædictum Johannem Porter,
et e contra quod et malicia Heydon erat causa conspiracionis per
ipsum. . . .’
[As this document is a key to the dates of several of the letters
during the years 1450 to 1452, we have thought it best to insert it
in the beginning of the period to which it refers, instead of the
date at which it may be supposed to have been written.]
[Footnote 145.1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.]]
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