_To my worshipfull Maister Paston, at Norwich, in haste, be this
delyvered._
[Sidenote: 1450 / [OCT.]]
Please it yow to wete that I come to London the Wednesseday at even late
next after my departyng from yow, and it was told me that my Maister
Calthorp hadde writyng fro my Lord of York to awayte on hym at his
comyng in to Norffolk to be oon of his men, and that no gentilman of
Norffolk had writyng to awayte on hym but he; and sum folke wene that it
is to th’entent that he shuld bo outhir shiref or knyght of the shire,
to the fortheryng of othir folks, &c.
The Kyng is remevid from Westminster, summe men sey to Fysshwick,[181.1]
and summe sey to Bristowe. And it is seid that he hath do wretyn to alle
his men that be in the chekroll[181.2] to awayte on hym atte Parlement
in their best aray; why, no man can telle. Heydon[181.3] was with my
Maister Yelverton,[181.4] and desired hym to see the recordes of his
endytementz, and axed of hym if he were indited of felonye; and my
Maister Yelverton told hym it was. And thereto H. seide ‘Sir, ye wole
recorde that I was never thef;’ and he seid he trowed right weel that he
cowde telle why he took Plumpsteds goods, and othir words whiche were
long to write. And my Maister Y. seid to hym he cowde not knowe the
laborer of th’endytement, and H. seid ageyn he knewe weel the laborer
thereof; and my Maister Y. conceyte is H. ment yow. Wherfor he advyseth
yow that in onywyse ye make Plumpsted to take apell accordyng; for if he
so do, thanne is H. barred of his conspirace, and also of his damages,
though that he be nonnsewed therin, or though it be afterward
discontynued, &c., and ellis are ye in jopardy of a conspirace, for H.
hopeth to have the world better to his entent thanne it is nowe. For it
is told me that rather thanne he shuld fayle of a shiref this yeer
comyng for his entent, he wole spende m^{l.}_li._ [£1000].
This communicacion be twene them was on Moneday last passed, and on
Tewisday last passed H. mette with Maister Markham,[181.5] and he tolde
H. his part how that he levid ungoodly in puttyng awey of his wyff, and
kept an other, &c.; and therwith he turned pale colour, and seid he
lyved not but as God was pleased with, ne dede no wrong to no person.
And therupon Maister Markham reherced how he demened hym a genst men of
Court, and named yow and Genneye; and H. seid, as touchyng the peple
that rifled yow, and the doyng thereof, he was not privy therto, for he
was that tyme here at London; and as touchyng the Lord Moleyns title, H.
enforced gretly, and seid his title was better thanne yours.
Yisterday was my Maister Yelverton at dyner with my Maister
Fastolf,[182.1] and there among other thei were avysed that my Maister
F. shall write to my Lord of Norffolk that he certifie the Kyng and his
Counseill how the cuntre of N. and S. [_Norfolk and Suffolk_] stonde
right wildely, withowt a mene may be that justice be hadde, whiche wole
not be but if a man of gret byrthe and lyflod there be shiref thes yer
comyng, to lede the peple in most peas; and therto thei named Maister
Stapilton,[182.2] if it wole happe, &c. Also that my Lord Norffolk shall
certifie the Kyng and his Counseill that but if the day of the oyer and
termyner stonde, it wole be full harde, by cause the peple is so wylde.
Also that alle knyghtes and escuyers of the same cuntre shuld certifie
the same, for summe of H. part have boosted that all . . . . at Norwich
shuld not be worth an haughe. _Ideo_, &c.
Item, Prentise is now in the Mydle Inne, and Dynne . . . . .
Almyghty God have yow in his kepyng. Wretyn the Thursday next after my
departyng. . . . .
Your,