_To John Paston be thys byll deliverd in hast._
[Sidenote: 1451 or later]
I spacke thys day with a man of Paston syde, and he told me that a man
of Paston told hym that Paston men wold not goo presessyon ferther than
the chyrche yerde on Sent Markys day,[245.2] for he seyd the presessyon
wey was stoppyd in, and seyd with in chort tyme men hopyd that the wall
chuld be broke doun ageyn. Item, he seyd that I was amercyid for
stoppyng of the seyd [way][245.3] at the last generall court, butt he
cowd not tell who meche the mercyment was. And he that told it me askyd
the man that told it hym if he had the mercyment in hys exstrete for to
distreyn there fore; and he seid nay, but seyd he that chuld do it chuld
bettyr doe take it up on hym than he chuld. Item, the same man told me
that he mett with a man of Blyclyng, hyght Barker, that cam late fro
London, and he told hym that I had a sute att London ageyn Wareyn Herman
of Paston, and seyd that Roberd Branton was hys attornnye, and seyd he
seygh hym ryght besy for hym att London. And for yete not yor
sustyr;[245.4] and God have yow in kepyng. Wretyn att Norwyche the xij.
day of May,
Be yor modyr,