_To my rygth worshipfull hosbond, John Paston, be this delyverid in
hast._
[Sidenote: 1451 / [JUNE 3]]
Rygth wurchipfull hosbond, I recommawnd me to yow, desyring hertyly to
her of your welfar, preying yow to wete that itt was told me this weke
that ther is afayr plase to sell in Seynt Laueransis parysch, and stant
ner the chirche, and by the water syde, the whiche place Toppis hath to
sell. Pyte alyster [_a dyer_] bowgth itt of Toppis and now, for defawt
of payment, Toppis hath enterid ayen therinne, and shall selle itt in
hast, as it is told me. The seyd lyster dwellyth therinne at this tym,
but he shall owte, for he is hald rygth apore man. I suppose if ye lyke
to bye itt when ye com hom, ye shall mowe have itt of Toppis als
godechepe or better than another shuld. Als for tydyngs, we have none
gode in this contre; I pray God send us gode. Itt was told me that
Rychard Sowthwell hath enterid in the maner of Hale,[248.1] the whiche
is the Lady Boysys,[248.2] and kepyth itt with strength with seche
another felashep as hath be att Brayston, and wastyth and dispoylyth all
that theris; and the Lady Boys, as it is told me, is to London to
compleyn to the Kyng and to the Lordys ther of. Itt semyth it was not
for nowgth that he held with Charlys and his felashep. I prey yow that
ye wol vowchesawf to speke to Jamys Gloys to bye the Ungwentum Album
that I spake to hym for; and that ye woll remembr your fayr dowgteris
gyrdyl. I hope ye shull be at hom so sone that I woll do wryte nomor
tydyngs to yow. The blyssid Trinyte have yow in his keping, and send yow
gode spede in all that ye woll spede well inne. Wretyn at Norwyche on
the Asencion day.
Yours,