_To John Norwode._
[Sidenote: 1453]
I lete you wete that Hache hath do no werk of myn wherfore he aught to
have receyvid any mony, savyng only for the makyng of the litill hous
above the halle wyndownes, for the remenaunte was that fell down in his
diffaute. And as for the makyng of that litill hous, he toke that in a
comenaunte [_covenant_], with makyng of too chymnyes of Sir Thomas Howys
for xl_s._, which comenaunte may not hold, be cause that I must have
thre chymnyes and in a nother place.
Item, the seid litill hows drawyth not v. thowsand tyle, which after
xvj_d._ the thowsand shuld drawe vj_s._ viij_d._ Notwithstandyng, if Sir
Thomas thynk that he shuld be alowyd mo, he shall be. And ye must
remembre how that he hath receyvid vj_s._ viij_d._ of you, and of Robert
Tolle before Halwemesse, as apperith in his accompt, viij_s._ And he
hath receyvid of Tolle sith Halwemesse v_s._ iiij_d._ And than be this
rekenyng he shuld be xiij_s._ iiij_d._ a fore hand, which I wold ye
shuld gader up in this newe werk aswele as ye myght, for I am be hold to
do hym but litill favour.
Item, be war ther leve no firsis in the deke that ye reparre, and that
the wode be mad of fagot and leyd up forthwoth as it is fellid for
taking away. I wold ye wer her on Satirday at evyn thow ye yed ageyn on
Moneday.