_To my welbelovyd Son, John Paston._
[Sidenote: 1453 / JULY 6]
Sone I grete yow well and send you Godys blessyng and myn, and lete you
wete that Robert Hyll cam homward by Horwelle bery, and Gurney tellyd
hym he had byn at London for mony and kowd nat spedyng, and behestyd
Robert that he shuld send me mony be you. I pray for getyt not as ze com
homward, and speke sadly for i. nothyr fermor.
And as for tydyngs, Phylyppe Berney[286.1] is passyd to God on
Munday[286.2] last past wyt the grettes peyn that evyr I sey man; and on
Tuysday Ser Jon Henyngham zede to hys chyrche and herd iij. massys, and
cam hom agayn nevyr meryer, and seyd to hese wyf that he wuld go sey a
lytyll devocion in hese gardeyn and than he wuld dyne; and forthwyth he
felt a feyntyng in hese legge and syyd don. This was at ix. of the clok,
and he was ded or none.
Myn cosyn Cler[286.3] preyt you that ze lete no man se her letter,
wheche is in selyd undir my selle. I pray you that ze wyl pay your
brothir William for iiij. unces and j. half of sylke as he payd, wheche
he sende me by William Tavyrner, and bryng wyt yow j. quarter of j. unce
evyn leke of the same that I send you closyd in thys letter; and sey
your brothyr William that hese hors hath j. farseyn and grete rennyng
sorys in hese leggis. God have you in kepyng. Wretyn at Norwyche on Sent
Thomas evyn in grete hast.[286.4]
Be your modyr,