_To my ryght reverent and wourchipfull mastras, my Mastras Paston, the
modyr of my maister John Paston, be this delyvered._
Ryght reverent and wourchipful Mastras, with most humble and louly
servyce in moste goodly wice I recomaund me to your contynuell
supportacion. Please it your good grace to have notycion that I have
late a place of yours in quiche John Rycheman dvellyd, for it stode at a
grete dyspeyr and I have late it for xv_s._, but up your good grace, for
the lockis of the dores arn pulled of and born a waye, and the wyndowes
ben broken and gone and other bordys ben nayled on in the stede of the
sayd wyndowes. Also, the swynysty ys doun, and all the tymbyr and the
thatche born a way; also the hedge ys broken or born a wey, quiche
closed the gardeyn; querthorgh the place ys evyl apeyred to the tenaunt.
On Sent Marckes daye I entred the seid place and lete it to your be
hove, and on the day after cam Henry Goneld and seyd my latyng schald
not stond, and went and seled the dores; querfor I beseche your graciows
favor that my latyng may stond, for I have late alle your londis
everychone. I know not oon rode unlate, but alle ocupyed to your
profyghte. The tenaunt quich by your lycens schuld have youre place to
ferme by my latyng ys gretely be hated with oon Johane, the wyfe of
Robert Iclyngham, chapman, quich ys voysed for amysse governyd woman of
hyr body by the most parte of owr town wel recordyth the same, and sche
dvellyth al by your seyd place; and by cause this seid tenaunt ys
gretely ayens hir for hir ungoodly governaunce, therfor sche mad menys
to one Abraham Whal, quiche ys one of hir supportores, and he hath spoke
with the seyd Henry Gonelde that he myght seke a remedye to cause this
seyd tenaunt to be a voydyd and kept oute your seid place and not come
ther inne.
He that is bryngger of this bylle ys the man to quich I have late to
ferme by the licens of you; therfore I beseche your gracaus favor to be
schewed onto hym, and mekeli I beseche your contynuell supportacion that
ye wuld send me wrytyng under your seele how I schal be demened. Nomor,
&c. Wrytin at Crowmer the nest day after Sent Marc.--Be your servaunt at
alle tymes,
WILLIAM REYNOLDES of Crowmer.
_The following memoranda are written on the back:--_
Firmale terræ ten’ Roperes in Crowmer Anno xxxjº.
In primis Gylmin (?) tenet ad firmam ij. acras ad terminum
---- [293.1] annorum et reddit per annum xx_d._
Item, Johannes Parnell tenet iij. rodas ad terminum xij. annorum et
reddit per annum xij_d._
Item, Willelmus Reynoldes pro iij. rodis in ij. peciis ad terminum
x. annorum et reddit per annum ix_d._
Item, Thomas tenet pars (_sic_) terræ et reddit per annum
ij_d._ _ob._
Item, Ricardus Child pro prato et j. inclausura vocata Longclos ad
terminum annorum et reddit per annum iij_s._ iiij_d._