_To my Maister Paston._
[Sidenote: 1454 / JUNE 8]
Worshypfull Syr, and my gode maister, after dewe recomendacion, wyth
alle my trewe servyce precedyng, lyke you wete that as to nouveltees,
&c., the Prince shall be create at Wyndesour, uppon Pentecost
Sonday,[321.1] the Chaunceller,[321.2] the Duc of Bokyngham, and manye
othyre Lordys off astate, present wyth the Quene.
As to my Lord Yorke, he abydyth aboute Yorke tille Corpus Crist
Feste[321.3] be passyd, and wyth grete worship ys there resseyved.
And certeyn Justices, Prysot,[321.4] Byngham,[321.5] Portyngton,[321.6]
and &c., be thedre for execucion of justice uppon such as hafe
offendended yn cause creminall.
It ys seyd the Duc of Exceter[321.7] ys here coverdtlye. God send hym
gode councell hereafter.
And the Pryvee Sele[321.8] ys examynyd how, and yn whate maner, and be
whate autorite prevye selys were passed forthe in that behalf, whych ys
full innocent and ryght clere yn that mater, as it ys welle knowen.
The Frenshmen hafe be afore the Isles of Gersey and Gernessey, and a
grete navey of hem, and v^c. [500] be taken and slayn of hem by men of
the seyd trew Isles, &c.
Syr Edmond Mulso ys come from the Duc of Burgoyne;[321.9] and he seyth,
by hys servaunts rapport, that he wolle not discharge the godes of the
mrchaunts of thys land, but so be that justice be don uppon the Lord
Bonevyle, or els that he be sent to hym to do justice by hym self, as he
hath deserved, or satisfaccion be made to the value.
Yowr mater[10] is enseled as of the thyng ye wote of.
I can no more for haste and lak of leyser, but our Lord kepe you. Wryt
hastly viij. of June.
I sende a lettre to Maister Berney to lete you see for the gouvernaunce
yn Yorkshyr.