[Footnote 322.2: [From Fenn, iii. 210.] This letter gives an
account of certain proceedings for taking possession of the
person of a minor in opposition to the claims of Paston and Sir
John Fastolf as guardians. Fenn supposes the ward in question to
have been Thomas Fastolf of Ipswich; but it appears, by a
petition afterwards presented to Parliament (see _Rolls of
Parl._ v. 371), that he was another Thomas Fastolf, viz. the son
of John Fastolf, Esq. of Cowhawe, Suffolk, whose wardship was
granted on the 6th June 1454 to John Paston, Esq., and Thomas
Howes, clerk. The St. John’s day mentioned in this letter is
therefore St. John the Baptist’s day, 24th June, not St. John
the Evangelist’s, 27th December.]
[Footnote 322.3: The jack or jacket was a military vestment,
calculated for the defence of the body, composed of linen
stuffed with cotton, wool, or hair quilted, and commonly covered
with leather.--F.]
[Footnote 322.4: A salet was a light helmet of various
construction.--F.]
[Footnote 322.5: The haubergeon was a coat composed either of
plate or chain-mail without sleeves. For a fuller account and
view of these, the reader is referred to Mr. Grose’s accurate
_Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons_, 4to, 1785.--F.]
[Footnote 323.1: Thomas, son of John Fastolf, Esq. of Cowhawe.]
[Footnote 323.2: A shoemaker.]
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