_The Duc of Norffolk._
[Sidenote: 1469 / SEPT. 26]
Where John Paston, esquier, and other divers persones have, ageyn the
peas, kepte the manoir of Caster with force, ageyne the wille and entent
of us the Duc of Norffolk, to oure grete displeaser; whiche
notwithstanding, at the contemplacion of the writing of the moost
worshipfull and reverent Fader in God the Cardenall of England, and our
moost trusty and entierly beloved Unkel the Archbisshop of Canterbury,
the right noble Prince my Lord of Clarence, and other Lords of oure
blood, and also at the grete labour and enstaunce of our moost dere and
singler belovid wiffe, we be agreed that the seid John Paston and his
seid fellaship, beyng in the seid maneur, shall depart and goo out of
the seid maneur without delay, and make therof deliveraunce to suche
persones as we will assigne, the seid fellaship havyng their lyves and
goods, horsse, and harneys, and other goods beyng in the kepyng of the
seid John Paston; except gonnes, crossebows, and quarells, and alle
other hostelments, to the seid maneur annexed and belonginge. And to
have xv. dayes respyte aftir their seid departing out, to goo in to what
place shall like theim, without any accions or quarell to be taken or
made by us, in our name to theim, or any of theim, within our fraunchise
or without, duryng the seid tyme.
Yoven under our signet at Yermouth the xxvj. day of Septembr the ix^te
yere of King Edward the iiij^th.