_A Johan Paston, Esquier, soit doné._
[Sidenote: 1472 / FEB. 17]
Brother, I comande me to yow, and praye yow to loke uppe my _Temple of
Glasse_,[135-3] and send it me by the berer herof.
Item, as for tydyngs, I have spoken with Mestresse Anne Hault, at a
praty leyser, and, blyssyd be God, we be as ffer fforthe as we weer
toffoor, and so I hoope we schall contenew; and I promysed hyr, that at
the next leyser that I kowd ffynde therto that I wolde come ageyn and
see hyr; whyche wyll take a leyser as [I] deeme now; syn thys observance
is over doon, I purpose nott to tempte God noo moor soo.
Yisterday the Kynge, the Qween, my Lordes of Claraunce and Glowcester,
wente to Scheen to pardon; men sey, nott alle in cheryte; what wyll
falle, men can nott seye.
The Kynge entretyth my Lorde off Clarance ffor my Lorde of Glowcester;
and, as itt is seyde, he answerythe, that he may weell have my Ladye hys
suster in lawe, butt they schall parte no lyvelod, as he seythe; so what
wyll falle can I nott seye.
Thys daye I purpose to see my Lady off Norffolk ageyn, in goode howr be
it!
Ther is proferyd me marchaunts ffor Sporle woode. God sende me goode
sale whan I be gynne; that poor woode is soor manashed and thrett.
Yitt woote I nott whether I come home beffoor Esterne or nott, I schall
sende yow worde. No moor, &c.
Wretyn the ffyrst Tewesdaye off Lenton.