_A Monsieur J. Paston, Chevaller._
[Sidenote: 1472 / OCT. 16]
Ryght worchepfull sir, I comand me to yow, sertyfying yow that Pekok
hath receyvyd of Sir John Stylle by a bylle all suche stuff as he had of
your. And as for Kendallys mater, he hathe doon as myche in it as can be
doon: but as for Richard Calle, he hathe gevyn hym a pleyn answer that
he wyll not seale to the lease that ye have mad to Kendalle, for he
seyth he wottyth not whether it be your wylle or not, notwithstandyng he
sye yore sealle up on it. I wold be sory to delyver hym a subpena and ye
sent it me.
I send you herwith the endenture betwyx yow and Townesend. My modyr
hathe herd of that mater by the reporte of old Wayte, whyche rennyth on
it with opyn mowthe in hys werst wyse. My modyr wepyth and takyth on
mervaylously, for she seythe she wotyth well it shall never be pledgyd
ought; wherfor she seythe that she wyll purvey for hyr lond that ye
shall none selle of it, for she thynkys ye wold and it cam to yowr hand.
As for hyr wyll and all syche maters as wer in hand at your last being
here, they thynk that it shall not lye in all oure porys to let it in on
poynt.
Sir Jamys is evyr choppyng at me, when my modyr is present, with syche
wordys as he thynkys wrathe me, and also cause my modyr to be dyspleased
with me, evyn as who seyth he wold I wyst that he settyth not by the
best of us; and when he hathe most unfyttyng woordys to me, I smylle a
lytyll and tell hym it is good heryng of thes old talys. Sir Jamys is
parson of Stokysby by J. Bernays gyft. I trowe he beryth hym the hyeer.
Item, ye must sende in haste to W. Barker a warrant to pay John Kook
xxx_s._, and to the woman of Yermothe for otys xx., and Syr John Styll
hys money, for they call dayly up on it.
Item, I prey yow send me some tydynges howgh the world gothe, and
whether ye have sent eny of your folk to Caleys. Me thynkes it costyth
yow to myche money for to kepe hem all in London at your charge.
Item, whethyr ye have eny thyng spokyn of my going to Caleys.
Item, as for a goshawk or a terssell, I wend to have had on of yours in
kepyng or thys tyme, but fere [_far_] fro iee fer fro hert; by my
trowthe I dye for defawlt of labore. And it may be by eny meane
possybyll, for Godes sake let on be sent me in all hast; for if it be
not had by Halowmess, the seson shall passe a non, _Memento mei_, and in
feythe ye shall not loose on it. Nor yet myche wyne on it by God, Who
preserve yow.