_To John Paston, Esqer, in Norffolk._
[Sidenote: 1473 / APRIL 16]
Wyrsshypfull and ryght hertyly belowyd brother, I recomande me on to
yow, letyng yow wete that on Wednysdaye last past I wrote yow a letter,
wheroff John Carbalde had the beryng, promyttyng me that ye shold have
it at Norwyche thys daye, or ellys to morowe in the mornyng, wherin I
praye yowe to take a labor accordyng afftr the tenur off the same, and
that I maye have an answer at London to Hoxon, iff any massenger come,
as ene I maye doo ffor yow.
As ffor tydyngs, ther was a truse taken at Brussellys about the xxvj.
daye off Marche last past, be twyn the Duke off Borgoyn and the Frense
Kyngs imbassators and Master William At Clyff ffor the Kyng heer, whyche
is a pese be londe and water tyll the ffyrst daye off Apryll nowe next
comyng, betweyn Fraunce and Ingelond, and also the Dukys londes. God
holde it ffor ever and grace be.
Item, the Erle of Oxenfford was on Saterdaye at Depe, and is purposyd
into Skotlond with a xij. schyppys. I mystrust that werke.
Item, ther be in London many fflyeng talys, seying that ther shold be a
werke, and yit they wot not howe.
Item, my Lorde Chamberleyn[184-2] sendyth now at thys tyme to Caleys the
yonge Lorde Sowche[184-3] and Sir Thomas Hongreffords dowtre and
heyr,[184-4] and some seye the yonge Lady Haryngton, thes be iij. grett
jowelles, Caleys is a mery town, they shall dwell ther I wott not
whylghe [_how long_].
No mor, but I have ben, and ame troblyd with myn over large and curteys
delyng with my servants, and now with ther onkynd nesse; Plattyng,
yowr men wolde thys daye byd me ffar well to to morow at Dover,
notwithstandyng Thryston yowr other man is ffrom me, and John Myryell,
and W. Woode whyche promysed yow and Dawbeney, God have hys sowle, at
Castre, that iff ye wolde take hym in to be ageyn with me, that then he
wold never goo ffro me, and ther uppon I have kepyd hym thys iij. yer to
pleye Seynt Jorge and Robyn Hod and the Shryff off Notyngham, and now
when I wolde have good horse he is goon into Bernysdale, and I withowt a
keeper.
Wretyn at Canterburye, to Caleys warde on Tewesday and happe be, uppon
Good Frydaye the xvj. daye off Apryll, Anno E. iiij^ti xiij^{o}.
Yowr,