_To John Paston, Esquier, or to Mestresse Margrett Paston, hys moodre,
in Norfolk._
[Sidenote: 1476 / MARCH 12]
I recomande me to yow, letyng yow wete that, blessyd be God, uppon
Saterdaye last past my lorde[256-2] and wee toke the see, and come to
Caleyes the same daye, and as thys daye my lorde come to Guynesse, and
theer was receyvyd honourablye with owt any obstaklys; wheer as I fownde
Master Fytzwalter and othre, whyche wer ryght hevye for the dethe of the
noble man thatt was theer to foor, itt happyd soo that my seyd Master
Fytzwalter axid me ryght hertely for yow, and I lete hym weete that I
demyd ye wolde be heer in haste, wheroffe he seyde he was ryght soory,
for soo moche that he entendyth to come in to Englonde, and as I
conceyve he wyll come to Attylborogh, and brynge my mestresse hys wyffe
with hym, and theer to stablysshe hys howse contynuall. Wherffor he
thynketh that he sholde have as grete a lakke off yow as off any one man
in that contre, willyng me to wryght on to yowe, and to late yow weete
off hys comynge. He also hathe tolde me moche off hys stomake and tendre
faver that he owythe to yow; wherffor I asserteyn yow that he is your
verry especiall goode master, and iffe ye weer abydynge in thatt contre,
whylse he weer theer, he is dysposyd to doo largely for yowe in dyverse
wyse, whyche weer to longe to wryght, in so moche that I feele by hym
that he thynkyth that itt sholde be longe er he scholde be wery of yowr
expences of horse or man. Now I remytte alle thynge to your dyscresion;
ye woote best what is for yow.
As for my lorde, I undrestande nott yitt whethyr he wylle in to
Ingelonde the weke to foor Esterne, or ellys aftre.
I pray yow recomande me to my moodre. I wolde have wretyn to hyr, but in
trowthe I ame somewhatt crased, what with the see and what wythe thys
dyet heer.
No moor to yow, but wretyn at Gynes, the xij. daye off Marche, anno E.
xvj.
By JOHN PASTON, K.
[Footnote 256-1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.]]
[Footnote 256-2: Hastings.]
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