[Sidenote: 1477]
Memorandum.--To let my cosyn, Margaret Paston, ondyrstand that for a
jontor to be mad in Sweynsthorp in hand, and for a jontore of no more
but x. mark ought of Sparham, I wylle depart with CC. mark in hand, and
to give theym ther boord free as for ij. or iij. yer in serteyn, or
ellys CCC. mark with ought ther boord, payable by l. mark yerly tyll the
some of CCC. mark be full payed.
Item, I wyll geve CCCC. mark, payable l_li._, in hand at the day of
maryage, and l_li._ yerly tyll the some of CCCC. mark be full payed upon
thes condycyons folowing.
Wher of on condycyon is thys, that I wyll lend my cosyn John Paston
vj^xx._li._, besyd hys maryage money, to pledge ought the maner of
Sweynsthorpe, so that he may fynd syche a frend as wyll pay me a yen the
seyd vj^xx._li._ by xx. mark a yer, so that it be not payed of the
maryage money, nor of the propre goodes of my seyd cosyn John.
Or ellys, an other condycyon is thys, if it be so that my seyd cosyn
John may be suffred, fro the day of hys maryage to my doughter, to take
the hole profites of the maner of Sparham, besyde the maner of
Sweynsthorpe, for terme of ther two lyves, and the longest of theym
leveing, yet wyll I be agreable to depart with the seyd CCC. mark,
payable ayen in forme above seyd [_and to geve theym ther boord for a
yer or two_].[276-1]
And if thes or eny of the conclusyons may be takyn, I am agreable to
make the bargayn swer, or ellys no more to be spokyn of.
[Footnote 275-2: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This paper was evidently
drawn up about the same time as the last letter. It is a draft in
John Paston’s handwriting, but is evidently written as in the name
of Sir Thomas Brews. It is endorsed in a more modern hand: ‘A
determinacion of Sir Tho. Brews how much he would gyve with his
daughter Margery in mariage.’]
[Footnote 276-1: These words are crossed out with the pen.]
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