_To Syr John Paston, Knyht, be this delyverid in Calice._
[Sidenote: 1477 / [MARCH?]]
Master Paston, I recommaund me to yow; and by cause that I have wrytyn
to yow iij. long letteres; which as yet be answereles, I wote not
whether that the length of mater acumbred yow, or elles the simpylnes of
the effect displesid yow, or elles that ye have utterly refusid the
proferes of my pore servyce and frendeship; but which of these soo ever
hit be, hit hevyeth me.
Syr, hit nedith not, I trow, to send yow the tidynges of these partyes,
how be hit I have thryes send yow such as here were, in entent that ye
shuld send us of yowres; but as long as my lord and yowres is there, ye
can not faile to have the certeynte of all owre English aventures, which
is grete ese to yowr frendes and servauntes in this contre, for so much
as they may make her letteres shorter by so much.
Syr, at the wrytyng of this letter, I was in Kent, where all thyng that
I rejoisid, I wishid yow part of, or all; and as for myself, I am styll
yowr servaunt and bedeman, and so am bownd to be so sore and sewrely,
that I can not unbynde me.
Syr, this is the v. letter that I have sent yow, whereyn thys entent
that folowyth was all wayes on, that is to say, that hit plesid yow sum
on day to take so much labour for me for to se the jentyllest hors in
Calice that is to be sold, and to lett me know of his colowre, dedes,
and price, remembryng that he be also large as mesure wyll, for I love
no small hors, nor hors that wyll evyr be lene and slendyr; but I wold
have hym hye truttyng, if hit wylbe, and if he be styryng with all, he
shall plese me the better, for I wuld have hym all for the plesur, and
for the werre, but if he myht be for bothe. Veryly ther is no tidynges
on that side the se, safe only the welfare of yow and all other there,
that I wuld so fayne here of as of a jentyll trottyng hors that were
lyght and pleasaunt in dedes, if eny such be there. Flemysh hors I thenk
ye have y nowh that wyll play for a myle or ij., but such we have here
also; how be hit I pray yow send me word of yowre store, and be sewre of
the price, if ye like eny, or elles let sum man for yow.
No more, but God kepe yow, prayyng yow to recommaund me to my cosyn Syr
John Scot, and to Syr Tyry Robsert. Let the letter be sent to the
godewif of yowr loggyng.
By yowr JOHN PYMPE.
[Footnote 279-2: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This letter was probably
written about the end of March 1477, as the first of the three
which preceded (No. 906) was received by Sir John in Calais on the
16th of the month.]
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