PLAYTER TO JOHN PASTON[50.2]

_To my maister, John Paston, at Heylesdon._

[Sidenote: 1462 / JULY]

Item, plese you wete of other tytyngs. These Lords in your other

letter,[50.3] with Lord Hastyngs and other, ben to Karlyle to resseve in

the Qwen of Scotts;[50.4] and uppon this appoyntement, Erle Duglas[50.5]

is comaunded to come thens, and as a sorwefull and a sore rebuked man

lyth in the Abbey of Seynt Albons; and by the said appoyntement schall

not be reputed, nor taken, but as an Englyssheman, and if he come in the

daunger of Scotts, they to sle hym.

Item, Kyng Harry and his Aderents in Scotland schall be delyvered; and

Lord Dakres of the Northe is wonne and yelden, and the seid Lord, Sir

Richard Tunstall, and on Byllyngham in the said Castell ben taken and

heded.

Item, the Qwen and Prince ben in Fraunce and ha mad moche weyes and gret

peple to com to Scotland and ther trust to have socour, and thens to com

in to Inglond: what schall falle I can not sey, but I herd that these

appoyntements were take by the yong Lords of Scotland, but not by the

old.

Your,

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