_To my ryght reverent and wurschip[full] mayster, my Mayster John Paston
in the Ynner Temple at London._
[Sidenote: 1463 / [FEB.]]
Plesith your goode maystrechip to witte that ther comen doune to the
undrescheryff of Norwiche, a writte to a tache Mr. John P. the yongere,
wherof I sende you a copy closed herin, but they woll not a reeste hym
within Norwich; but I undrestande ther is comen an other writte to the
undrescheryff of Norfolk bothe for hym and me, and for all thoo that ben
indyghted. Wherfore I purpose me to ride to Hoonyng to the scheryff thys
day, to undrestande how he is disposed, and to desire hym to shewe
favour to your pore tenaunts; and as I feele hym disposed I schall send
your maystreship answer.
And as for tidyngs here in this contre, we have noon but that ther be
many Frenchemen upon the see and do moche answer upon the coosts. Mr.
Yelver[ton] knew of the comyng up of the _teste_ within ij. dayes after
they were goon, &c. My ryght reverent and wurschipful maystre, the
blissed Trinite preserve and kepe and ferther you in all your maters.
Sir William Wyllugby whas at Risynge Castell, and yesterday he come home
a yenne. On Tentale hathe entred in to a parte of Felbregge lyvelod, and
a corte holden, and the tenaunts retorned. Item, as for the cort that
Deben[ham] schuld holde at Calcot we here not of it.
Your pore servaunt and bedman, R. C.
Rex vi[ce]comitibus Norwici, salutem. Præcepimus vobis quod capiatis
Johannem Paston juniorem, nuper de Norwico, armigerum, si inventus
fuerit in balliva vestra, et eum salvo custodiatis, ita quod habeatis
corpus ejus coram nobis a die Paschæ in unum mensem ubicunque tunc
fuerimus in Anglia, ad respondendum nobis de quibusdam feloniis et
transgressionibus unde in comitatu nostro Suffolchiæ indictatus est. Et
si prædictus Johannes in balliva vestra inveniri non poterit, tunc ad
duos comitatus in balliva vestra citra terminum prædictum proximo
tenendos juxta formam statuti in hujusmodi casu provisi proclamari
faciatis quod idem Johannes sit coram nobis ad præfatum terminum ad
respondendum nobis de præmissis. Et habeatis ibi hoc breve. Teste
Johanne Markham apud Westmonasterium, xxxjº die Januarii, anno regni
nostri secundo.