_To myn ryght worshypful hosbond, John Paston, be thys delyveryd in
haste._
[Sidenote: 1464 / JUNE 8]
Ryght worshypful hosbond, rekomaund me on to you. Pleasyth you to wete
that I sent yisterday Loveday to Norwyche to speke wyth the Vykyr of
Derham[105.3] for the mater betwen Master Constantyn and hym; and he
seyth that as for that mater, Master Constantyn sewyd hym for feyth and
trowth brekyng, and he sewed Master Constantyn in the Temporall Curte
uppon an obligacion of x_li._; and ther was made appoyntment be twen hem
by the advyce of bothe ther Conceylis, be for Master Robert Popy, that
eche of hem shuld relece othyr, and so they dede, and the sewtys wer
wythdrawyn on bothe partyes, and iche of hem aquytauncyd othyr; and as
for any copy of the plee, he had never non, ner he ner Master John
Estegate, that was hys atornay, remembryth nat that it was regestryd;
and Master John Estegate seythe, if it schuld be scergyd in the regester
it wold take a fortenyght werk, and yit peraventur never be the nerer.
Syr Thomas Howes hathe ben ryght besy thys weke at Blofeld, in wrytyng
and lokyng uppe of ger, and John Russe hathe ben with hym ther the moste
parte of alle thys weke, and thys day was Robert Lynne ther with hym;
what they have do I wote nat, but I schal wete if I may.
It was told me that Syr Thomas desyryd of John Russe to make hym a new
inventory of Syr John Fastolffs goods. John Russe myght not be spoke
with yit, for the letter that he shuld a wretyn, whych ye sente me word
of.
Item, it is tolde that the Dwke of Suffolk[106.1] is kome home, and
owthyr he is ded, or ellys ryght seke, and not lyke to eskape; and Syr
John Howard is kome hom; and it is seyd that the Lord Skalys[106.2] and
he have a comyssyon to enquer whye they of this contre that were sent
for kame not hastylar uppe afftyr they wer sent for. It is reportyd that
the Kyng is gretly dyspleasyd ther with. At the reverence of God, arme
yowr selve as myghtyly as ye kan ageyn yowr enmyes, for I know verrayly
that they wyl do ageyn yow as myghtyly as they kan with all ther power.
It is told me that Syr Thomas shal kom uppe in haste, and othyr, suche
as he kan make for hys partye.
Also for Goddys sake be war what medesyns ye take of any fysissyans of
London; I schal never trust to hem be cause of your fadr and myn onkyl,
whoys sowlys God assoyle.
The blissyd Trynyte have yow in Hys kepyng, and sende yow helthe and
good spede in all yowr materis. Wretyn in haste, on the Fryday next
befor Sceynt Bernabye.
By yowrs,