_To my ryght wyrshypfull husbond, John Paston, be thys delyveryd in
haste._
[Sidenote: 1465 / MAY 27]
Ryght wyrshypfull husbonde, I recomaunde me to you. Please it you to
wyte that I have send to Master John Smyth and to Master Stephyn to have
a vyse for the church of Drayton; and they send me word that ther moste
be had a comyssion from the Byshop to calle in the person
Flowredew,[145.2] and that most be proclaymyd in the church of Drayton
iij. tymes by a Deen,[145.3] and after that yff he appyre not with in
vj. monthys after the fyrst proclamacion, that then he for to be
depryvyd, and the patron to present whom he luste, and ells your
presentacyon ys not sufficyant. And I have so purveyd that a comyssyon
ys hadde, and shal be servyd as hastely as it may be.
As for John Rysyng, I have sent to hym to wyte the cause that he ys not
broght up to London, and he sayth that he callyd uppon the Shyrff that
he myght be had up for [to] com to hys awnswer, and the Shyrff told hym
that he wold not bryng hym up at hys owyn coste; and John Andres seyd
that he wold not have hym up, and so he ys styll in prison at Ipswych;
and so shall he be but yf ye canne fynde the beter mene for to have hym
oute. I have sent to hym xiij^s. iiij^d. to help hym sylf ther with; he
payth for hys borde wykely xx^d. And Hopton and Smyth be ther styll
allso, and they have money ynogh, wher som ever that they have it.
Rysyng dymeth that they have confort of the other party; and I send you
a copy of the warant that they wer a restyd by, &c.
I spake not with my moder syn Rychard Calle broght me the letter from
you tochyng her mater, for I myght have no lesor. While I speke with her
at leysure I wyll remember her in that mater, acordyng to your wrytyng.
And as for your tenants of Drayton, as I canne understond by hem, they
be ryght gode and trew hertyd to you to ther powers, and full fayn wold
that ye had it a yen in peasse, for they had as leffe al most be tenants
to the Devell as to the Duke, except Wyll. Herne, Pers at Sloth, and on
Knott of the same towne, for they be not gode.
All your tenants at Haylesdon and Drayton, except thes iij., be ryght
glad that we err ther a mongs hem, and so be many other of our olde
nebers and frends; and but yf [_unless_] ye com hom by Wensday or
Thursday[146.1] in Wytson wyke, I purpose me to ssee you in secrete wyse
by Trynyte Sonday,[146.2] but yf [_unless_] ye send to me contrary
comaundement er that tyme; and I pray you send me yeur avyse how ye wyll
that we doo a yenst the next shyr, whych shulbe the Monday next after
Trynyte Sonday, as for callyng uppon the replevyn that the bests of
Drayton wer delyveryd by.
Item, Richard Calle told me that ye desyryd to have Master Phylyp ys
name, and hys name ys Phylyp Lypzeate, and I send you a letter[146.3] by
Henre Wylton ys man, wherin I wrote Master Phylyp ys name; and in the
same letter I wrote to you for Wyll. Lumnor. I pray you send me word yf
ye have it. And the Blysshyd Trynyte have you in Hys kypyng. Wryten the
Monday next after Assencyon Day.[146.4]
By yours,