[Sidenote: 1465]
Ser, ze sent to me a letter conteynyng the substaunce of the processe
off Mr. Robert Ippyswell for the mater off the codicill of Nicholas
Pykeryng, &c. Me mervelyt gretly off the certificat off Mr. Robert in
that be halve, for this is the truthe as forth forth as I kan remembre
me. The codicill had nether day nor place lymyte, qwer or qwan it xuld a
ben mad; qwerfor to a reprovyd that that nether was qualifyid with day
nor place it had be gret foly, &c. Therfor I askyd off the juge hys
accounts, and specyally the deposicionys and attestacionys off the
wytteness that wer swor in the seyd codicill, &c.; by the qwyche it
mowth appere clerly qwan and qwere this codicill xuld a be made and
wrete. And this sen I mad protestacion to for the seyde Mr. Robert that
I wolde impugne the mater as lawe requiryd. The qwych peticion I made
diverse tyme to fore moche recorde, judicialy syttyng the seyde
M. R.,[177.2] &c. The qwyche peticion he wold not her, but seyde
expresse that nether Will. Pykeryng nor non other man xuld sen his
accounts nor knowe qwat the deposicion wer in that parte; this mater was
comownyd to for Mr. John Selet and my mayster and yours diverse tymys,
and ever he seyde we xuld not sen the seyde deposicions. And so qwat sum
ever he hath certyfyid, this is the truthe, God to wetenesse and all
Seynts, qwo preserve zow evermore.
And I pray zow to declare this to my mayster and zours; and comende me
hertly to hys good maysterchep. And God sende hym victorye off all hys
elmyes, and so pray all hys well wyllers at Norwich.