[Sidenote: 1467 / APRIL]
My hand was hurte at the torney at Eltham upon Wednesday last. I would
that you had been there and seen it, for it was the goodliest sight that
was sene in Inglande this forty yeares of so fewe men. There was upon
the one side, within, the Kinge, my Lord Scalles, myselfe, and
Sellenger; and without, my Lord Chamberlyn, Sir John Woodvyle, Sir
Thomas Mountgomery, and John Aparre, &c.
By your brother,
JOHN PASTON, Mil.
[Footnote 275.1: This extract from a letter of Sir John Paston to
his brother is quoted in Sandford’s MS. Genealogy of the Paston
family, and is here reprinted from Mr. Worship’s article on that
genealogy in the _Norfolk Archæology_. The original letter I have
not been able to find. The tournament here referred to probably
took place shortly after Easter. The next letter is evidently
written in reply to this.]
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