[Sidenote: 1467(?)]
Ryght worchepfull modyr, I recomand me onto you, lowly besechyng yow of
your blyssyng. Plesyt yow to we [_sic_] that my brodyr and I be in good
hele, blyssyd be God, and all our felawshep; and as for me I tryst to
God to . . . yow by Halowmes or within iiij. dayes aftyr at the
ferthest; at whyche tyme I tryst to fynd the menys . . . dyscharge yow
of syche folk as ye kepe of my brodyrs, and that must I do by myn owne
menys; for as for my brodyr, by my trowthe he is not of power to do it;
for this I ensure yow, so God help me, he hathe at thys season not a
peny in hys purs, nor wotys not wher to get eny. And as for Bekham I
warant, and ye wyll send the plate whych ye and I comond of for to helpe
to paye hys dettis, and for to swe forthe for hys jwgement thys terme,
it sholl neythyr be morgagyd nor sold. Wherfor, modyr, I and he bothe
beseche yow that ye wyll send hym the plate by Jwde; or ellys, so God
help me, I wot not how he shall do; for by the feythe that I ow to God
he lokyth every day to be arestyd, and so I wene he sholl, so God helpe
me. Jwde had ned to be sped hastyly lest syche arestys falle in the
tyme. And as for my Lord of Norffolk, it is promysed me to have hys good
lordshep, but I must tery a whylle, as my Lady told yow, for the maners
sake. And as for tydynges her, so God help, neythyr the Kyng nor the
Lordis can as yet undyrstand no serteynte, whedyr they shall go togedyr
ayen by the werre or not. When I here the serteynte I shall send yow
word. Ye may send mony by Jwde for my sustyr Annys hood and for the
tepet of sersenet, viij_s._ a yerd of damask and v_s._ for sarsenet; hyr
hood wyll take iij. quarters. No mor for lak of leyser, but I pray God
send yow your hertis desyir and othyr pore folys thers.
Your sone and humbyll servant,