[Sidenote: 1455 / OCT. 30]
As I come not to London this winter, I beg you to see to my Lord’s
matters, and labour to my Lord of Canterbury and Master John Stokys for
the recovering of my Lord’s[50.3] [good]s. No man can say more in the
matter than you where his goods are, ‘and where they be disposed,’
especially those that Sir Rob. Whytynham[50.4] had. Also the Lord
Cromwell had ‘a certain number of plate.’ Your costs shall be paid out
of the first money received. Hears from John de Leawe, one of Lord
Willoughby’s executors, that they will labour to my Lord Beaumont to
advance the process for recovery of his part of the reward for the
taking of the Duke of Alençon. Fendykes, a learned man of the Temple,
will help with his advice. Commend me to my sister your wife.
Castre, 30 Oct.
_In Worcester’s hand, and endorsed by him._-- ‘A John Paston et John
Bokkyng.’
[During the winter of 1455-56 we find several allusions to this
claim put forward by Fastolf to the goods of the late Duke of
Bedford. Unless we are to infer from the manner in which Lord
Cromwell is mentioned that he was dead when this letter was written,
it is probably of the year 1455.]
[Footnote 50.2: [From MS. Phillipps, 9735, No. 228.]]
[Footnote 50.3: The Duke of Bedford.]
[Footnote 50.4: Sir Robert Whityngham died on the 4th November
1452.--_Inq. post mortem_, 31 Hen. VI., No. 47.]
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