There are two drafts of the preceding statement among the Paston
MSS. in the British Museum, besides an imperfect draft hereafter
mentioned. These appear to have been drawn up as early as the year
1452. One of these is in William Worcester’s handwriting; the other
is a fair copy from it, with further corrections, in his hand. The
document printed above embodies all the corrections in the second
paper, and corresponds with it almost exactly in every point, except
that the latter places the second item relating to the Duke of
Clarence at the very end of the account, and contains the following
additional entries:--
And beside all this, there is yet owyng to the sayd Fastolf uppon the
voyage that Thomas Danyell made into Bretayn, as it is openly knowen,
the somme of