Item, overe this the seyd Fastolf lent to the voyage that Sir
Thomas Kyryell made into Normandye, in the xxviij. yere of the regne of
the Kyng our Souverain Lorde, the somme of CC. marc; also lent to the
Kyng afore that tyme in his necessite the somme of C_li._ The somme of
both,
ij^{c}. xxxiij_li._ vj_s._ viij_d._
And also the seyd Fastolf hath borne grete charge and cost of alone made
for the spede and helpe of the voyage whiche the Erle of
Shrowysbury[64.1] now last made into the Kynges duchie of Guyenne, to
whom God graunte good expedicion, as it shewith by suffisaunt writyng,
for whiche at the commaundement of my Lord Cardynalle[64.2] the seyd
Fastolf made a chevyssaunce and leyd to wedd [_i.e._ pawned] the
substaunce of his pore juellys, in the whiche chevyssaunce the seyd
Fastolf hath lost xxxvij_li._, and is like to lese more herafter, by
cause he is not of poer to quyte hem oute; the seyd juellys lyne as yet
to plegge for the somme of
iiij^{c}_li._
Somme of the prestys and debtys abofe rehersed,
ij^{ml}. xlv. markes, vj_s._ v_d._ _ob._
The following is written on a separate paper, on the back of which
occurs the imperfect draft above referred to.
Item, overe all thys grete debtes dew at thys day to the seyd Fastolf,
he desyryth and prayth that it may be pondered and concydered the grete
lossez and damages that he hath susteyned and born, as well in the
parties of Fraunce as in thys land; as at one tyme lost the somme and
value of iiij^{ml}. mark for Guillem Remond, hys prysonnere, that agreed
to pay for hys raunsom xxxij^{ml}. salux. The seyd prisonnere was take
awey from hym, and delyvered the toune of Compyne in to the obbeissaunce
of our Souvereyn Lord. Also the reward that the seyd Fastolf shuld hafe
hys part for the takyng of the Duc off Allaunson, whych shuld mount for
hys seyd part iiij^{ml}. [4000] markes, the grete losse that he hath in
delyveryng upp the baronye of Syllye Guillem, in the counte of Mayn, be
thout [_without_] recompense or reward, whych was gevyn to hym and hys
assigneez in the value of m^{l}. m^{l}. [2000] salux off yerly rent.
Also the lesyng of hys pore lyvelode in Normandie that was of the yerly
value of [65.1] mark. The grete importune lossez and damages that he
hath had seth he came into England, whych hys evylle wyllers the
officers and servauntes of the Duc of Suffolk have, be thout [_without_]
cause resonable, made hym leese, as in causyng hym to be disseised
wrongysly of iiij. of hys maners of Dedham, Beyton, Bradwell, Hykelyng,
and Tychewell, to the value of ij^{c}. [200] mark of yeerly rent; besyde
othyr damages and lossez by colours of the lawe, and by menys of
extorcions, as it may shew by a rolle of articles to the value of
vj^{ml}. [6000] markes.
[Footnote 61.1: [From Fenn, iii. 268.] This appears to be a
supplementary paper to the preceding. Two other copies or drafts
of this paper exist among the Paston MSS. in the British
Museum.]
[Footnote 62.1: Sir John Fastolf was Lieutenant of Harfleur in
1415.--F.]
[Footnote 62.2: Pont Meulent was taken in 1422.--F.]
[Footnote 64.1: John Talbot, first Earl, sent to France in 1452
to recover Guienne for the English; killed the following year in
endeavouring to relieve Castillon.]
[Footnote 64.2: Cardinal Kemp. --_See_ vol. ii. p. 160, Note 7.]
[Footnote 65.1: Blank in MS.]
[[iiij^xx ix_li._ x_s._ iiij_d._ _ob. q._
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