[Sidenote: 1459 / NOV. 26]
Memorandum, that I Robert Fytzrawff, Esquyer, recorde that I, beyng in
my Master Fastolff chambre, lenyng upon the gret bedde, at suche tyme as
John Paston, Esquyer, Master John Brackeley, Master Clement Felmyngham,
weere in comonycacion with my seid master of dyvers gret maters towchyng
his will, and serten appoyntmentes a twyx my seid master and the seid
John Paston, in the weke next be ffor my seid master dissesid, I hard my
seid master and the seid John Paston appoynte and conclude that the seid
John Paston shulde take upon hym the rwle of my masters howsold and of
all his lyflod in Norffolk and Suffolk duryng his lyve; and aftir his
dissese the seid John Paston shulde do ffounde a colage at Caster of
vij. monkes or prestis, and pay iiij. m^l. mark of money be yeres to my
seid masteres executoris, at eche payment viij^c. marke, till the seid
som wer paid; and that the seid John Paston shulde have all the lyvelode
that was my seid masters in Norffolk and Suffolk to hym and to his
heyres in fee. And aftir this seid mater rehersed my seid master seide
these wordes, ‘Cosyne, I pray you and requere you, lete this be settled
in all hast withowte tarying, for this is my very last wille.’ Also be
it knowe to all men that I had knowlege of this bargayne dyverse tymes
halfe-yere past, and how my seid Master Fastolff and the seid John
Paston wer nye at a conclucion of the seid maters a quarter of a yere be
fore this last bargayne was made.
Wrete at Caster the xxvj. day of Novembre the xxxviij. yere of Kyng
Herry the Sexte. In witnesse wherof, I have syngnyd this bull with myn
own hand and sette to my seale.