_A Lettre to J. Paston, ar., from his wife._[252.2]
[Sidenote: 1461 / MARCH 1]
Please it you to wytte that it is lete me witte by on that owith you
good wyll that there is leid awayte up on you in this cuntre, yf ye come
here at large, to bryng you to the presence of syyche a Lord in the
north as shall not be for your ease, but to jopardie of your lyf, or
gret and importable losse of your goods. And he that hath take up on hym
this enterprise now was undr-shireff to G. Sayntlowe. He hath gret
favour herto by the meanes of the sone of William Baxter that lyth
beryed in the Grey Freres; and, as it is reported, the seid sone hath
geve gret sylver to the Lords in the north to bryng the matier a bowte,
and now he and alle his olde felaweship put owt their fynnes, and arn
ryght flygge and mery, hopyng alle thyng is and shalbe as they wole have
it. Also it is tolde me that the fadr of the bastard in this cuntre seid
that now shuld this shire be made sewir for hym and his heires hens
forward, and for the Baxsteris heyres also, wherby I conceyve they
thynke that they have none enemy but you, &c.
Wherfor like it you to be the more war of your gydyng for your persones
saufgard, and also that ye be not to hasty to come in to this cuntre til
ye here the world more sewer. I trowe the berar of this shall telle more
by mowthe, as he shall be enfourmed of the rewell in this cuntre. God
have yow in His kepyng.
Wretyn in hast, the secund Sunday of Lent by candel light at evyn.
By yours, &c.