_To my rigth reverent and worchipfull John Paston, Esquyer, or to my
maytres his wyf._
[Sidenote: 1461 / MAY]
After my most special recommendacion, lyke your maisterchip wete that
the mater for you and my maistrez, your moder, ayens Powtrell and
Tanfeld hath ben called uppon as dylygently and as hastely this terme as
it mygth be; and al way dayes yeven hem by the Court to answer, and than
thei toke smale excepcions, and trifeled forth the Court, and al wey
excused them by cause the bylle is long, and his councell had no leysur
to se it. And they prayed heryng of the testament of my maister your
fader,[270.2] and therof made a nother mater, and argued it to putte hem
fro it, be cause they had emparled to us by fore; and than Hyllyngworth
to dryve it over this terme, allegged varians be twyx the bille and the
testament that John Damme was named in the testament John Dawme, in
whiche cas now the Court must have sigth of the said testament. Where
fore ye must send it up the begynnyng of the next terme, or elles we
schall have no sped in the mater. And therfor, Maistres, if my maister
be not cum hom, and ye have not the sayd testament in your kepyng, that
than it plese you to speke un to my maistres, your moder in lawe,[270.3]
for the seyd testament, that I mygth redely have it here, and that it be
sealed in a box, and sent to me, and I schall kepe it safe, with Godds
grace.
And as for tytyngs, in good feyth we have non, seve the Erle of
Wylchir[271.1] is hed is sette on London Brigge.
Mayster William is reden hom to my Maistrs Ponyngs; and as for Maister
Ponyngs hymself, sche letteth as thow sche wyst not where he were.
A gentylman that kam fro York told me my maister was heyl and mery, and
rode to mete the Kyng comyng fro Mydlam Castell.
Berwyk[271.2] is full of Scottys, and we loke be lyklyhod after anoyther
batayll now be twyx Skotts and us.
And I pray Jesu have you in His blyssed kepyng.
Your,