_To my right reverent worschipfull master, my Master John Paston._
[Sidenote: 1461 / JUNE 5]
Right reverent and worschipfull master, I lowly recomande me unto your
good masterschip. Plesith you to witte that I have ben at Framelyngham,
and spake Ric Sothwell to hafe hes advice in this mater; wherin he wolde
geve me but litell councell, and seide ze were straungely disposed, for
ye trusted no man, and had moche langage, weche the berer herof schal
enforme your masterschip.
And as for the letters, they were delivered my Lorde[277.2] at the
Logge, but I cowde not speke with hese Lordeschip. And suche tyme as
they were delyvered Fitz William whas there, weche is now keper of
Castre; and what tyme as my Lorde had sene the lettres, he comaunded hym
to avoide, and so he did. And thanne my Lorde sent for Sothwell. And in
the meene tyme my Lorde sent a man to me, and axed me where ye were, and
I tolde hem ye were with the Kyng; and so he sent me worde that an
answere schulde be made be Sothwel to the King, seyng that ii. or iij.
eyers [_heirs_] had ben with my Lorde, and shewed her [_i.e._ their]
evidence, and delyvered it to my Lorde, seyng they have had gret wrong,
besechyng my Lorde that it myght be reformed. Wherfor he comaunded me
that I shulde go hom, for other answer cowde I non have. So I aboude
uppon Sothwel to a’ know my Lordes answer to the Kyng; weche answere
Sothwel tolde me was, that he writeth to the Kyng that certeine points
in your lettres be untrew, and that he schal prove suche tyme as he
cometh befor the Kyng, besechyng the Kyng to take it to no displesur;
for he is advised to kepe it still unto the tyme that he hath spaken
with his Highnesse, for he trusteth to God to schewe suche evidence to
the Kyng and to the Lords, that he schulde have best right and titill
therto; and so he sent a man forthe to the Kyng this day. It were right
wele don ye awayted upon hes man comyng, that ye myght knowe the redy
entent of my Lordes writyng.
Berthelmew Elysse hathe ben with my Lorde, and made a relesse to my
Lord; and Sir Will Chamberleine was ther ij. dayes afore I come thirder,
I can thynke for the sam mater. And Thomas Fastolf whas there the same
tyme that I was ther; and as I am enformed, they have delyvered my Lorde
serteine evidence. Wherfore me semeth it were right wele don, savyng
your better advice, to com hom and sele up your evidence, and have hem
with you to London, to prove his titill noght. Ther be but ii. or iij.
men with in the place, and if ye thynke it best to do it, send word, and
I suppose a remedy schal be had.
Also I here no word of Master William, nor of the writts for the
Parlament. Also it is tolde here that Tudenham[278.1] and Heydon have a
pardon of the Kyng, and that they schal come up to London with the Lady
of Suffolk to the Coronacion. Also as for the letter that ye sent to
Thomas Wyngfeld, I have it still, for he is at London. Some men sey he
meved my Lord for to entre, and some sey Fitz William is in defaute. So
I can see ther is but fewe goode. Also my master Sir Thomas Howys schol
send a letter to the person ye wote of, for to deliver you the gere at
London the next week. My right wourschipfull and reverent master,
Almyghti God preserve you.
Wreten at Norweche, on the morwe after Corpus Christi Day.
Your pore servant and bedman,