_To my right worshypfull and reverent maistyr, John Paston, at Norwich._
[Sidenote: 1461 / AUG. 23]
Ryght worshypfull sir, and my right honourable maister, I recomaunde me
louly to you. And plese youre maistirshyp to wete that my Maister
Clement, youre brothyr, and Plater, wrot a letter to my mayster yore
sone[299.2] yistirday, the tenure of whych was how ye were entretyd
there. And as ye desyred me, so I enformyd hem the mater along, for they
wist not of it til I told hem; and they wrete the more pleynerly
inasmych as a worshypfull man rood the same day, and bare the letter to
my seyd maister youre sone.
The Lord Bourgcher is with the Kynge, and my Lord Warwyk still in the
North, &c.
Item, sir, thys day cam on John Waynflet from the Kyng streyt weye, and
he is of myn aqueyntaunce; and he teld me there was no voyse nor spekyng
aboute the Kyng of that mater; and I teld hym all the mater along hou ye
were intretyd, whych he wyll put in remembraunce in ony place that he
cometh in in Suffolk or Esex as he goth homward, for he owyth no good
wil to youre adversary. And the seyd Waynflet teld me that he knowyth
for serteyn that the Kyng cometh not to Northefolk til he hathe been
upon the Marchys of Walys, and so there is no serteynte of hyse comyng
thys many dayez. He teld me he lefte the Kyng with a smal felashyp
aboute hym.
And I enqueryd hym of the gyding of my maystyr yore sone, whiche he
comendyd gretly, and seyd that he stood well inconseyt, and dayly shuld
increse; and he was well in acqueyntaunce and be lovyd with jentilmen
aboute the Kyng. But he seyd ther shal no thyng hurte hym but youre
streytnesse of mony to hym, for withoute he have mony in hyse purse, so
as he may resonably spende among hem, ellys they wyll not sette by hem;
and there be jentilmen sones of lesse reputacion that hath mony more
lyberal x. tymez than he hath, and soo in that they seyd Waynflet seyd
it were full necessary for you to remembre, &c.
As for tydyngs here bee noon newe, &c. I truste I shal brynge you a
letter from my mayster your sone, or thanne I come, for whych I shal
rather thanne fayle abyde on day the lenger. And Jesu have you, my right
honourable maister, in Hyse mercyfull governaunce, and preserve you from
adversyte. Wretyn at London, on Seynt Bertylmewys Evyn.
I can speke with noo man but that thynke the gydyng of youre adversary
hath been in many causez ryght straunce, and as it is soposyd that he
shal undyrstonde at the Parlament; but for Gods sake have men inow
aboute yow, for ye undyrstonde is on manerly dysposecion.
Your bedeman and servaunt,