fair arming Sword within this three days. I heard fomewhat by him of a back friend of yours; and fhall know more hereafter. Written the last day of April. 30th of April, 6 E. IV. ye LETTER XXI. To Mistress Margaret Pafton, be this delivered. R'befeech you your other, I com tho IGHT worshipful Mother, I commend me to you, and you of your bleffing and God's; thank you for your tenderness and help both to me, my brother, and Servants. (Then follows an Account of Money, Debts, &c. a Dispute with bis Uncle William, and a defire to defer his Sifter Margery's marriage with Richard Calle till Christmas, &c.) The King is come to London, and there came with him, and rode again (in company with) him, the Duke of Gloucefter, the Here is no mention of any of the Queen's Relations as attendant on the King, who is faid to speak of the Duke of Clarence, the Earls of Warwick and Oxford, and the Archbishop of York as his best Friends, though those of his Household knew he regarded them in a very different light. • Richard Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, afterwards Richard III. Duke 8 4 12 6 *Suffolke y Erle of 3Aroundell the Erle of Northumbreland the Erle of 5 Effex, the Lordes Harry and John of Bokyngh'm the Lord Dakres the Lorde & Chambreleyn the Lorde 9 Montjoye, and many other knyghtys and Sqwyers, the Meyr of London xxij Aldremen in skarlett and of the Crafftys men of the town to y nombre of CC all in blewe. The Kynge come thorow Chepe thowe it wer owt of hys weye be cawfe he wold not be feyn, and he was acompanyed in all peple w' m' horffe fom harneyfyd and fom nat. My Lorde 10 Archebyfshop com w' hym ffrom Yorke and is at y "Moor and my Lorde of Oxenfford roode to have mett y Kyng and he is w' my Lorde Archebyfshop at y moor and com nat to town w the kynge fom fey y' they wer yeft'daye iij myle to ye Kyng wards ffrom the moor and that the Kyng fent them a maffangr that they fcholde come when y' he fent ffor them. I wot not what to fuppofe therin, the Kyng hymfelffe hathe good langage of the Lords of 13 Clarance of + Warwyk and of my Lords of York of Oxenfford feyng they be hys beft ffrendys, but hys how felde men have other langage fo that what fchall haftely ffalle I cannot feye. John de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, he married Elizabeth, Sifter of Edward IV. 3 William Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, married Joan, Daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury. 4 John Neville, Earl of Northumberland, from 1463 to 1469. 5 Henry Bourchier, Earl of Effex, he married Cecily, Aunt to Edward IV. 6 These two Lords were of the family of Stafford, Duke of Buckingham. 7 Richard Fynes, Lord Dacre. William, Lord Haftyngs. 9 Walter Blount, created Lord Montjoy, in 1465. My 2 Duke of Suffolk, the Earl of 3 Arundel, the Earl of 4 Northumberland, the Earl of Effex; the Lords Harry and John of Buckingham, the Lord 7 Dacre, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Montjoy and many other Knights and Efquires; the Mayor of London, 22 Aldermen, in scarlet, and of the Craftsmen of the Town to the number of 200, all in blue. The King came through Cheap, though it were out of his way, because (if he had not) he would not be feen; and he was accompanied in all people with 1000 horfe, fome harneffed and fome not. My Lord 10 Archbishop came with him from York, and is at the Moor, and my Lord of 12 Oxford rode to have met the King, and he is with my Lord Archbishop at the Moor; and came not to town with the King. Some fay, that they were yesterday three miles to the King wards from the Moor; and that the King fent them a Messenger, that they fhould come when that he fent for them. I wot (know) not what to suppose therein. The King himself hath good language of the Lords of 13 Clarence, of 14 Warwick, and of my Lords of York and of Oxford, faying, they be his best friends; but his household men have other language, fo what shall haftily fall I cannot fay. My 10 George Neville, Archbishop of York. 1 The Moor, a Seat of the Archbishop's in Hertfordshire. 12 John de Vere, Earl of Oxford.. 13 George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence.. 14 Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick. Lord My Lorde of 15 Norff schall be her thys nyght, I schall sende yow mor when I knowe mor. Itm iff Ebyfh'm come not home w myn oncle W. yt than ye sende me y° ij ffrenshe bookys y' he scholde have wretyn y' he may wryght them her. 8 by 112. Paper Mark, A Bunch of Grapes. Pl. x. No 4. The Seal is round, having a Fleur de Lys in the centre, furrounded by ten small ones each in a circle. 15 John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk. John Palton, kt. LETTER XXJJ. To his Worchepfull Broder John Pafton be thys delyu'ed in haft. R YGHT reu'eret and worchepfull Broder after all dewtes of recomēdacōn I recomaŭde me to yow defyryng to her' of yo' p'fp'ite and welfare, whych I p'y God long to cōtynew to hys plefore, and to yo' herts defyr, letyng yow wete that I receyved a Lett' from yow, in the whyche lett' was viijd, w ye whyche I schuld bye a peyer of slyppers. Ferthermor certyfying yow as for y xiij iiij', whyche ye fende by a Jentylmañys man, for my borde, cawlyd Thomas Newton, was delyu'ed to myn hoftes, and foo to my Creancer, M' Thomas Stevefon, and he hertely recomēded hym to yow. Alfo ye fende me worde in the lett' of xijli fyggs and viijto Thefe were for his fubfiftence in Lent. I reyfons, Lord of 15 Norfolk, fhall be here this night. I fhall send you more when I know more. Item, if 16 Ebyfham come not home with my Uncle William, that then ye send me the two French Books, that he should have written, that he may write them here. JOHN PASTON, Knight. 16 Ebyfham was a Transcriber of Books, an Employment much patronised before the invention of Printing. LETTER XXII. To his Worshipful Brother, John Pafton, be this delivered in hafle. R IGHT reverend and worshipful Brother, after all duties of recommendation, I recommend me to you, defiring to hear of your profperity and welfare, which I pray God long to continue to his pleasure, and to your heart's defire; letting you weet that I received a letter from you, in the which Letter was 8d. with the which I should buy a pair of Slippers. Farthermore certifying you as for the 135. 4d. which ye fent by a Gentleman's man, for my board, called Thomas Newton, was delivered to mine Hoftefs, and fo to my Creanfor (Creditor) Mr. Thomas Stevenfon; and he heartily recommended him to you ; alfo ye fent me word in the Letter of 12lb. of Figgs VOL. I. Q ૧ and |