pipes of gold. Your stews do you in governance. I pray you to buy for me two well. The Holy Trinity have 4 Written at 'Pafton in hafte the Wednesday next after 7 "Deus qui errantibus;" for default of a good secretary, &c. Pafton, Wednesday, about 1440, 18 H. VI. 8 Yours AGNES PASTON. in Hertfordshire, by Alice, daughter and heir of fir Thomas Garbridge, knt. and wife of fir William Pafton, knt. She died in 1479, and was buried by her husband, in Qur Lady's Chapel at the east end of Norwich cathedral. Pl. II. N° 19. N. B. The reader is defired to obferve, that the Saxon þ is generally ufed, in all these original letters, for th, though here represented by the English y. To LETTER II. my right reverend, and right honourable Mafter, John Pafton, be this given. Alvete, &c. Tidings, the duke of S'Alvete, 2 Orleans hath made his oath upon the facrament, and used it, never for to bear arms against England, in the presence of the King, and all the Lords, except my Lord of Gloucefter; and in proving my faid Lord of Gloucefter agreed never to his deliverance, when the Mass began, he took his barge, &c. This, however, availed nothing, for the Cardinal Bishop of Winchester, Henry Beaufort, and his Party prevailed. The duke of Orleance died in 1465, 5 E. IV. 2 Humphrey Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester, youngest fon of Henry IV. and Protector of Henry VI. was murdered at Bury St. Edmunds in 1445-7, by the contrivance of Queen Margaret and the duke of Suffolk, &c. God God yef grace the feide Lord of Orlyaunce be trewe for this fame weke fhall he to ward Fraunce. Alfo Freynchmen and Pykardes a gret nowmbre kome to Arfleet for to arefcuyd it and o' Lordes wyth here smal pusañce manly bytte them and pytte hem to flyte and blyffyd be o' Lord have take the feide Cite of Arflet the qwych is a great Juell to all Englond and in efp'all to o' cuntre. Moreou' there is j kome in to Eñlond, a Knyght out of Spayne wyth a 4 Kercheff of Plefunce i wrapped aboute hys arme the qwych Knyght wyl renne a cours wyth a sharpe fpere for his fou'eyn lady fake qwom other S Ric 5 Wodvyle or S' Xpofōre Talbot shall del, u' to the wyrchip of Englond and of hem selff be Goddes grace. Ferthermore ye be remembryd that an Efquyer of Suff' callyd Joh Lyfton recou'yd in aff: no: dif: vij m'rc in dam : ayenst S′ Rob Wyngfeld &c. in avoydyng of the payemēt of the seid vijC m're the feide S' Rob 7 Wyngfeld fotylly hath outlaywed the feide Joh Lyfton in Notyngham fhir be the v'tue of qwch outlagar' all man' of chattell to the feide Joh Lyfton app'teynyng arn acruwyd on to the Kyng &c. And anon as the seide utlagar' was c'tyfyed my Lord Treforer g'untyd the feid vijC m'rc to my Lord of 9 Norff' for the arrerag of hys fowde qwyl he was in Scotland, and acordyng Harfleur, a port town in France, in the province of Normandy. 4 A fcarfe, or rich embroidered handkerchief, prefented him by his Sovereign Lady, and which, in honour of her, he wore tied upon his arm; fuch ornaments were often worn by Knights at their tilting matches. s Afterwards earl Rivers, and Father to Elizabeth, the Queen of Edward IV.-He was beheaded at Banbury, in 1469. Third Son of John, the famous Earl of Shrewsbury. He was flain in the battle of God give grace the faid Lord of Orleans be true, for this fame week fhall he towards France. 3 Alfo Frenchmen and Picards a great number came to Arfleet, for to have rescued it; and our Lords with their finall puiffance manly beat them, and put them, to flight, and bleffed be our Lord, have taken the faid City of Arfleet; the which is a great Jewel to all England, and especially to our Country. c. Moreover there is one come into England, a Knight out of Spain, with a Kerchief of Plefaunce enwrapped about his arm; the which Knight will run a Course with a fharp fpear for his Sovereign Lady's fake, whom, either fir Richard 5 Wodvile, or fir Christopher Talbot, fhall deliver to the worship of England, and of themselves by God's grace. 8 Farthermore ye be remembered, that an Efquire of Suffolk, called John Lyfton recovered in affize of novel diffeifin, feven hundred marks [4667. 135. 4d.] in Damages against fir Robert Wingfield, &c. In avoiding of the payment of the faid 700 marks, the faid fir Robert Wingfield, fubtlely hath outlawed the faid John Lyfton in Nottinghamshire, by the vertue of which Outlawry, all manner of chattel to the faid John Lyfton appertaining are accrued unto the king, &c. And anon [as foon] as the said Outlawry was certified, my Lord Treasurer granted the said 700 marks to my Lord of 9 Norfolk, for the arrears of his fowde [pay] whilft he was in Scotland. And according to this affignment aforefaid, Tallies (were) delivered, &c. And my lord of of Northampton, in July, 1460, fighting for the houfe of Lancaster. 7 The Wingfields were an ancient family feated at Wingfield Caftle, and at Letheringham in Suffolk. Referring to this Outlawry, on the back of the original Letter, in an ancient hand, is written, "a lewde practife in thofe dayes." 9 John Mowbray. Norfolk dyng to this affignemet forfeide taylles delyu'ed. And my Lord of Norff' hath relefyd the fame vii C'm'rc to S' Rob Wyngfeld. And here is greet hevyng an fhovyng be my Lord of 10 Suff and all his Counsell for to afpye hough this mat' kam aboute &c. Sr I befeche recom'nde me on to my maft's yo" modyr to my. maft's y' wyff and to my maft's yo' Suft' & omibus alijs quor' int'eft &c. S' I py you wyth all myn hert hold me excufyd that I wryte thus homly and briefly on to you for truly conable space fuffycyd me nowt. No more atte this tyme butte the Trynyte hawe you in p'tec con &c. and qwan yo' leyfyr is reforte ageyn on to yo' college the Inner Temple for ther ben many qwych for defyr yo' p'fence, Welles and othyr, &c. Wretyn in le feft de touts Seynts ent' Meffe & Mateyns calamo feftinant,' &c. 11 by 5. Yōs "Rob. Heppes. to William de la Pole, carl of Suffolk; he was afterwards duke of Suffolk, and beheaded at fea, in 1450. "The family of Repps flourished from the Conqueft, for many centuries, at Repps, &c. in Norfolk.-This writer is ftyled in the pedigree Robert Repps, efq. and married Margaret, daughter of ―. PII. N° 17. Paper Mark. A ftrange Animal LET Norfolk hath released the fame 700 marks to fir Robert Wing field. ΤΟ And here is great heaving and fhoving by my Lord of " Suffolk and all his Counsel, for to espy how this matter came about, &c. Sir, I beseech (you) recommend me unto my Mistress your Mother, to my Mistress your Wife, and to my Mistress your Sifter, et omnibus alijs quorum intereft, &c. Sir, I pray you, with all my heart, hold me excufed, that I write thus homely and briefly unto you, for truly convenable [competent] space fufficed me not. No more, at this time, but the Trinity have you in protection, &c. and when your leisure is, resort again unto your college, the Inner Temple, for there be many which fore defire your prefence, Welles and others, &c. Written on the Feaft of All Saints, between Mass and Matin's calamo feftinante, &c. All-Saints-Day, Yours, "ROBERT REPPS. N. B. Several of these letters have a character, either at the beginning or before the name at the conclufion, which I apprehend fignifics Jefu Maria. This has it at the beginning. It is represented before T. Cant. Plate 1. No. 9; before J. Faftolf, Pl. 11. No. 15; and more fully before Henry Berry, Pl. v. No. 19. VOL. I. C LET |