Good ffrydaye all my garees and pryde had ben goon, but all was faffe. I pray yow iff W. Mylfent go ffroo yow y' he myght come to me to Caleys, I will have hym. 11 by 8. Paper Mark, A Vine Branch, and Pl. x. N° 2. R To John Pafton Efquyer in Norwich. YGHT werfhypfull brother I recomand me to yow, &c. (Then follow fome orders concerning Servants, Debts, Securities, &c.) As for tydyngs the Erle of Wylfhyr and the Lord 2 Sudele be ded and it was feyd yt Sr. W. Stanle was deed but now it is feyd naye, &c. It'm as ffor your goyng to Seyn James I 3 beleve it but atwyen ij, &c. I herd feye that a man was thys daye examyned and he confeffed yt he knewe greet trefor was fende to ye Erle off This fhews us the unfettled ftate of the nation, and the apprehenfions of the King concerning the coming of the Earl of Oxford. The man's confeffion feems to be founded on good authority, as the Earl arrived in England foon after. Oxenfford part on Good Friday all my garees [finery] and pride had been gone, but all was fafe. I pray you if W. Mylfent go from you, that he might come to me to Calais, I will have him. Canterbury, Good Friday, 16th of April, 1473, 13 E. IV. R LETTER LV. To John Pafton, Efquire, in Norwich. IGHT worshipful Brother, I recommend me to you, &c. (Then follow fome orders concerning Servants, Debts, Securities, &c.) I As for tidings, the Earl of Wiltshire and the Lord Sudley be dead, and it was faid, that Sir W. Stanley was dead, but now it is faid nay, &c. 3 Item, as for your going to Saint James's I believe it but atween two, &c. I heard fay, that a man was this day examined, and he confeffed, that he knew great treasure was fent to the Earl of John Stafford was created Earl of Wiltshire in 1470. He was brother to Henry, Duke of Buckingham. 2 ... Butler, Lord Sudley. 3 This feems to fignify, I do not believe it. VOL. II. T Oxford, Oxenfford wheroff a me li fholde be conveyd by a + Monke off Weftm' and fom' feye by a Monke off Chartrehows. It'm that the fame man fchulde acufe C Gentylmen in Norff" and Suff' y' have agreyd to affyft the feyd Erle at hys comynge thyder whyche as itt is feyd fholde be w'in viij dayes afftr 5 Seynt Donfton iff wynde and weddyr ferffe hym fflyeng tales. No mor at thys tyme but God have yow in kepyng. Wretyn at London on Seynt Donftones daye xviij daye of Maye A°. E. iiij'. xiij°. 11 by 8 1. Paper Mark, Bull's Head and Star. Pl. x. N° 1. John Patton, k. *We fee here that the Clergy favoured the Earl of Oxford, though King Edward always endeavoured to keep them on his fide. R To John Pafton Efqer be thys delyveryd. YGHT wyrfhypfull brother I comand me to yow let yng yow weet yt thys daye I was in very p'pose to Caleys ward all redy to have goon to ye Barge, faff I teryed ffor a yonge man yt I thoght to have had w me thyddr, on 2 that Oxford, whereof a 1000l. should be conveyed by a 4 Monk of Westminster, and some say, by a Monk of Charterhouse. Item, that the fame man fhould accufe an hundred Gentlemen in Norfolk and Suffolk, that have agreed to affift the said Earl at his coming thither, which, as it is faid, fhould be within eight days after ' St. Dunstan, if wind and weather serve him; flying tales. No more at this time, but God have you in keeping. Written at London on Saint Dunstan's day, the 18th day of May, in the 13th year of Edward IV. London, St. Dunstan's day, Tuesday, 18th of May, 1473. 13 E. IV. 'JOHN PASTON, Knight. s In the next Letter he is faid to have landed in Effex on the 28th of May. 6 Autograph. Pl. iv. N° 9. LETTER LVI. To John Pafton, Efquire, be this delivered. IGHT worshipful Brother, I recommend me to you, letting you weet, that this day I was in very purpose to Calais ward, all ready to have gone to the Barge; fave I tarried for a young man, that I thought to have had with me T 2 thither, that was w Rows whyche is in the cowntre, and becaufe I cowde not geet hymn and yt I have no mor heer w' me butt Pampyng Edward and Jak therffor Pampyng remembryd me that at Caleys he tolde me yt he p'pofed to be wt the Ducheffe off Norff' my Lady and yowrs and Edward is fyke and femythe nott abydyng he wolde fee what fhold falle off thys worlde, and fo I am as he that feythe com' hyddr John my man, and as happe was yift'day Juddy went affor to Caleysward wherffor I am nowe ille p'veyd, whyche ffor owte yt I knowe yit is lyke to kepe me heer thys Wytfontyd wherffor, iff ye knowe any lykly men and ffayr condycōned and good Archers fende them to me thowe it be iiij and I wyll have them and they shall have iiij mrks by yer and my Levere. a I He maye com to me hyddr to the Gott or yit to Caleys w * riall iff he be wyfe, whyche iff nede bee I wolde yt Berker toke hym to come uppe wt iff it be fuche on' as ye tryft. It'm I fuppofe bothe Pytte and Kothye Plattyng shall goo ffrom me in haft, I wyll neu' cheryfshe knaves foo as I have don ffor ther fakys. It'm I praye yow fende me a newe Veftment off whyght Damaske ffor a Dekyn', whyche is among myn other geer at Norwiche, ffor he fhall ther too as ye woot off I wyll make an armyng Doblett off it thow I fholde an other tyme gyff The former part of this Letter is of little confequence, except to flew us the Attendants neceffary for a Person of Sir John Pafton's (Pl. iv. N° 9.) rank; the latter hints to us the unfettled ftate of the government; and that the King and the Duke of Clarence were not on amicable terms. a longe |