(box) that I fend now, where ye wot of, which ye shall fee worn hereafter, it is a pretty ribbon with pretty Aglets and goodly. Make you not wife to Juddy neither not that ye would weet any thing, for I may say to you, at his coming over he brought goodly Geer reasonably. Item, as for my 4 Bill that is gilt, I would it were taken heed to; there is one in the town, that can glaze [polish] well enough, as I heard fay; alfo there is one cometh every market day from St. Omer's to Calais, and he bringeth Daggers and fetcheth alfo, he may have it with him, and bring it again the next market day for 12d. or 16d. at the moft; and [or] else let it be well oiled and kept till I come. No more. Written at London the 5th day of July, in the 13th year of Edward IV. London, Monday, 5th of July, 1473, 13 E. IV. • A warlike Inftrument of Offence. JOHN PASTON, Knight. LET IER ZUJJJ. LCI I E To my Right hertily beloved frends and felaws S'. John of Middelton and S. John Pafton Knights. A FTER herty Recomendacōn, I thank you of the gode attendance that ye yeve unto the Kings counfail at Calais and the gode and effectuelle devoires that ye putte you into affifte my Depute S. John Scot in alle fuche things as mowe conc'ne the faufgarde of my charge there. Leting you wite that if ther be any thing that I can and may do for you, I fhal w' right gode wil performe it to my power. 2 And I preye you to Recōmaunde me to my Lady' Howard, my Lady Bourgchier, and all othr' Ladies and Gentilwomen of the faide towne. And in likewise to the Mayr' Lieuten' and felaship of the staple, my felawes the fouldeōs, and all othr' fuche as ye fhal feme gode. And oure lord fende you yo'. defirs. Writen at Notyngham the xvj day of Septembr'. S'. This and the Letter No V. Appendix, are perhaps the only Letters extant of this Nobleman, who, though he difliked King Edward's Queen, was a true and loyal Subject to the King; and continued faithful to his young Prince Edward V. for which he lost his Head in 1483. Pl. iv. N° 7. If we may judge from his expreffions in these Letters, he was a polite Gentleman, and a kind Master. LETTER LVIII. To my right heartily beloved friends and fellows, Sir John of Middelton, and Sir John Pafton, Knights. A FTER hearty Recommendation, I thank you of the good attendance that ye gave unto the King's Counfel at Calais; and the good and effectual Devoirs, that ye put you in to affift my Deputy Sir John Scot, in all fuch things as might concern the fafeguard of my charge there. Letting you weet, that if there be any thing that I can and may do for you, I fhall with right good will perform it to (the utmost of) my power. And I pray you to recommend me to my Lady Howard, my Lady Bourgchier, and all other Ladies and Gentlewomen, of the faid town. And in like wife to the Mayor, Lieutenant and Fellowship of the staple; my Fellows the Soldiers, and all other fuch as (to) you fhall feem good. And our Lord fend you your defires. Written at Nottingham, the 16th day of September. 2 His remembering "his Fellows, the Soldiers," in an age when his noble rank placed him so high above the Plebeians, characterizes him as a Commander attentive to the concerns of those under him. 1 Margaret, wife of Sir John Howard, Lord Howard, and afterwards Duke of Norfolk. She was Daughter of Sir John Chedworth, Knight, and died in 1490, 5 H. VII. 2 Lady Bourchier was probably the wife of a Son of Sir John Bourchier, Lord Berners. 3 Sr. Joh Paston I p'y you to yeve credens to fuche ying as my Depute shall fhew you fro me and cōforme you to ye fame. 112 by 4 2. Y'. Felaw, Haftungs. 3 This last paragraph is written by Lord Haftyngs himself, the former part to "the xvj day of September," by his Secretary. R Meftreffe Margrett Pafton at Norwyche. YGHT honorable and most tendr good Moodr I recomand me to yowe befechyng yow to have, as my tryst is y' I have, yowr dayly bleffyng and thanke yow off yowr good moderhood, kyndeneffe, cheer, charge and coftes whyche I had and putte yow to, att my laft beyng w' yow, whyche God gyffe me Grace her afftr to deferve. Please it yow to weet y' I thynge longe y' I heer nott ffrom yow or ffrom Pekok yowr Servaunt ffor the knowlege howe he hathe doon in ye fale off my fferme Barlye, ner whatt is made theroff wherffor I befeche yowe if it be not answeryd by that tyme y' thys bylle comythe to yowe to haft hym and itt hyddre 3 Sir John Pafton I pray you to give credence to fuch things as my Deputy shall shew you from me, and conform you to the N. B. Under the Direction of this Letter is written in a hand of that time, "Haftyngs, A° xiij," meaning, I prefume, 13 E. IV. LETTER LIX. Mrs. Margaret Pafton, at Norwich. IGHT honourable and moft tender good Mother, I recommend me to you, befeeching you to have, as my trust is that I have, your daily Bleffing; and thank you of your good Motherhood, kindness, cheer, charge, and costs, which I had, and put you to, at my last being with you, which God give me Grace hereafter to deserve ! A Please it you to weet, that I think long that I hear not from you, or from Peacock your Servant, for the knowledge how he hath done in the fale of my farm Barley, nor what is made thereof; wherefore I beseech you, if it be not answered by that time that this bill cometh to you, to haft him and it hitherX 2 ward; |