LETTER XXXIII. These three Letters underwritten, the King of his own hand wrote unto my Lords of Clarence, Warwick, and Archbishop of York. The Credence whereof in fubftance was, that every of them Should in Juch peaceable wife, as they have be [been] accustomed to ride, come unto his Highness. REX EDVARDUS. BR To our Brother of Clarence. 2 ROTHER, we pray you to give faith and credence to our well beloved Sir Thomas Montgomery and Morice 2 Berkley, in that on our behalf they fhall declare to you; and we trust ye will difpofe you according to our pleasure and commandment; and ye shall be to us right welcome. At Nottingham the 9th day of July. Co To our Coufin, the Earl of Warwick. OUSIN, we greet you well, and pray you to give faith and credence to Sir Thomas Montgomery and Morice Berkley, (in that on our behalf they fhall declare to you); and we ne trust [do not believe] that ye fhould be of any fuch difpofition towards he retreated, and marched for Lynn, in Norfolk, from whence he embarked for Holland. The Date will not coincide with the time as fixed by our Historians. The Letters are short and concife, but contain every thing the Writer intended, and as royal Letters are certainly curious. The Signature at the top is copied from an Autograph of King Edward. Sir Thomas Montgomery had a command at the battle of Barnet, and was a Knight of the Garter. 2 Maurice Berkeley was fecond fon of James, Lord Berkeley, and in great favour with King Edward. He fucceeded his Brother William as Lord Berkeley, in 1491, and died in 1506. VOL. II. G us, towards us as y Rumor here renneth confederyng the trust and affeccōn we bere in yow. At Notyngham the 1x day of Jull. And Cofyn ne thynk but ye fhalbe to us welcome. To our Cofyn Tharchbyshop of Yorke. OSYN we p'y you yat ye wul accordyng to the p'myse ye COSYN made us to come to us as fone as ye goodely may And yat yeve credence to S. Thom's Mongomery and Morice Berkley in yat un ou' behalve yei fhal fey to you And ye fhalbe to us welcome, at Notyngham the 1x day of Jul. 112 by 4 1. R To my Maftyr St. John Pafton knyght be thys delyu'yd. YGHT worchepfull S'. I recomand me to yow thankyg yow most hertly of yo gret coft whyche ye dyd on yow at London whyche to my power the beft fervyfe that lythe in me my wytts be my owne. me at my last beig w' Caft it hathe be meuyd to my Under the Direction of this Letter is written in a hand of the time "A° x°," which I fuppofe means the 10 E. IV. and accordingly I have fo dated this Letter, though had it not been for this memorandum I fhould have placed it after that of Sir John Pafton to John Pafton, Efq. dated 3d of February, 1472, 12 E. IV. and to which I refer the Reader, as likewife to the Letter dated between 8 and 9, November 1472, 12 E. IV. N° LI, and L. . Ladys us, as the Rumour here runneth, confidering the truft and affection we bear in you. At Nottingham the 9th day of July. And Coufin ne [do not] think but ye thall be to us welcome. To our Coufin the Archbishop of York. NOUSIN, we pray you that ye will, according to the promife ye made us, come to us as foon as ye goodly may; And that (ye) give credence to Sir Thomas Montgomery and Morice Berkley in that on our behalf they shall fay to you; and ye shall be to us welcome. At Nottingham the At Nottingham the 9th day of July. Nottingham, 9th of July, 1470, 10 E. IV. To R LETTER XXXIV. my Mafter, Sir John Pafton, knight, be this delivered. IGHT worshipful Sir, I recommend me to you, thanking you most heartily of your great coft, which ye did on me at my last being with you at London; which to my power, I will recompence you with the best service that lyeth in me to do for your pleasure, while my wits be my own. Sir, as for the matter of I Caifter, it hath been moved to my The Estate and the Hall at Caifter, were part of the poffeffions of Sir John Faftolf, knight. John Pafton, Father of Sir John, was one of his executors; by which means the Paftons got into poffeffion of this Seat, &c. The right of poffeffing it was difputed both by the Duke of Norfolk, and by King Edward IV. the former in 1469, laying a regular Siege to it; the Paftons had at last quiet poffeffion. t 2 Ladys good Grace by the Byfhope of Wyncheft' as well as he kowd imagyn to fey it confederÿg the lytyll leyfer that he had w hyr and he told me that he had ryght an agreabyll anfwer of hyr but what hys anfwer was he wold not tell me then I axyd hym what anfwer I fhould fend yow in as myche as ye mad me a folyfyter to hys Lordship for that mater then he bad me that undyr confayll I fhold fend you woord that hyr answer was more to your plefure than to the contrary whych ye fhall have more pleyn knowlage of thys next terme att whyche tyme bothe my Lord and fhe fhall be at London. The Byfhop cam to 3 Framlyngham on wednyfday at nyght and on thursday by x of the clok befor noon my yong Lady was kryftend and namyd + Anne the Byfhop cryftend it and was Godfader bothe And wt in ij owyrs and leffe aftyr the cryftenyg was do, my Lord of Wyncheft' departyd towards Walth'm. (Then follows the fubftance of a converfation between the Lady of Norfolk and Thomas Davers, wherein he promises to be a Friend to Sir John Pafton concerning Caifter; but J. Davers fwore J. Pafton not to mention her good will to any perfon, except to Sir John.) And I let you pleynly weet I am not the man I was, ffor I was never fo roughe in my Mastyrs confeyt as I am now and yt he told me hymfelff before Rychard Sothewell 2 William de Wainfleet, or Patten, was a firm Adherent to the House of Lancaster; and notwithstanding that continued Bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486. 3 Framlingham Castle, in Suffolk, the then magnificent Seat of the Duke of Norfolk. ✦ Anne, Daughter and Heir of John Mowbray, the last Duke of Norfolk, of that name. She was married in 1477 (being quite a Child) to Richard Duke of York, fecond Son of Edward IV. who on this marriage was created Duke of Norfolk, &c. This Lady's good Gráce by the Bishop of Winchester, as well as he could imagine to fay it, confidering the little leifure that he had with her; and he told me, that he had right an agreeable answer of her; but what his anfwer was, he would not tell me ; then I asked him what anfwer I fhould fend you, in as much as ye made me a Solicitor to his Lordship for that matter; then he bad me, that, under counfel, I fhould fend you word, that her answer was more to your pleafure than to the contrary; which ye fhall have more plain knowledge of this next term, at which time both my Lord and she shall be at London. The Bishop came to 3 Framlingham on Wednesday at night, and on Thursday by ten of the clock before noon, my young Lady was chriftened, and named Anne; the Bishop chriftened. it, and was Godfather both; and within two hours and lefs after the Chriftening was do, my Lord of Winchester departed towards Waltham. (Then follows the fubftance of a converfation between the Lady of Norfolk and Thomas Davers, wherein She promises to be a Friend to Sir John Pafton concerning Caifter, but T. Davers fwore f. Pafton not to mention her good will to any perfon, except to Sir John.) And I let you plainly weet, I am not the man I was; for I was never fo rough in my Mafter's conceit as I am now, and that he told me himself before This innocent Prince was fuppofed to be murdered in the Tower, with his Brother King Edward V. in 1483, aged about 9 years. The Lady Anne, his Duchefs, died I believe before him. The Dukedom of Norfolk was in 1483 conferred on the Family of Howard, Richard. |