To John Pafton, Efquire, be this Letter delivered. ROTHER, I commend me to you, and pray you to up my 1 Temple of Glafs, and fend it me by the look Bearer hereof. I Item, as for tidings, I have spoken with Mrs. Anne Hault, at a pretty leifure, and bleffed be God, we be as far forth as we were tofore, and fo I hope we shall continue; and I promised her, that at the next leifure, that I could find thereto, that I would come again and see her; which will take a leisure as (1) deem now, fince this obfervance is over done; I purpose not to tempt God no more fo. Yesterday the King, the Queen, my Lords of Clarence, and Gloucester, went to Shene to pardon; men say, not all in charity; what will fall, men cannot say. The King entreateth my Lord of Clarence for my Lord of Hiftorians, he was equally concerned in that horrid act with his Brother), but becaufe he did not relish the thought of parting with her fhare of the Poffeffions now vested in him, by his wife Ifabel, the eldest Daughter and Coheir of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick; his apparent defign being to deprive the younger Daughter of her Moiety of her paternal Inheritance, and retain it all himself. This was the part not only of a covetous, but of an unjust man, and very probably produced that spirit of revenge, which afterwards ended in his destruction. A Poem, written by Stephen Hawes, who flourished in the 15th Century. of Glowceft' and as itt is feyde he answerythe that he may weell have my Ladye hys Suft' in lawe butt they fchall parte no lyvelod as he feythe fo what wyll falle can I nott feye. 2 Thys daye I p'pofe to fee my Lady off Norff' ageyn in goode howr be it. Ther is proferyd me Marchants ffor Sporle woode God fende me goode Sale whan I be gynne y' poor woode is foor manashed and thrett. Yitt woote I nott whether I come home beffoor Eft'ne or nott. I fchall fende yow worde no moor, &c.. Wretyn the ffyrft tewefdaye off Lenton. 11 by 7. 3 John Pafton, k.: Elizabeth, Duchefs of Norfolk, was the Daughter of John Talbot, the first Earl of Shrewsbury. R LET ILUJ.. To my ryght Worchepfull brodyr St. John Pafton knyght. YGHT worchepfull S'. I recomand me to yow. (Here follows an Account of fome money tranfactions, &c.) It'., Maftyr John Smythe tellyth me yt S. T. Lyneys Goodys ar not abyll to paye a q'rter of hys detts y' be axyd hym, wherfor fyche Gloucester; and as it is faid, he answereth, that he may well have my Lady his Sifter in law, but they fhall part no Livelihood, as he faith, fo what will fall can I not fay. 2 This day I purpose to see my Lady of Norfolk again, in good hour be it! There is proffered me Merchants for Sporle wood, God fend me good Sale, when I begin; that poor Wood is forely managed and treated. Yet wot I not whether I come home before Eafter or not, I shall fend you word; no more, &c. Written the first Tuesday of Lent. Tuesday, 17th of February, 1471, 11 E. IV. 3 Autograph. Pl. iv. No 9. 3 JOHN PASTON, Knight, R LETTER XLVI. To my right worshipful Brother, Sir John Pafton, Knight. IGHT worshipful Sir, I recommend me to you. (Here' follows an Account of fome money tranfactions, &c.) Item, Mafter John Smythe telleth me, that Sir T. Lyney's Goods are not able to pay a quarter of his debts that be afked him, wherefore 4 I fyche money as is be left it most be devydyd to eu'y man a p'te aftyr the quantyte whyche dyvyfyon is not yet mad, but when it is mad he hathe promyfeyd me y' yo' part shalbe worthe It' as for I of Barneys hors whofo have leeft need to hym he shall coft hym xx marks not a peny lefle. Ye fend me woord of y° maryage of my Lady Jane, ō maryage for an other on Norfe and Bedford were 2 axed in the chyrche on fonday last past. As for my Syft' Anne my modyr wyll not remeve fro W. Yellu'ton for Bedyngfeld for the hathe comend ferther in yt mater fyn ye wer in yis contre as it aperyth in hyr lettyr yt she sendyth yow by Thyrston. Tydyngs her my Lady of Norff' is w chyld fhe wenyth hyrfylf and fo do all y women abowght hyr infomyche she waytys the qwyknyg wt in thes vj wekys at the fertheft. Alfo W. Gernay wenyth that Heydon is fwyr of Saxthorp and that Lady Boleyn of Gwton. John Ofberne avyfythe yow to take brethe for yor Wodfale at Sporle for he hathe caft it that it is woorthe as good as 1xli bewar of Montayn for he may not pay yow fo moche mony w' hys eafe. I prey yow recomand me to St. John Parre wt all my fervys and tell hym by my trouthe I longyd never forer to see my Lady than I do to fe hys Maft'shepe And I prey God that he aryfe never a mornýg fro my Lady hys wyff w' owght The proportioning of the Money left, amongst the Creditors, to pay the debts feems to be fair, but how Sir John's part should be justly worth three the best I do not understand. it wherefore fuch money as is beleft, it must be divided to every man a part after the quantity, which divifion is not yet made, but when it is made he hath promifed me, that your part fhall be worth three the beft, &c. Item, as for I. of Barney's Horfe, whofo hath leaft need to him, he shall coft him 20 marks (13l. 6s. 8d.) not a penny less. Ye fent me word of the marriage of my Lady Jane; one marriage for another one, Norfe and Bedford were 2 asked in the church on Sunday laft past. As for my Sifter Anne, my Mother will not remove from W. Yelverton for Bedyngfeld, for she hath communed farther in that matter, fince ye were in this country, as it appeareth in her Letter, that fhe fendeth you by Thyrfton. Tidings here, my Lady of Norfolk is with child she weneth. [thinketh] herself, and fo do all the women about her, infomuch she waits the quickening within these six weeks at the farthest. Alfo W. Gernay weneth that Heydon is fure of Saxthorp, and that Lady Boleyn, of Guyton. John Ofbern adviseth you to take breath for the Wood fale at Sporle, for he hath cast it, that it is worth as good as nine fcore pounds. Beware of Montayn, for he may not pay you fo much money with his eafe. I pray you recommend me to Sir John Parre with all my fervice, and tell him by my truth, I longed never forer to fee my Lady than I do to fee his Mastership; and I pray God that he arife never a morning from my Lady his wife, without 2 Banns of marriage we here find were published at this time in the Church, it |