Volume Iii Part 12 (2/2)
Item, the seyd Fastolf hath be gretely damaged and hurt by the myght and power of the seyd Duc of Suffolk and his counseill, in disseising and taking awey a maner of the seyd Fastolf, called Dedham, in the counte of Ess.e.x, to the value of C. marks of yerly rent which was halden from the seyd Fastolf by the terme of iij. yere day and more, to his grete hurt, with CC. marks in costs exspended in recouvere of the same, the some in all,
V^{c}. marc.
Item, there ys cast in to the Kyngs hands by untrew forged offices and inquisicions, supposed to be founde by dyvers eschetours in the countees of Norffolk and Suffolk, iij. certeyn maners of the seyd Fastolf, to the value of C. marks yeerly, which seyd offices and inquisicions were never dewly founde, but forged by untrue imaginacions and meenys of certeyn persones hys eville willers, as it hath be confessed by thos that were appoynted and named to be uppon the enquestys; and by the maliciouse labour of his seyd evylle willers, the seyd maners have ben troubled and put in plee this iiij. yere day and more, to the damage and costs of the seyd Fastolf, the somme
V^{c}. marc.
Item, the seyd Fastolf hauying the yeft of the Baronyes and Lords.h.i.+pp of Sillie Guillem[57.1] and Lasuze, in the countee of Mayn, to hym and to his a.s.signes for ever, the which weren goten by the seyd Fastolf, and no charge to the King, for the value and denombrement [_number_] of iiij.
m^{l}. saluz[57.2] of yerly rent, he was commaunded by the Kinges lettres to deliver upp the sayd baronyes and lords.h.i.+pps to the Kyngs commissioners, promyssyng hym, by the Kyngs commaundement to have be recompensed therefor, as the seyd Fastolf hath to shewe, and he not recompensed nor rewarded no thing for the levyng of his seyd baronyes and lords.h.i.+p, to the damages of the seyd Fastolf of the somme of
m^{l}. m^{l}. v.^c [2,500] marc.
Item, wher as the seyd Fastolf had a prisonner of his owen taking, called Guill'm Remond,[58.1] which was raunsonned, and agreed to pay hym for his raunson with the marks the somme of x.x.xij. m^{l}. saluz, the prisonner, withoute knowelege or licence of the seyd Fastolf, was take awey from hym by the Duc of Bedford, then beyng the Kyngs Regent of Fraunce; and with the seyd prisonner he caused the towne of Compyn, than leyng in the Frensh partye ys gouvernaunce, for to be yeldyn to the Kyng, and to his seyd Regent in his name; and the seyd Fastolf, after long pursewts made to the Kyng and his conseill, was recompensed but to the value of m^{l}. vj^{c}. saluz in lands in Normandye, when they fortuned to falle into the Kyngs hands, which lands he hath also lost.
And also the seyd Fastolf hath lost the residue of the seyd raunson, besyde the seyd lands, to the somme of
m^{l}. m^{l}. m^{l}. m^{l}. marc.
Item, the seyd Fastolf ys yhyt owyng for his porcion and part for the recompens and reward that shuld grow and be dewe to hym for the takyng of John, callyng hym Duc of Alauncon, at the batayle of Vernell,[59.1]
which that payd for hys raunson xl. m^{l}. marks, which rewarde, besyde the Lord Wyllughbye ys part, shuld extend to the somme of
m^{l}. m^{l}. m^{l}. m^{l}. marc.
Item, ys dewe to the seyd Fastolf, by the execucion of the last wylle and testament of John, Duc of Bedford, whos soule G.o.d a.s.soyle, for prestys and othir charges for saufgarde and keping of certeyn forteresses, castellys, and townes, and for othir costs, prests, and charges by hym born in his service, as it may appiere in certeyn articles writen in a rolle partic'lerly of the same, the somme of
iiij^{ml}. D^{c}. iiij^{xx}. xix. [4,599] marc, v_s._ 6_d._
Summa totalis xxj^{ml}. iiij^{xx}xix. [21,099] marc, v_s._ 6_d._
Item, seth the last comyng over of the seyd Fastolf into this royaume, as by the s.p.a.ce of xv. yere and more, he hath born grete costs, charges, and expenss, at alle tymes intending uppon the Kyngs highnesse and the Lordes of his counseille, as he hath had in commaundement, and was his part to doo; for the which and for all the service that he hath doo to the right n.o.ble Prince Kyng Herry the iiij^the, ayle [_grandfather_] to our Souvragn Lord that now ys, and to the most victorious Prince and Kyng, his fader, whos soulys G.o.d a.s.soyle, and also to our seyd Souvereyn Lord, he hath had, nouther fee, wagys, reward, ne recompense in this his royaume of England, but hath born it of hys own propre G.o.dys, at all tymys to the Kyngs honour and prouffit as to his power, which ys to hym right grevouse and chargeable, trusting to have be considered and rewarded as othir men of suche deservyng have be in the tymes of the right n.o.ble progenitours of our seyd Souvreyn Lords, late Kyngs of this seyd reaume.
There is a corrected draft of the above paper, in William Worcester's handwriting, among the Paston MSS. in the British Museum, on the back of which are the following additional memoranda:--
Thees been the prestys and sommes of money that the [_sic_] Sir John Fastolf, knyght, hath lent to oure seid Soverayn Lorde that now is, at his commaundement in his grete necesitees, at divers tymes with in this his reaume of England:--
Item, the seid Fastolf lent to oure seid Soverayn Lorde, in the moneth of September, the xv. yer of his seid regne, as it appereth at the seid recept of Westminster, the somme of
m^l _li._
It is also to be remembred that the seid Fastolf hath lent to oure seid Soverayn Lord, in the moneth of Feverer, the seid xv. yer of his n.o.ble regne, as it appereth at the Kynges receyt of Westminster, the somme of
m^l marc.
Item, the seid Fastolf lent to our seid Soverayn Lorde, for the viage of Sir Thomas Kiriel, and of his retinue in to the Duchie of Normandye, in the xxviij. yer of his n.o.ble regne the somme of CC. marc. Also afore that tyme in the Kynges grete necessite ageyn the coronacion of the Quene, at his forseid commaundement, the somme of C_li._ Somme of bothe
iij^{c}. x.x.xiij_li._ vj_s._ viij_d._[60.1]
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