Volume V Part 16 (1/2)

'Memorandum: one copy of this bill remaineth amongs the bills of workmans.h.i.+p at the White Freris and Baretts place, and another bill amongs the bills of plate and pledges.'

[Footnote 82-1: [From Paston MSS., B.M.]]

[Footnote 82-2: Apparently the White Friars at Norwich.]

[Footnote 82-3: Agnes Paston's?]

[[... not yet / content again.'

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FASTOLF'S COLLEGE[82-4]

[Sidenote: 1470 / AUG. 27]

'4. John Paston, Squier, bindes himself to doe true and faithfull service to the Bishop of Winton, and to be ayding to his college and other his officers and tenants, for the landes of Sir John Falstolf, and to deliver to him all deedes, evidences, etc., except such as concerne the manor of Castre. Aug. 27, Edw. IV. 10.'

[Footnote 82-4: This entry is from the same old index of deeds in Magdalen College, Oxford, referred to in previous Nos.]

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EDWARD IV. TO WILLIAM SWAN[83-1]

_To oure welbelovid William Swan, Gentilman._

R. E.

BY THE KING.

[Sidenote: 1470 / SEPT. 7]

Trusty and welbeloved, we grete you well. And for soo muche as we be credibly acertayned that our auncient ennemyes of Fraunce and our outward rebells and traitors be drawe to gadre in acorde, and entende hastily to lande in our countre of Kent, or in the parties therof ner adjonyng, with grete might and power of Frenshemen, utterly to destroie us and our true subgietts, and to subverte the comon wele of the same our royalme: We straitly charge and commaunde you, upon the feyth and liegeaunce that ye bare unto us, that ye arredie you with alle the felas.h.i.+p ye can make, and as sone as ye may undrestonde that thay lande in our said countie or nerbye, that you draw thider, as we have comaunded othere our subgietts to doo, and put you in uttremost devoir with thaim to resiste the malice of our said ennemyes and traitours; and if thai and ye be not of power soo to doo, that thanne ye drawe you to our citie of London, by which tyme we trust to be there in our owne personne or nerby; and if we be not that, that thanne ye do farther all ye shal bee commaunded by our Counsail there, upon the payne above said.

Yeven undre oure signet at oure citie of York, the vij. day of Septembr.

[Footnote 83-1: [From Fenn, iv. 438.] This letter does not properly belong to the Paston correspondence. It was copied by Fenn from an original in the library of Brigg Price Fountaine, Esq. of Narford, in Norfolk, nephew and heir of the celebrated antiquary, Sir Andrew Fountaine. The MS. was contained in a volume of State Papers, some of them originals, and some copies, of various dates, which had belonged to Sir Edward c.o.ke.

The date of the doc.u.ment is undoubtedly in September 1470, when Edward was at York, antic.i.p.ating the invasion of Clarence and the Earl of Warwick, aided by the King of France.]

THE PASTON LETTERS

_Henry VI. Restored_

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