[171.1] [From MS. Phillipps, 9735, No. 253.]
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HENRY VI. TO JOHN PASTON[171.2]
To oure trusty and welbeloved John Paston, Squier.
By the King.
1450
SEPT. 18
Trusty and welbeloved, for asmuche as oure right trusty and welbeloved the Lord Moleyns is by our special desire and comaundement waitting upon us, and now for divers consideracions moeving us, we purpose to sende hym in to certaine places for to execute oure commaundement, for the whiche he ne may be attendant to be in oure countees of Northfolk and Suffolk at the time of oure Commissioners sitting upon oure commission of oier determiner within the same oure counties: We therfore desire and praye that considering his attendance upon us, and that he must applie hym to execute oure commaundement, ye wol respite as for any thing attempting ayenst hym as for any matiers that ye have to do or seye ayenst hym, or any other of his servants, welwillers, or tenaunts, by cause of hym, unto tyme he shal mowe be present to ansuere there unto; wherein ye shall ministere unto us cause of pleasure, and over that, deserve of us right good thanke. Yeven under oure signet at oure Palois of Westmynster, the xviij. day of September.
[171.2] [From Fenn, iii. 362.] The bearing of this letter upon the contents of [Nos. 135] and [136] proves it to be of the same year.
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ABSTRACT[172.1]
The Vicar of Sporle to John Paston.
1450(?)
SEPT. 29