[197.5] ‘Feria quarta’ means Wednesday.
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JOHN BOCKING TO YELVERTON, PASTON,
AND FILONGLEY[197.6]
To my right worshipful maistris, William Yelverton, Justice,
John Paston, and Herre Filongley, and to eche of them.
1459
DEC. 7
Right worshepful Sers, I recomaunde me to yow. And like it yow to wete, that my Lord Chaunceller[197.7] is right good and tendre Lord in all your materes, and soo wil contynue, and my Lord Tresorier[197.8] in like wise; which bothen have answerid Wyndham, not aldermoste to hise plesir, becaus of his noiseful langage, seyng [saying] how he myght have noo lawe, and that my Lord Chaunceller was not made executor but for meigntenaunce,[197.9] with many othir woordis noo thing profitable ner furtheryng his entents. As for ony particular materes, the parlament as yet abideth upon the grete materes of atteyndre and forfetur;[198.1] and soo there be many and diverse particuler billes put inne, but noon redde, ner touchyng us, as nygh as we can herken; to whiche Playter and I attenden daily, trustyng on my Lords aboveseid, my Lord Privy Seall,[198.2] and other good Lords, and many also of your acquayntance and owres, that and ony thing be, we shall sone have knowlege.
The Chief Justice[198.3] is right herty, and seith ful wel and kyndely of my maistr, whom Jesu for his mercy pardonne, and have yow in His blessid governaunce.
Writen at Coventre the morwne after Seint Nicholas.[198.4]
And as to money, I delyvered unto the Under-tresorier[198.5] a lettre from Maister Filongley, and I fonde hym right wele disposid to doo that may please yow in all our materes; and take noo money of hym as yette, for we have noo nede to spend ony sumes as yette, ner with Gods grace shall not have. I come to this town of Coventre suche day sevenyght as the parlement byganne; and as for suche things as I coude herken aftyr, I sende to William Worcetre a grete bille of tidings to shewe yow and all.
Yesterday in the mornyng come inne th’erle of Pembroke[198.6] with a good felechip; and the Duchesse of York[198.7] come yestereven late, as the bringer here of shall more pleinly declare yow, to whom ye like to gif credence. The Bushop of Excester[198.8] and the Lord Grey Ruthyn[198.9] have declarid them ful worshipfuly to the Kings grete plesir. Playter and I writen you a lettre by Norffolk, yoman for the Kyngs mouth. Your John Bokking.
The following list of those of the Duke of York’s party who were attainted by Parliament was found by Fenn pinned to the above letter:—