As I come not to London this winter, I beg you to see to my Lord’s matters, and labour to my Lord of Canterbury and Master John Stokys for the recovering of my Lord’s[50.3] [good]s. No man can say more in the matter than you where his goods are, ‘and where they be disposed,’ especially those that Sir Rob. Whytynham[50.4] had. Also the Lord Cromwell had ‘a certain number of plate.’ Your costs shall be paid out of the first money received. Hears from John de Leawe, one of Lord Willoughby’s executors, that they will labour to my Lord Beaumont to advance the process for recovery of his part of the reward for the taking of the Duke of Alençon. Fendykes, a learned man of the Temple, will help with his advice. Commend me to my sister your wife.
Castre, 30 Oct.
In Worcester’s hand, and endorsed by him.— ‘A John Paston et John Bokkyng.’
[During the winter of 1455-56 we find several allusions to this claim put forward by Fastolf to the goods of the late Duke of Bedford. Unless we are to infer from the manner in which Lord Cromwell is mentioned that he was dead when this letter was written, it is probably of the year 1455.]
[50.2] [From MS. Phillipps, 9735, No. 228.]
[50.3] The Duke of Bedford.
[50.4] Sir Robert Whityngham died on the 4th November 1452.—Inq. post mortem, 31 Hen. VI., No. 47.
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WILLIAM WORCESTER TO JOHN PASTON AND JOHN BOCKING[51.1]
To the ryght worshypfull Sir, John Paston, and to my brothyr, John Bokkyng.
1455
NOV. 13