Item, as for Christofers papers that longeth to your tenants, I have goten of William Worcester; and as for all the remnaunt of Christofer good, William Worcester hath the reule as hym semeth most convenient. Your, Thoms Playter.
[50.1] [From Fenn, iv. 124.] This letter, like the last, is dated by the letter following.
[528]
PLAYTER TO JOHN PASTON[50.2]
To my maister, John Paston, at Heylesdon.
1462
JULY
Item, plese you wete of other tytyngs. These Lords in your other letter,[50.3] with Lord Hastyngs and other, ben to Karlyle to resseve in the Qwen of Scotts;[50.4] and uppon this appoyntement, Erle Duglas[50.5] is comaunded to come thens, and as a sorwefull and a sore rebuked man lyth in the Abbey of Seynt Albons; and by the said appoyntement schall not be reputed, nor taken, but as an Englyssheman, and if he come in the daunger of Scotts, they to sle hym.
Item, Kyng Harry and his Aderents in Scotland schall be delyvered; and Lord Dakres of the Northe is wonne and yelden, and the seid Lord, Sir Richard Tunstall, and on Byllyngham in the said Castell ben taken and heded.
Item, the Qwen and Prince ben in Fraunce and ha mad moche weyes and gret peple to com to Scotland and ther trust to have socour, and thens to com in to Inglond: what schall falle I can not sey, but I herd that these appoyntements were take by the yong Lords of Scotland, but not by the old. Your, Plaiter.
Christofer dyed on the Satarday next be for Seynt Margret,[51.1] Anno. E. ijdo.
[50.2] [From Fenn, i. 270.] This letter seems to have been penned immediately after the last was sent off.