Item, iff any letter be requesyth to be hadde, in lyke forme as oonys ther was from the Kyng to my Lorde off Norffolk, Sir T. Montgomere will by your advyces opteyne yow suche one off yowr entents to my proffyghte in the premyssys, and by thys my wryghtyng I bynde me to repaye yowe, iff any suche letter or wryghtyng be opteynyd, what so ever it coste. No more for lakke off leysor.
Wretyn at Caleys, the v. day of Feverer, Anno E. iiij. xiiijo.
As for tydynges heer, my masteris th’embassatores, Sir T. Mongomere, and the Master of the Rollys, kom streyght from the Duke at hys assege at Nywysse, whyche wyll nott yitt be wone. Yowr John Paston, K.
[223.3] [From Paston MSS., B.M.]
[224.1] John Morton, afterwards Bishop of Ely.
labor and sewte that I or or any for me
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SIR JOHN PASTON TO MARGARET PASTON[225.1]
To Mestresse Margret Paston, at Norwyche, be thys delyveryd.
1475
FEB. 22
Please it yow to weete that I receyvyd a letter from yow, wretyn the Saterdaye next byffor Candelmesse; for answer wheroff, lyke it yow to weete, that as for the bokys that weer Sir James (God have hys sowle!), I thynke best that they be styll with yow, tyll that I speke with yow my selffe. My mynde is now nott most uppon bokes.