Item, as for xxli. that ye sey that yowr plate lythe for, it is so, that I fownde my oncle William no sewerte therffor, as Playter and my brother John bothe cowde enfforme yow; it was never desyryd of me, ner the tolde me nott that any suche pledge laye for it, but that ye hadd dyschargyd me of xxli. and chevysshyd it, and that ye sholde repaye it in hast; wherin I woll do as ye woll, and as it pleasyth yow to sende me wetyng.
Item, I ame sory that ye be no better payd off the xxli. that I had off yowe, whyche ye sholde have receyvyd ageyn off my londes in Flegge. Iff the markett be nott goode yit, I hope it shall be better; never the lesse my wylle is that ye sholde have yowr holl xxli. ageyn, and not lose jd. Wherffor if it be so that ye be mysse servyd ther, I beseche yow off pacyence tyll the begynnyng of the next yeer, and iff aught be behynd, ye shall receyve uppe the remenaunt then, for, as God helpe me, I wolde be sory that ye lost moor for me; I have pytte yow to cost, charge, and losse i nowge, God thanke yow of it, thoughe ye lose no more. Wherffor iff Sporle woode sprynge any sylver or golde, it is my wyll that fyrst of alle ye be yowr owne payer off all that is be hynde; and next thatt, to paye myn oncle William vijxxvjli. xiijs. iiijd. and besyd that, xvjli. lost uppon the chevysshaunce of iiijxx.li.; and so I owe viijxx.ijli. xiijs. iiijd. Wherffor I beseche yow to make hast in repayment heroff as fast as it wolle growe, as my trust is in yowe.
Item, wher it pleasyd yow to weete of myn heele and amendyng; I thanke Godde I ame in goode case, and as goode a full hooll, bothe off the fevre, agwe off myn ie, myn legge, and myn heele, saff that I ame tendre off all theese; and were nott goode rewle, full like to feell off iche off them ryght soone; neverthelesse, God thanke yow off yowr large profre, wheroff I wolde be ryght gladde iff I myght, for trobles and other labor that I have takyn on me nowe in to Fraunce warde; for the goode spede off me, and that jorneye, I beseche yow of yowr preyeres and remembrance; and thatt jorney, with Goddes grace, ones doon, I purpose verrely, with Goddes grace, therafftre to daunce atendaunce most abowt yowr plesure and ease: and with Goddes grace, soone uppon Esterne, er evyr I goo forthe, I hope to se yow, and fecche your blessynge. No moor at thys tyme, but Jesus have yow in Hys kepyng.
Wretyn at Caleys, the xxij. daye of Feverer, anno E. iiijti xiiijo. Yowr Sone, John Paston, K.
On the back of the preceding letter is written in another hand, as follows:—
Memorandum, that Syr John Paston owthe to William Paston, acordyng to the endenture made be twex them,— viijxxijli. xiijs. iiijd.
Wheroff payable the firste day of Octobre for Townsend, C. marke.
Item, the xxvj. day off Novembre,— iiijxx.xvjli.
[225.1] [From Paston MSS., B.M.]
Item, the xxvj. day off Novembre,— iiijxx.xvjli.
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