1477
AUG. 22
The names of the maners of Agnes Pastons and William Paston, in Norfolk, how thai shuld be taken hede to this harvest, anno xvijo.
And a copy of the same send to Richard Lynstede, the xxij. day of August, anno xvijo, per Bacheler Water.
| Paston maner, | Se that the fermour in his corne on my moders fe. Seale dores and
distrayne, and put in a newe fermour. |
| Wodemyl, | Distrayne. |
| Latymers, | Gadir the rente. |
| Sewardbys, | Gadir the rente. |
| Trunche, | Distrayne on the grounde after it is fellid, while it lieth on my
moders fe. |
| Spriggeis, | Gader the rente. |
| Knapton fe, | |
| Crowmer, | Gadir the rente. |
| Owstoonde, | Distrayne. |
|
Rowton, | Distrayne, and arest the fermour. |
| Riston, | Lete Lynstedes brother gader the rente. |
| Oxned maner, | Se the fermour in his croppe, and after seale doris and
distrayne, and lete hym not renne in dette as other fermours
did. |
| Oxned mylle, | Se the fermour in his croppe, and after seall doris and
distrayne, and lete hym not renne in dette as other fermours
did. |
| Caster Cleres, | Aske the ferme. |
| Holkhams tenement, | Aske the ferme. |
| The mersh in Caster, | Aske the ferme. |
| Caster Bardolf, | Aske the ferme a rent. |
| Caster Clere rentes, | Distrayne tenauntes. |
| Holham rentes, | |
| Ormysby my fe, | |
| Somerton, | Se that he in his corn, and seall dores and distrayne, til he
fynde suerty. |
| Thirn, | Aske the ferme. |
| Sowth Walsham, | |
| Halvyrzates, | |
| Todenham, | Aske the rente, and areste Smyth. |
| Cokfeldes, | Aske the rente. |
| Apawys, | Se he in his corn, and seall dores and distrayne. |
| Marlyngfor maner, | Sele doris and distrayne. |
| Marlyngford mylle, | Seale doris and distrayne. |
| Merlyngforde tenauntes, | Distrayne. |
| Melton, | Se the croppe inned, and seale doris and distrayne. |
| Bonwell, | Aske rente. |
| Carleton, | Aske rente. |
| Thuxstons, | Aske rente. |
| Lynghall nuper Dokkynges, | Aske rente fro Mich. xvj. till xvijo and
distrayne. |
|
Bulmans nuper Dokkynges, | Aske rente fro Mich. xvjo til xvijo, and
exorte Martyn to kepe the ferme still, and if he woll not, praye hym to
gete a noder. |
| Yeaxham nuper Dokkynges, | Aske rente fro Mich. xvjo till xvijo, and
gete a newe fermour, and increse the rente, and make a newe terrar and
rentall. |
| Styberd nuper Dokkynges, | Aske rent fro Mich. xvo till Mich. xvijo,
and distrayne, and allowe no dewty of Dokkynges in abatyng my
rente. |
| Thymbilthorp nuper Dokkynges. | Aske rente fro Mich. xvo till Mich. xvijo,
and distrayne, and allowe noe dewty of Dokkynges in abatyng my
rente. |
These maners that are trahid take gode hede that ye be in gode suertye of them this harvest tyme.
[298.2] [From Paston MSS., B.M.] The heading of this document is taken from an endorsement on the original MS.
1477
OCT. 31
[I, JOHN PASTON,] Knyght, in the last day of O[ctober, Anno] Domini mlcccclxxvjo, will, graunte, and be queth my sowle to All myghty God, and to the . . . . . . Marye, Seint John Baptist, Seint Gorge, Seint Cristofur, and Seint Barbara; and my body, yf I dyghe ny the Cyte of London, [to the chapel] of Owre Lady in the Whithe Frerys there, at the Northeest corner of the body of the chyrche, and there to be made an orator[y] . . . . . or muche leke as ys over Sir Thomas Browne in the Frere Prechours, to the valour of xxli., so that it may cause . . . . . . ther prayours there, the rather to remembre my sowle, and to pray therefore; and that there be gevyn to the behoff . . . . . at plotte of grounde be made suer unto me for ever the some of xx. marc.