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WILLIAM PEKOC TO SIR JOHN PASTON[306.1]
1477
NOV. 30
Ryth worchypfull ser, I recomand me to your good masterchep. Plesyth you, as for Pekrynges mater, I sent a frere in John Pekerynges name for the evydens; and he had an answer that if he had a busschelful of evydenss, he chuld noon have of them, for he hath set the londe in trobill, nor he cowd have no seyte of none. Also remembir your ryth of your wreke at Wynterton. Thesse arn the menes namys of Wynterton, Robert Parker of West Somerton, John Longyard of Wynterton, Thomas Goodknape of the same, Will Wrantham and John Curteys of the same Wynterton, that caryid of your severel grownd xxij. carte ful of stuffe, viijxx. bowestavis, iijxx. and vij. waynescottes, xiiijc. clapalde,[306.2] v. barell ter, iiij. copil oris, and gret plante [plenty] of wreke of the schyppe that is worth meche mony, as ye chal understonde the trowth after this.
And as for your heryng that chuld in to Essexkes, they arn there, be the grace of God. As for your swanes, they chal be there be Our Ladys Day next comyng, I troste to God, Ho have your masterchyp in Is kepyng.
Wretyn at Mawteby, where as I am ryth werey, on Sen Andrews Day, Anno xvijo E.
Ser, if it plese your masterchep, I sold yet no barly, ner none can a bove xiiijd. the comb, as I sen word in a leter be John Russe; and I toke iiijli. in mony to bryng to your materchep. The prysse of your heryng is iiijli. iijs. iiijd., besyd oder costes. Hery Cook wold goo with your swanes, for hys yefte chuld be vjs. viijd., and there fore he wold yeffe you his labore, be so ye payd for his costes. Ipse dixit. Be your servaunt, Will. Pekoc.
[306.1] [From Paston MSS., B.M.] There is no address on this letter, but it is endorsed, like the preceding, by Sir John Paston, ‘Pekok, mense Decembris, anno E. iiijti xvijo.’
[306.2] See [page 304, Note 2].
[923]
MARGERY PASTON TO JOHN PASTON[307.1]
To my ryth reverent and worscheful husbond, Jon Paston.