Item, that Botoner send me hyddyr the two shyrtys that wer in my casket, and that he send me hydyr xls. by the next messenger that comyth to London.
Item, that Mastress Broom send me hedyr iij. longe gownys and ij. doblettes, and a jaket of plonket chamlett, and a morey bonet out of my cofyr. Sir Jamys hathe the key, as I sent hyr werd be for thys.
Item, that syche othyr wryghtynges and stuff as was in my kasket be in your kepyng, and that no body look my wryghtynges.
Item, that the horse that Purdy hathe of myne be put to some good gresse in haste; and if it plese yow to have knowlage of our royal person, I thank God I am hole of my syknesse, and trust to be clene hole of all my hurttys within a sevennyght at the ferthest, by wyche tym I trust to have othyr tydynges; and those tydynges onys had, I trust not to be longe owght of Norffolk, with Godys grace, Whom I beseche preserve you and your for my part.
Wretyn the last day of Apryll. The berer herof can tell you tydynges, syche as be trew for very serteyn. Your humbylest servaunt, J. of Gelston.
[102.1] [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This letter was printed by Fenn in his fifth volume, of which the original MSS. are now recovered. It was evidently written in April 1471, when the writer was recovering from the wound he had received at the battle of Barnet (see [No. 774]). It is not addressed, but is endorsed in a later hand, ‘Litera Johannis Paston armigeri matri suæ.’
[102.2] The battle of Barnet was fought on Easter Day, 14th April 1471.
[102.3] A pasture so called, and means the groves, or lands full of wood.—F.
[102.4] This may signify, in jocular language, if he be not dead.—F.
Footnote 102.1
... (see No. 774).
closing parenthesis missing