To my rytȝ worchypful maystyr Jon Paston be this delyveryd in hast.
Ritȝ worchipful hosbond, I recommawnd me to ȝow, desyring hertyly to here of ȝour well1-fare, thankyng for þe letter þat ȝe sent to me, praying ȝow to wete þat I haue sent Henry to Maltby pis weke to do seche thyngys as ȝe commawndyd in ȝour letter. And as towching þe dyche aȝens the maner gate, ȝour tenawntys haue nere made itt as ȝe desyryd þat it shuld hen made qhan ȝe were þere, and it is made up-on þe old dyche. And as for mony, I cowd haue þer at pis tym butt xxj s. viij d. And as for the flete, þe man is not in pis contre þat shuld make itt. Ȝowr tenawntys and oþer men seyn þat it shal hen als gode makyng þer-of after Estern as it shuld hen be-fore Estern.
I have spoke to Jon of Damme to do as ȝe sent me word in ȝour letter, and he seyth he wol don his part as ȝour desyre is wyth all his hert. Jamys Gloys was in þat contre sythyn he kom from London, and he spak wyth Henry Goneld; and þe seyd Henry told hym þat he herd seyn þat Partriche hath sent a lettyr to þe lym-brennere byddyng hym þat he shuld fell þe rede att Gressam, and so it is fellyd and karyid to Mariottys plase att Bekkam. And þe seyd Henry seyth how it is seyd in Gressam that Partryche sent hom word þat he shuld not corn hom tyl he corn wyth his lord, and þat he seyd shuld hen wyth-jnne short tym, rand þat he shuld hen lodgyd at Jon Wynterys plase. And as for Capron, he dwellyth styl in Gressam, and he seyth, and oþer þat hen aȝens 3ow, thow ȝe entre in-to þe manere þat ȝe shul nevyre haue it iong in þesebyl wyse
Wyllyam Butt, the whiche is wyth Sere Jon Hevenyngham, kom hom from London ȝesterday, and he seyd pleynly to his mayster and to many othere folkys þat the Duke of Suffolk is pardonyd and hath his men aȝen waytyng up-on hym, and is ritȝ wel at ese and mery, and is in the Kyngys godegrase and in þe gode conseyt of all þe lordys as well as ever he was.
There ben many enmys aȝens Ȝermowth and Crowmere, and haue don moche harm and taken many Englysch-men and put hem in grett destresse and grettely rawnsommyd hem, and the seyd enmys hen so bolde that they kom vp to þe lond and pleyn hem on Caster sondys and in othere plases as homely as they were Englysch-men. Folkys hen ritȝ sore aferd þat they wol don moche harm pis somer but if þer be made ritȝ grett purvyans aȝens hem. Othere tydyngys know I non att pis tym.
The blysseful Trinyte haue ȝow in his kepyng. Wretyn at Norwyche on Seynt Gregorys Day.
Ȝourys, M. P.
To my rytȝ worchypful maystyr Jon Paston be this delyveryd in hast.
Ritȝ worchipful hosbond, I recommawnd me to ȝow, desyring hertyly to here of ȝour well1-fare, thankyng for þe letter þat ȝe sent to me, praying ȝow to wete þat I haue sent Henry to Maltby pis weke to do seche thyngys as ȝe commawndyd in ȝour letter. And as towching þe dyche aȝens the maner gate, ȝour tenawntys haue nere made itt as ȝe desyryd þat it shuld hen made qhan ȝe were þere, and it is made up-on þe old dyche. And as for mony, I cowd haue þer at pis tym butt xxj s. viij d. And as for the flete, þe man is not in pis contre þat shuld make itt. Ȝowr tenawntys and oþer men seyn þat it shal hen als gode makyng þer-of after Estern as it shuld hen be-fore Estern.
I have spoke to Jon of Damme to do as ȝe sent me word in ȝour letter, and he seyth he wol don his part as ȝour desyre is wyth all his hert. Jamys Gloys was in þat contre sythyn he kom from London, and he spak wyth Henry Goneld; and þe seyd Henry told hym þat he herd seyn þat Partriche hath sent a lettyr to þe lym-brennere byddyng hym þat he shuld fell þe rede att Gressam, and so it is fellyd and karyid to Mariottys plase att Bekkam. And þe seyd Henry seyth how it is seyd in Gressam that Partryche sent hom word þat he shuld not corn hom tyl he corn wyth his lord, and þat he seyd shuld hen wyth-jnne short tym, rand þat he shuld hen lodgyd at Jon Wynterys plase. And as for Capron, he dwellyth styl in Gressam, and he seyth, and oþer þat hen aȝens 3ow, thow ȝe entre in-to þe manere þat ȝe shul nevyre haue it iong in þesebyl wyse
Wyllyam Butt, the whiche is wyth Sere Jon Hevenyngham, kom hom from London ȝesterday, and he seyd pleynly to his mayster and to many othere folkys þat the Duke of Suffolk is pardonyd and hath his men aȝen waytyng up-on hym, and is ritȝ wel at ese and mery, and is in the Kyngys godegrase and in þe gode conseyt of all þe lordys as well as ever he was.
There ben many enmys aȝens Ȝermowth and Crowmere, and haue don moche harm and taken many Englysch-men and put hem in grett destresse and grettely rawnsommyd hem, and the seyd enmys hen so bolde that they kom vp to þe lond and pleyn hem on Caster sondys and in othere plases as homely as they were Englysch-men. Folkys hen ritȝ sore aferd þat they wol don moche harm pis somer but if þer be made ritȝ grett purvyans aȝens hem. Othere tydyngys know I non att pis tym.
The blysseful Trinyte haue ȝow in his kepyng. Wretyn at Norwyche on Seynt Gregorys Day.
Ȝourys, M. P.
To my rytȝ worchypful maystyr Jon Paston be this delyveryd in hast.
Ritȝ worchipful hosbond, I recommawnd me to ȝow, desyring hertyly to here of ȝour well1-fare, thankyng for þe letter þat ȝe sent to me, praying ȝow to wete þat I haue sent Henry to Maltby pis weke to do seche thyngys as ȝe commawndyd in ȝour letter. And as towching þe dyche aȝens the maner gate, ȝour tenawntys haue nere made itt as ȝe desyryd þat it shuld hen made qhan ȝe were þere, and it is made up-on þe old dyche. And as for mony, I cowd haue þer at pis tym butt xxj s. viij d. And as for the flete, þe man is not in pis contre þat shuld make itt. Ȝowr tenawntys and oþer men seyn þat it shal hen als gode makyng þer-of after Estern as it shuld hen be-fore Estern.
I have spoke to Jon of Damme to do as ȝe sent me word in ȝour letter, and he seyth he wol don his part as ȝour desyre is wyth all his hert. Jamys Gloys was in þat contre sythyn he kom from London, and he spak wyth Henry Goneld; and þe seyd Henry told hym þat he herd seyn þat Partriche hath sent a lettyr to þe lym-brennere byddyng hym þat he shuld fell þe rede att Gressam, and so it is fellyd and karyid to Mariottys plase att Bekkam. And þe seyd Henry seyth how it is seyd in Gressam that Partryche sent hom word þat he shuld not corn hom tyl he corn wyth his lord, and þat he seyd shuld hen wyth-jnne short tym, rand þat he shuld hen lodgyd at Jon Wynterys plase. And as for Capron, he dwellyth styl in Gressam, and he seyth, and oþer þat hen aȝens 3ow, thow ȝe entre in-to þe manere þat ȝe shul nevyre haue it iong in þesebyl wyse
Wyllyam Butt, the whiche is wyth Sere Jon Hevenyngham, kom hom from London ȝesterday, and he seyd pleynly to his mayster and to many othere folkys þat the Duke of Suffolk is pardonyd and hath his men aȝen waytyng up-on hym, and is ritȝ wel at ese and mery, and is in the Kyngys godegrase and in þe gode conseyt of all þe lordys as well as ever he was.
There ben many enmys aȝens Ȝermowth and Crowmere, and haue don moche harm and taken many Englysch-men and put hem in grett destresse and grettely rawnsommyd hem, and the seyd enmys hen so bolde that they kom vp to þe lond and pleyn hem on Caster sondys and in othere plases as homely as they were Englysch-men. Folkys hen ritȝ sore aferd þat they wol don moche harm pis somer but if þer be made ritȝ grett purvyans aȝens hem. Othere tydyngys know I non att pis tym.
The blysseful Trinyte haue ȝow in his kepyng. Wretyn at Norwyche on Seynt Gregorys Day.
Ȝourys, M. P.
To my rytȝ worchypful maystyr Jon Paston be this delivered in haste.
Ritȝ worshipful husband, I recommend me to ȝow, desyring heartily to [here/her] of ȝour well1-fare, thankyng for þe letter þat ȝe sent to me, praying ȝow to wait þat I have sent Henry to Mautby pis weke to do such thyngys as ȝe commawndyd in ȝour letter. And as towching þe dyche aȝens the manner gate, ȝour tenawntys have nere made it as ȝe desired þat it should hen made qhan ȝe were þere, and it is made up-on þe old dyche. And as for money, I cowd have þer at pis time butt xxj s. viij d. And as for the flete, þe man is not in pis contre þat should make it. Ȝowr tenawntys and oþer men say þat it shall hen als good makyng þer-of after Estern as it should hen be-fore Estern.
I have spoke to Jon of Damme to do as ȝe sent me word in ȝour letter, and he said he wol done his part as ȝour desyre is with all his hert. Jamys Gloys was in þat contre sythyn he kom from London, and he spoke with Henry Goneld; and þe said Henry told him þat he herd say þat Partriche has sent a lettyr to þe lym-brennere byddyng him þat he should fell þe rede at Gresham, and so it is fellyd and karyid to Mariottys plase at Bekkam. And þe said Henry said how it is said in Gresham that Partryche sent hom word þat he should not corn hom tyl he corn with his lord, and þat he said should hen with-jnne short time, rand þat he should hen lodgyd at Jon Wynterys plase. And as for Capron, he dwellyth styl in Gresham, and he said, and oþer þat hen aȝens 3ow, thow ȝe entre in-to þe manere þat ȝe shul nevyre have it iong in þesebyl wise
Wyllyam Butt, the whiche is with Sere Jon Hevenyngham, kom hom from London ȝesterday, and he said plainly to his mayster and to many othere folkys þat the Duke of Suffolk is pardonyd and has his men aȝen waytyng up-on him, and is ritȝ well at ease and mery, and is in the Kyngys godegrase and in þe good conseyt of all þe lordys as well as ever he was.
There [be/been] many enmys aȝens Ȝermowth and Cromer, and have done much harm and taken many Englysch-men and put hem in grett destresse and grettely rawnsommyd hem, and the said enmys hen so bolde that they kom vp to þe land and pleyn hem on Caister-on-Sea sondys and in othere plases as homely as they were Englysch-men. Folkys hen ritȝ [badly/sorely] frightened þat they wol done much harm pis somer but if þer be made ritȝ grett purvyans aȝens hem. Othere tydyngys know I no at pis time.
The blysseful Trinity have ȝow in his keeping. Written at Norwich on Saint Gregorys Day.
Ȝourys, M. P.
To my right worshipful master John Paston, to be delivered quickly,
Dearest husband, I recommend myself to you and hope with all my heart that you are well. Thank you for the letter you sent me. You should know that I sent Henry to Mautby this week to do the things you told me needed doing. Concerning the dykes by the manor gate, your tenants have nearly made it the way you said you wanted it made when you were there; it is based on the old dyke. As for money, at the moment I only have twenty one shillings and eight pence. Regarding the stream, there's no-one local who can make it. Your tenants and others say that it can be made good after Easter as well as it could before Easter.
I've spoken to John Damme to do what you told me in your letter. He says he'll be pleased to do it. James Gloys came over here after he arrived from London, and he spoke to Henry Gonell. He says Henry told him that he'd heard from Partrich that he'd sent a letter to the lime-burner to tell him to cut the rushes at Gresham; they've been cut and taken to Marriott's place at Beckham. Henry says that the word in Gresham is that Partrich sent word home that he wouldn't be coming home until he could come with his lord, and it shouldn't be too long. He'd then stay at John Wynter's place. As for Capron, he's still living in Gresham and he says, and others who've been against you, that if you go into the manor it's possible you won't have it for long.
William Butt, who's with Sir John Heveningham, came from London yesterday and he said to his master and to many other folk that the Duke of Suffolk has been pardoned and has his servants waiting upon him again; he is at ease and merry and is in the King's good books, and in as good form as he ever he was.
There have been many enemies against Yarmouth and Cromer. They've done much harm and captured many Englishmen and put them in great distress, and ransomed them for a lot of money. These enemies have been so bold that they come to the shore and on Caister sands and other places, just as if they owned the place. People are very frightened of suffering much harm this summer unless there is great action against them. There's no more news that I have at the moment.
The blessed Trinity look after you. Written in Norwich on Saint Gregory's Day.
Yours, M.P.
