To my ryght reverent and worchepful Master, John Paston, be this delyverid.
Plese it your masterchep to wete that I have spoke wyth the Shereff at hese placez, mevyng to hym, as for that that was left wyth hese Under shereff, it is your wyl he shuld send a man of hese for it; for thow it were more ye wold gladly he shuld take it; he thanked yow, and sayde hese Under shereff was at London, and hymselff had non deserved, and if he had he wold a take it. And whan I departyd from hym, I desyerid hym a yen to send therffore, and than he seyde it shuld abyde tyl ye come hom, wherby I conceyve he wold have it, and be gladde to take it. Moreover, I remembred hym of hese promyses made before to yow at London, when he took hese oth and charche, and that ye were wyth hym when he toke hese oth, and oder dyvers tymes; and for tho promyses made be hym to yow at that tyme, and other tymes at the oyer determyner at Lynne, ye proposed yow be the trust that ye have in hym for to atempte and rere accions that shuld be to the avayle of hym and of hese office. He wold a know what the accions shuld be. I sayde I coude not telle hym, and than he seyde he wold do for yow that he may, excepte for the aquitell of the Lord Molyns men, in so meche as the Kyng hath wrete to hym for to shewe favour to the Lord Moleyns and hese men, and as he seyth the indytement longyth to the Kyng, and not to yow, and the Lord Molyns a gret lord. Also, as he seyth, now late the Lord Molyns hath sent hym a letter, and my Lord of Norffolk anoder, for to shew favour in these indytements, he darnot abide the joporte of that, that he shuld offende the Kinges commaundment. He know not how the Kyng may be informed of hym, and what shal be seyde to hym.
And than I sayde as for any joporte that he shuld abyde in any thing that he doth for yow, or be your desyre, you have offered hym, and wol performet, sufficient sewerte for to sawe hym harmeles, and therfore I supposid ther wold non resonable man thynk but that he myght do for yow wyth owte any joporte. And then he seyde he myth non sewerte take that passid C li.; and the Lord Molyns is a gret lord, he myght soon cause hym to lese that, and meche mo. Than I sayde, be that meane, in defawte of a Shereff, every man may be put from hese lyvelod; and thann he seyde iff it were for the lyvelode, men wold take hem the nerer for to abyde a joporte; but be hese feyth, as he swore, if the Kyng wryte ayan to hym he wol no lenger abyde the joporte of the Kyngges wrytyng, but he trustyth to Godde to inpanell seche men as shuln to hise knowleche be indeferent, and non comon jurors. As me semyth it wold do goode and [_if_] ye wolde gett a comaundment of the Kyng to the Shereff for to shew yow favour, and to inpanell jantelmen, and not for to favour non seche riotts, &c.; for he seyde that he sent yow the letter þat the Kyng sent hym, and ye seyde a man shuld gete seche on for a noble.
Item, I remembred hym of the promyses that he hath made to Temperley, and that if he wold make yow very trew promys, ye wold rewarde hym as meche as he wold desire, or any other resonable man for him, and asmoche and mor then any adverserry ye have wold gef hym; than he seyde he toke never no mony of non of hem alle. There was proferid hym at Walsyngham for the Lord Molyns xx. nobles, he had not a peny; moreover, I proferid hym, if he wold make yow promys that ye myght veryly trust upon hym, ye wold geff hym in hande as he wold desire, or to leve a summe if he wold a named it in a mene mannys hand, and seche as he hath trust to. And then he seyde, if he myght do for yow, or if he do any thyng for yow, then he wol take yowre mony wyth a good wyl; and other promys I coude not have of hym, but that he wol do for yow all that he may, excepte for the inditements. I conceyve veryly he hath made promys to do hese part that they shul be a quytte, but I suppose he hath made non other promys ayens yow for the lyvelode; but he lokyth aftyr a gret brybe, but it is not for to trust hym veryly wyth owte that he may not chese. I suppose he had no wrytyng fro my Lord of Norffolk as he seyde.
I was at Framyngham for to a spoke wyth Tymperley, Debnam, or Berry, and they were all ought. My Lord, as he came from London, he was at Yepysweche on Moneday, and when he wythowth the town toward Framyngham, he had all hese men ryde forth afore a gret pase, for he wolde felwe softely; and when hese men were owte of syght, he rode wyth v. men to a squieris place of hese therby, and on Tewsday, rodde my Lady to hym; and so I dede nought at Framyngham. No more at thys tyme, but All myghty Jesu spede yow, and have yow in hese kepyng. Wrete at Norwiche, the Thursday next aftyr Sent Austyn, &c.
Be your servunt,
JOHN OSBERN.
To my ryght reverent and worchepful Master, John Paston, be this delyverid.
Plese it your masterchep to wete that I have spoke wyth the Shereff at hese placez, mevyng to hym, as for that that was left wyth hese Under shereff, it is your wyl he shuld send a man of hese for it; for thow it were more ye wold gladly he shuld take it; he thanked yow, and sayde hese Under shereff was at London, and hymselff had non deserved, and if he had he wold a take it. And whan I departyd from hym, I desyerid hym a yen to send therffore, and than he seyde it shuld abyde tyl ye come hom, wherby I conceyve he wold have it, and be gladde to take it. Moreover, I remembred hym of hese promyses made before to yow at London, when he took hese oth and charche, and that ye were wyth hym when he toke hese oth, and oder dyvers tymes; and for tho promyses made be hym to yow at that tyme, and other tymes at the oyer determyner at Lynne, ye proposed yow be the trust that ye have in hym for to atempte and rere accions that shuld be to the avayle of hym and of hese office. He wold a know what the accions shuld be. I sayde I coude not telle hym, and than he seyde he wold do for yow that he may, excepte for the aquitell of the Lord Molyns men, in so meche as the Kyng hath wrete to hym for to shewe favour to the Lord Moleyns and hese men, and as he seyth the indytement longyth to the Kyng, and not to yow, and the Lord Molyns a gret lord. Also, as he seyth, now late the Lord Molyns hath sent hym a letter, and my Lord of Norffolk anoder, for to shew favour in these indytements, he darnot abide the joporte of that, that he shuld offende the Kinges commaundment. He know not how the Kyng may be informed of hym, and what shal be seyde to hym.
And than I sayde as for any joporte that he shuld abyde in any thing that he doth for yow, or be your desyre, you have offered hym, and wol performet, sufficient sewerte for to sawe hym harmeles, and therfore I supposid ther wold non resonable man thynk but that he myght do for yow wyth owte any joporte. And then he seyde he myth non sewerte take that passid C li.; and the Lord Molyns is a gret lord, he myght soon cause hym to lese that, and meche mo. Than I sayde, be that meane, in defawte of a Shereff, every man may be put from hese lyvelod; and thann he seyde iff it were for the lyvelode, men wold take hem the nerer for to abyde a joporte; but be hese feyth, as he swore, if the Kyng wryte ayan to hym he wol no lenger abyde the joporte of the Kyngges wrytyng, but he trustyth to Godde to inpanell seche men as shuln to hise knowleche be indeferent, and non comon jurors. As me semyth it wold do goode and [_if_] ye wolde gett a comaundment of the Kyng to the Shereff for to shew yow favour, and to inpanell jantelmen, and not for to favour non seche riotts, &c.; for he seyde that he sent yow the letter þat the Kyng sent hym, and ye seyde a man shuld gete seche on for a noble.
Item, I remembred hym of the promyses that he hath made to Temperley, and that if he wold make yow very trew promys, ye wold rewarde hym as meche as he wold desire, or any other resonable man for him, and asmoche and mor then any adverserry ye have wold gef hym; than he seyde he toke never no mony of non of hem alle. There was proferid hym at Walsyngham for the Lord Molyns xx. nobles, he had not a peny; moreover, I proferid hym, if he wold make yow promys that ye myght veryly trust upon hym, ye wold geff hym in hande as he wold desire, or to leve a summe if he wold a named it in a mene mannys hand, and seche as he hath trust to. And then he seyde, if he myght do for yow, or if he do any thyng for yow, then he wol take yowre mony wyth a good wyl; and other promys I coude not have of hym, but that he wol do for yow all that he may, excepte for the inditements. I conceyve veryly he hath made promys to do hese part that they shul be a quytte, but I suppose he hath made non other promys ayens yow for the lyvelode; but he lokyth aftyr a gret brybe, but it is not for to trust hym veryly wyth owte that he may not chese. I suppose he had no wrytyng fro my Lord of Norffolk as he seyde.
I was at Framyngham for to a spoke wyth Tymperley, Debnam, or Berry, and they were all ought. My Lord, as he came from London, he was at Yepysweche on Moneday, and when he wythowth the town toward Framyngham, he had all hese men ryde forth afore a gret pase, for he wolde felwe softely; and when hese men were owte of syght, he rode wyth v. men to a squieris place of hese therby, and on Tewsday, rodde my Lady to hym; and so I dede nought at FFramyngham[/%236]. No more at thys tyme, but All myghty Jesu spede yow, and have yow in hese kepyng. Wrete at Norwiche, the Thursday next aftyr Sent Austyn, &c.
Be your servunt,
JOHN OSBERN.
To my ryght reverent and worchepful Master, John Paston, be this delyverid.
Plese it your masterchep to wete that I have spoke wyth the Shereff at hese placez, mevyng to hym, as for that that was left wyth hese Under shereff, it is your wyl he shuld send a man of hese for it; for thow it were more ye wold gladly he shuld take it; he thanked yow, and sayde hese Under shereff was at London, and hymselff had non deserved, and if he had he wold a take it. And whan I departyd from hym, I desyerid hym a yen to send therffore, and than he seyde it shuld abyde tyl ye come hom, wherby I conceyve he wold have it, and be gladde to take it. Moreover, I remembred hym of hese promyses made before to yow at London, when he took hese oth and charche, and that ye were wyth hym when he toke hese oth, and oder dyvers tymes; and for tho promyses made be hym to yow at that tyme, and other tymes at the oyer determyner at Lynne, ye proposed yow be the trust that ye have in hym for to atempte and rere accions that shuld be to the avayle of hym and of hese office. He wold a know what the accions shuld be. I sayde I coude not telle hym, and than he seyde he wold do for yow that he may, excepte for the aquitell of the Lord Molyns men, in so meche as the Kyng hath wrete to hym for to shewe favour to the Lord Moleyns and hese men, and as he seyth the indytement longyth to the Kyng, and not to yow, and the Lord Molyns a gret lord. Also, as he seyth, now late the Lord Molyns hath sent hym a letter, and my Lord of Norffolk anoder, for to shew favour in these indytements, he darnot abide the joporte of that, that he shuld offende the Kinges commaundment. He know not how the Kyng may be informed of hym, and what shal be seyde to hym.
And than I sayde as for any joporte that he shuld abyde in any thing that he doth for yow, or be your desyre, you have offered hym, and wol performet, sufficient sewerte for to sawe hym harmeles, and therfore I supposid ther wold non resonable man thynk but that he myght do for yow wyth owte any joporte. And then he seyde he myth non sewerte take that passid C li.; and the Lord Molyns is a gret lord, he myght soon cause hym to lese that, and meche mo. Than I sayde, be that meane, in defawte of a Shereff, every man may be put from hese lyvelod; and thann he seyde iff it were for the lyvelode, men wold take hem the nerer for to abyde a joporte; but be hese feyth, as he swore, if the Kyng wryte ayan to hym he wol no lenger abyde the joporte of the Kyngges wrytyng, but he trustyth to Godde to inpanell seche men as shuln to hise knowleche be indeferent, and non comon jurors. As me semyth it wold do goode and [_if_] ye wolde gett a comaundment of the Kyng to the Shereff for to shew yow favour, and to inpanell jantelmen, and not for to favour non seche riotts, &c.; for he seyde that he sent yow the letter þat the Kyng sent hym, and ye seyde a man shuld gete seche on for a noble.
Item, I remembred hym of the promyses that he hath made to Temperley, and that if he wold make yow very trew promys, ye wold rewarde hym as meche as he wold desire, or any other resonable man for him, and asmoche and mor then any adverserry ye have wold gef hym; than he seyde he toke never no mony of non of hem alle. There was proferid hym at Walsyngham for the Lord Molyns xx. nobles, he had not a peny; moreover, I proferid hym, if he wold make yow promys that ye myght veryly trust upon hym, ye wold geff hym in hande as he wold desire, or to leve a summe if he wold a named it in a mene mannys hand, and seche as he hath trust to. And then he seyde, if he myght do for yow, or if he do any thyng for yow, then he wol take yowre mony wyth a good wyl; and other promys I coude not have of hym, but that he wol do for yow all that he may, excepte for the inditements. I conceyve veryly he hath made promys to do hese part that they shul be a quytte, but I suppose he hath made non other promys ayens yow for the lyvelode; but he lokyth aftyr a gret brybe, but it is not for to trust hym veryly wyth owte that he may not chese. I suppose he had no wrytyng fro my Lord of Norffolk as he seyde.
I was at Framyngham for to a spoke wyth Tymperley, Debnam, or Berry, and they were all ought. My Lord, as he came from London, he was at Yepysweche on Moneday, and when he wythowth the town toward Framyngham, he had all hese men ryde forth afore a gret pase, for he wolde felwe softely; and when hese men were owte of syght, he rode wyth v. men to a squieris place of hese therby, and on Tewsday, rodde my Lady to hym; and so I dede nought at Framyngham. No more at thys tyme, but All myghty Jesu spede yow, and have yow in hese kepyng. Wrete at Norwiche, the Thursday next aftyr Sent Austyn, &c.
Be your servunt,
JOHN OSBERN.
To my right reverent and worshipful Master, John Paston, be this delyverid.
Plese it your masterchep to wait that I have spoke with the Shereff at hese placez, mevyng to him, as for that that was left with hese Under shereff, it is your wyl he should send a man of hese for it; for thow it were more you would gladly he should take it; he thanked you, and sayde hese Under shereff was at London, and hymselff had no deserved, and if he had he would a take it. And whan I departed from him, I desyerid him a yen to send therffore, and than he said it should abyde tyl you come hom, wherby I conceive he would have it, and be gladde to take it. Moreover, I remembered him of hese promyses made before to you at London, when he took hese oth and charche, and that you were with him when he toke hese oth, and oder dyvers tymes; and for tho promyses made be him to you at that time, and other tymes at the oyer determyner at Lynne, you proposed you be the trust that you have in him for to atempte and rere accions that should be to the avayle of him and of hese office. He would a know what the accions should be. I sayde I coude not telle him, and than he said he would do for you that he may, excepte for the aquitell of the Lord Molyns men, in so meche as the King has wrete to him for to show favour to the Lord Moleyns and hese men, and as he said the indytement longyth to the King, and not to you, and the Lord Molyns a great lord. Also, as he said, now late the Lord Molyns has sent him a letter, and my Lord of Norfolk anoder, for to shew favour in these indytements, he darnot observe the joporte of that, that he should offende the Kinges commaundment. He know not how the King may be informed of him, and what shall be said to him.
And than I sayde as for any joporte that he should abyde in any thing that he doth for you, or be your desyre, you have offered him, and wol performet, sufficient sewerte for to sawe him harmeles, and therfore I supposid there would no resonable man thynk but that he might do for you with owte any joporte. And then he said he myth no sewerte take that passid C li.; and the Lord Molyns is a great lord, he might soon cause him to lese that, and meche mo. Than I sayde, be that meane, in defawte of a Shereff, every man may be put from hese lyvelod; and thann he said iff it were for the lyvelode, men would take hem the nerer for to abyde a joporte; but be hese faith, as he swore, if the King write ayan to him he wol no lenger abyde the joporte of the Kyngges wrytyng, but he trustyth to Godde to inpanell such men as shuln to hise knowledge be indeferent, and no comon jurors. As me semyth it would do good and [_if_] you would gett a comaundment of the King to the Shereff for to shew you favour, and to inpanell jantelmen, and not for to favour no such riotts, etc..; for he said that he sent you the letter þat the King sent him, and you said a man should gete such on for a noble.
Item, I remembered him of the promyses that he has made to Temperley, and that if he would make you very true promys, you would rewarde him as meche as he would desire, or any other resonable man for him, and asmoche and more then any adverserry you have would gef him; than he said he toke never no money of no of hem all. There was proferid him at Great Walsingham for the Lord Molyns xx. nobles, he had not a peny; moreover, I proferid him, if he would make you promys that you might veryly trust upon him, you would geff him in hande as he would desire, or to leve a summe if he would a named it in a mene mannys hand, and such as he has trust to. And then he said, if he might do for you, or if he do any thing for you, then he wol take your money with a good wyl; and other promys I coude not have of him, but that he wol do for you all that he may, excepte for the inditements. I conceive veryly he has made promys to do hese part that they shul be a quytte, but I suppose he has made no other promys against you for the lyvelode; but he lokyth aftyr a great brybe, but it is not for to trust him veryly with owte that he may not chese. I suppose he had no wrytyng from my Lord of Norfolk as he said.
I was at Framlingham for to a spoke with Tymperley, Debnam, or Berry, and they were all ought. My Lord, as he came from London, he was at Ipswich on Monday, and when he wythowth the town toward Framlingham, he had all hese men ryde forth afore a great pase, for he would felwe softely; and when hese men were owte of syght, he rode with v. men to a squieris place of hese therby, and on Tewsday, rodde my Lady to him; and so I did not at Framingham Earl. No more at thys time, but All myghty Jesu speed you, and have you in hese keeping. Wrete at [%430]Norwich[/%430], the Thursday next aftyr Sent Austyn, etc..
Be Framlingham[/%236]. No more at thys time, but All myghty Jesu speed you, and have you in hese keeping. Wrete at Norwich, the Thursday next aftyr Sent Austyn, etc..
Be your servunt,
JOHN OSBERN.
I hope that it will please you sir to know that I have spoken with the Sheriff here, about what was left with his Undersheriff, that you want him to send one of his men for it; for even though it were more, you'd be glad if he had it. He thanked you and said his Undersheriff was in London, and nothing had arrived with him; if it were, he would be pleased to receive it. When I left him, I asked again to send for it and then he said it could wait until you are at home, so I understand he will have it, and be pleased to have it. I also reminded him of his promises made in front of you in London, when he took an oath before the judge, and that you were with him when he took the oath, and at various other times - and of the other promises made to you then and at various other times - and the declaration before the judge made at Lynn and the trust you had in him to try to initiate actions that should benefit him and his office. He wanted to know what those actions should be. I said it wasn't for me to say, and he said he would do what he could for you, except for the letting off Moleyn's men, because the King had written to him to ask him to show favour towards Lord Moleyns and his men. As he said, the legal case belongs to the King and not to you, and Lord Moleyns is a great lord. Also, he said Lord Moleyns had written to him, as had Lord Norfolk, to show favour in the legal case. He daren't risk going against the King's commandment. He didn't know how the King had been told of him and what would be said to him. And I said, as for any risk he might take in anything he might do for you or in respect of your wishes, you have offered him, and will carry out, sufficient security to keep him from being liable. so any reasonable man might think he could support you without risk. And then he said he couldn't take security more than a hundred pounds, and because Lord Moleyns was a great lord, it might cause him to lose that and much more.
Then I said without a Sheriff everyone would lose their livelihood; and he said if it was for their livelihood that people wanted him, the greater was the risk; but he said by his faith, if the King writes to him again, he would no longer take the risk of the King's letter, but he trusted God and would set up a jury who would be indifferent to this information and not common jurors. It seems to me it would be good for you to get an instruction from the King to the Sheriff to do you a favour and have gentlemen jurors, so as not to favour the unruly sort, because he said that he would send you the letter the King sent to him, and you said a person could get one for a noble, 6s 8d.
Next point, I reminded him of the promises he made to Temperley, and if he would support you, you would reward him according to what he wanted to charge, or any other reasonable man in his place, and as much and more than any opponent would give him. Then he said he had taken no money from anyone: all that was offered him at Walsingham on behalf of Lord Moleyns was 20 nobles (£6 13s 4d) and he had not had a penny. I offered him, if he would support you and you could trust him, you would give him in hand whatever he wished or if he named a sum he would leave it in a middle man's hand, someone he could trust. He then said he would take your side, and if he did anything for you would willingly take your money. I could get no further promises from him other than he would do all he can for you except for the indictments. I think that he has made a promise that they would be acquitted but think he has made no other promises against you regarding you having the livelihood, but he's looking for a considerable bribe. He's not to be fully trusted, as he might choose to do otherwise. I don't think he has anything in writing from my Lord of Norfolk, as he claims.
I was at Framlingham to speak to Timperly, Debnam and Berry but they were all away. My lord, coming from London, was at Ipswich on Monday, and when he was outside the town had all his men ride ahead at a great pace, as he wanted to follow discreetly, and when all his men were out of sight he rode with five men to one of his gentlemen's places nearby and my lady rode there to meet him, So I achieved nothing at Framlingham.
No more for the moment but All-mighty Jesus travel with you you and have you in his keeping. Written in Norwich the Thursday next after Saint Austin.
By your servant, Joh Osbern
