John Paston, dwellyng in the Tempyll at London, be thys letter delyverd in hast.
I grete yow wele, and lete yow wete that on þe Sonday befor Sent Edmond, after evyn songe, Augnes Ball com to me to my closett and bad me good evyn, and Clement Spycer with hyr. And I acsyd hym what he wold? And he askyd me why I had stoppyd in þe Kyngs wey? And I seyd to hym I stoppyd no wey butt myn owyn, and askyd hym why he had sold my lond to John Ball? And he sor he was nevyr a cordyd with your fadyr; and I told hym if hys fadyr had do as he dede, he wold a be a chamyd to a seyd as he seyd. And all that tyme Waryn Herman lenyd ovyr the parklos and lystynd what we seyd, and seyd þat þe chaunge was a rewly chaunge, for þe towne was un do þerby, and is þe werse by an C li. And I told hym it was no curtesé to medyll hym in a mater butt if he wer callyd to councell; and prowdly goyn forthe with me in the cherche, he seyd the stopping of þe wey xuld coste me xx. nobylls, and ȝet it shuld downe ageyn. And I lete hym wete he þat putte it downe chull pay þerfor. Also he seyd þat it was well don þat I sett men to werke to owle meney whyll I was her, butt in þe ende I chale lese my coste. Than he askyd me why I had a wey hys hey at Walsham, seyng to me he wold he had wyst it whan it was karryd, and he chuld a lettyd it; and I told hym it was myn owyn grownde, and for myn owyn I wold holde it; and he bad me take iiij. acre and go no ferther. And thus churtly he departyd from me in þe cherche ȝerde. And syt I spacke with a serteyn man, and acsyd hym if he herd owt sey why þe dyner was mad att Norfolkys howse, and he told me [he] herd sey that serteyn men had sentt to London to gete a commyssyon owt of þe chaunstre to putt downe ageyn þe wall and þe dyk.
I receyvyd yor letter by Robert Reppys thys day after thys letter wretyn thus far. I have red it, butt I conn yeve yow non aunswer mor than I have wretyn, save þe wyfe of Harman hathe þe name of owr Lady, whos blyssyn ye have and myn. Wretyn at Paston, on the day after Sent Edmond,
Be yowyr modyr,
AUGNES PASTON.
John Paston, dwellyng in the Tempyll at London, be thys letter delyverd in hast.
I grete yow wele, and lete yow wete that on þe Sonday befor Sent Edmond, after evyn songe, Augnes Ball com to me to my closett and bad me good evyn, and Clement Spycer with hyr. And I acsyd hym what he wold? And he askyd me why I had stoppyd in þe Kyngs wey? And I seyd to hym I stoppyd no wey butt myn owyn, and askyd hym why he had sold my lond to John Ball? And he sor he was nevyr a cordyd with your fadyr; and I told hym if hys fadyr had do as he dede, he wold a be a chamyd to a seyd as he seyd. And all that tyme Waryn Herman lenyd ovyr the parklos and lystynd what we seyd, and seyd þat þe chaunge was a rewly chaunge, for þe towne was un do þerby, and is þe werse by an C li. And I told hym it was no curtesé to medyll hym in a mater butt if he wer callyd to councell; and prowdly goyn forthe with me in the cherche, he seyd the stopping of þe wey xuld coste me xx. nobylls, and ȝet it shuld downe ageyn. And I lete hym wete he þat putte it downe chull pay þerfor. Also he seyd þat it was well don þat I sett men to werke to owle meney whyll I was her, butt in þe ende I chale lese my coste. Than he askyd me why I had a wey hys hey at Walsham, seyng to me he wold he had wyst it whan it was karryd, and he chuld a lettyd it; and I told hym it was myn owyn grownde, and for myn owyn I wold holde it; and he bad me take iiij. acre and go no ferther. And thus churtly he departyd from me in þe cherche ȝerde. And syt I spacke with a serteyn man, and acsyd hym if he herd owt sey why þe dyner was mad att Norfolkys howse, and he told me [he] herd sey that serteyn men had sentt to London to gete a commyssyon owt of þe chaunstre to putt downe ageyn þe wall and þe dyk.
I receyvyd yor letter by Robert Reppys thys day after thys letter wretyn thus far. I have red it, butt I conn yeve yow non aunswer mor than I have wretyn, save þe wyfe of Harman hathe þe name of owr Lady, whos blyssyn ye have and myn. Wretyn at Paston, on the day after Sent Edmond,
Be yowyr modyr,
AUGNES PASTON.
John Paston, dwellyng in the Tempyll at London, be thys letter delyverd in hast.
I grete yow wele, and lete yow wete that on þe Sonday befor Sent Edmond, after evyn songe, Augnes Ball com to me to my closett and bad me good evyn, and Clement Spycer with hyr. And I acsyd hym what he wold? And he askyd me why I had stoppyd in þe Kyngs wey? And I seyd to hym I stoppyd no wey butt myn owyn, and askyd hym why he had sold my lond to John Ball? And he sor he was nevyr a cordyd with your fadyr; and I told hym if hys fadyr had do as he dede, he wold a be a chamyd to a seyd as he seyd. And all that tyme Waryn Herman lenyd ovyr the parklos and lystynd what we seyd, and seyd þat þe chaunge was a rewly chaunge, for þe towne was un do þerby, and is þe werse by an C li. And I told hym it was no curtesé to medyll hym in a mater butt if he wer callyd to councell; and prowdly goyn forthe with me in the cherche, he seyd the stopping of þe wey xuld coste me xx. nobylls, and ȝet it shuld downe ageyn. And I lete hym wete he þat putte it downe chull pay þerfor. Also he seyd þat it was well don þat I sett men to werke to owle meney whyll I was her, butt in þe ende I chale lese my coste. Than he askyd me why I had a wey hys hey at Walsham, seyng to me he wold he had wyst it whan it was karryd, and he chuld a lettyd it; and I told hym it was myn owyn grownde, and for myn owyn I wold holde it; and he bad me take iiij. acre and go no ferther. And thus churtly he departyd from me in þe cherche ȝerde. And syt I spacke with a serteyn man, and acsyd hym if he herd owt sey why þe dyner was mad att Norfolkys howse, and he told me [he] herd sey that serteyn men had sentt to London to gete a commyssyon owt of þe chaunstre to putt downe ageyn þe wall and þe dyk.
I receyvyd yor letter by Robert Reppys thys day after thys letter wretyn thus far. I have red it, butt I conn yeve yow non aunswer mor than I have wretyn, save þe wyfe of Harman hathe þe name of owr Lady, whos blyssyn ye have and myn. Wretyn at Paston, on the day after Sent Edmond,
Be yowyr modyr,
AUGNES PASTON.
John Paston, dwelling in the Tempyll at London, be thys letter delivered in haste.
I greet you wele, and let you wait that on þe Sonday before Sent Edmond, after evyn songe, Augnes Ball come to me to my closett and bade me good evyn, and Clement Spycer with hyr. And I acsyd him what he would? And he asked me why I had stoppyd in þe Kyngs wey? And I said to him I stoppyd no wey butt [mine/my] own, and asked him why he had sold my land to John Ball? And he sworehe was never a cordyd with your fadyr; and I told him if his fadyr had do as he did, he would a be a chamyd to a said as he said. And all that time Waryn Herman lenyd ovyr thepartition and lystynd what we said, and said þat þe chaunge was a rewly chaunge, for þe towne was un do þerby, and is þe werse by an 100 pounds. And I told him it was no curtesé to medyll him in a matter butt if he wer callyd to councell; and prowdly goyn forth with me in the cherche, he said the stopping of þe wey xuld coste me xx. nobylls, and ȝet it should downe again. And I let him wait he þat putte it downe chull pay þerfor. Also he said þat it was well done þat I sett men to werke to owle meney while I was her, butt in þe ende I chale lese my coste. Than he asked me why I had a wey his hey at North Walsham, seyng to me he would he had wyst it whan it was karryd, and he chuld a lettyd it; and I told him it was [mine/my] own grownde, and for [mine/my] own I would hold it; and he bade me take iiij. acre and go no ferther. And thus churtly he departed from me in þe cherche ȝerde. And sinceI spacke with a serteyn man, and acsyd him if he herd out sey why þe dinner was mad at Norfolkys howse, and he told me [he] herd sey that serteyn men had sentt to London to gete a commyssyon out of þe chaunstre to putt downe again þe wall and þe dyk.
I receyvyd yor letter by Robert Reppys thys day after thys letter written thus far. I have red it, butt I conn you've you no aunswer more than I have written, save þe wyfe of Harman hathe þe name of owr Lady, whos blyssyn you have and [mine/my]. Written at Paston, on the day after Sent Edmond,
Be yowyr modyr,
AUGNES PASTON.
John Paston, The Temple, London. In haste
I greet you well and want you to know that on the Sunday before St Edmunds, after Evensong, Agnes Ball and Clement Spicer came to me in my pew, bade me good evening and asked why had I blocked the Kings Highway? I said to him that the only highway I had blocked was my own. I asked him why he had sold my land to John Ball? He swore that he had never agreed anything with your father.
All this time, Warren Harman lent over and listened to our conversation and said that the change was ruinous to the village. I told him that it was none of his business and I would gladly go to court with him. He claimed that blocking the road would cost me 20 nobles and it should be opened again. He said everyone knew that I had sent men to work for contraband money but I would lose in the end. Then he asked me why I had taken his hay to Walsham. He said if he had known he would have stopped me. I told him it was my land and my hay. He told me to only take 4 acres. Sulking, he then left me in the churchyard.
I spoke to someone and asked them if they had heard anything about a dinner at the Duke of Norfolk's house and he told me that some had been sent to the Court of Chancery in London to have the wall pulled down and the dyke filled.
Robert Repps delivered your letter today - whilst I was writing this - but I can add no more - save that a blessing goes to Harman's wife and also to you.
Written at Paston the day after St Edmund
From your Mother, Agnes Paston
