To the worshypfull Sir, John Paston, Escuier.
Worshypfull, aftyr dew recomendacion, please your gode maistershyp to wete that where as my maister wrytith to yow so homelye of so manye materes to yow of hys, to be remembred unto hys councell lerned by mene of yow and of hys frendz and servauntz there, y pray yow and requyre yow not to wyte it me that y am the causer of it that my seyd maister noyeth yow with so manye materes, for, be God, hym sylf remembryth the moste part of hem; albe it the particler rehersell of the materes be fressher yn my remembraunce then yn hys. And, Sir, yn trouth he boldyth hym to wryte to yow for the grete lofe and singler affeccion he hath yn yow before all othyr yn hys causes spedyng, and that ye wille moste tendyrlye of ony othyr remembre hys servauntes as well as othyrs to whom belongyth to spede the materes. He desyryth my Lord Chauncellor shuld wryte to hym speciallye yff he most nedes com upp, and a bille to be made yn to Parlement for recuvere of my Lord Bedford godes.
Sir, there ys one Haryngton of Doncastre, a besye soule, that damagyth my maistre to gretely in Bentley. And Herry Sotehille ys of my maister councell, but no thyng that ys profytable ys don to hym to remedye it, ye shall see by one Sir John Vincentes letter sent to yow now, and W. Barker can enforme yow. Yn the ende of thys terme y suppose to be at London, and yn to west contre. My maistre wrytith to yow for a rent of viij li. of annuite charged of a touneshyp called Batham Wyly, that Maister Scrope he shall be beneficed yn the ryzt of it. Ye have nede fare fayre with hym, for he ys full daungerouse when he wille. Y gate hym gode evidensis of the seyd rent that my maister ne my lady had nevere, and he can not know it, &c. Also my maister hath wreten to yow for avice of a new feffement to be made for the maners of Tychewell and Beytone, and betyme he desyryth to be sent hym. Y pray yow, and ye se Maister Yng at a leyser to commaund me to hym, and trustyng hys gode maistershyp that he wille be of my councell ayenst one William Fouler of Bokyngham thath kepyth from me a litelle lond. And yff he wille contynew hys gode maistershyp to me, ye may sey hym that I cast duelle yn my contree, and wayt uppon hym to help ghete ayen a pore gode of myn, for heere y thryve not, but lose my tyme. Y pray our Lord have yow yn hys kepyng.
Wryt hastlye, the xxvij. day of Januare.
Your,
W. WYRCESTRE.
To the worshypfull Sir, John Paston, Escuier.
Worshypfull, aftyr dew recomendacion, please your gode maistershyp to wete that where as my maister wrytith to yow so homelye of so manye materes to yow of hys, to be remembred unto hys councell lerned by mene of yow and of hys frendz and servauntz there, y pray yow and requyre yow not to wyte it me that y am the causer of it that my seyd maister noyeth yow with so manye materes, for, be God, hym sylf remembryth the moste part of hem; albe it the particler rehersell of the materes be fressher yn my remembraunce then yn hys. And, Sir, yn trouth he boldyth hym to wryte to yow for the grete lofe and singler affeccion he hath yn yow before all othyr yn hys causes spedyng, and that ye wille moste tendyrlye of ony othyr remembre hys servauntes as well as othyrs to whom belongyth to spede the materes. He desyryth my Lord Chauncellor shuld wryte to hym speciallye yff he most nedes com upp, and a bille to be made yn to Parlement for recuvere of my Lord Bedford godes.
Sir, there ys one Haryngton of Doncastre, a besye soule, that damagyth my maistre to gretely in Bentley. And Herry Sotehille ys of my maister councell, but no thyng that ys profytable ys don to hym to remedye it, ye shall see by one Sir John Vincentes letter sent to yow now, and W. Barker can enforme yow. Yn the ende of thys terme y suppose to be at London, and yn to west contre. My maistre wrytith to yow for a rent of viij li. of annuite charged of a touneshyp called Batham Wyly, that Maister Scrope he shall be beneficed yn the ryzt of it. Ye have nede fare fayre with hym, for he ys full daungerouse when he wille. Y gate hym gode evidensis of the seyd rent that my maister ne my lady had nevere, and he can not know it, &c. Also my maister hath wreten to yow for avice of a new feffement to be made for the maners of Tychewell and Beytone, and betyme he desyryth to be sent hym. Y pray yow, and ye se Maister Yng at a leyser to commaund me to hym, and trustyng hys gode maistershyp that he wille be of my councell ayenst one William Fouler of Bokyngham thath kepyth from me a litelle lond. And yff he wille contynew hys gode maistershyp to me, ye may sey hym that I cast duelle yn my contree, and wayt uppon hym to help ghete ayen a pore gode of myn, for heere y thryve not, but lose my tyme. Y pray our Lord have yow yn hys kepyng.
Wryt hastlye, the xxvij. day of Januare.
Your,
W. WYRCESTRE.
To the worshypfull Sir, John Paston, Escuier.
Worshypfull, aftyr dew recomendacion, please your gode maistershyp to wete that where as my maister wrytith to yow so homelye of so manye materes to yow of hys, to be remembred unto hys councell lerned by mene of yow and of hys frendz and servauntz there, y pray yow and requyre yow not to wyte it me that y am the causer of it that my seyd maister noyeth yow with so manye materes, for, be God, hym sylf remembryth the moste part of hem; albe it the particler rehersell of the materes be fressher yn my remembraunce then yn hys. And, Sir, yn trouth he boldyth hym to wryte to yow for the grete lofe and singler affeccion he hath yn yow before all othyr yn hys causes spedyng, and that ye wille moste tendyrlye of ony othyr remembre hys servauntes as well as othyrs to whom belongyth to spede the materes. He desyryth my Lord Chauncellor shuld wryte to hym speciallye yff he most nedes com upp, and a bille to be made yn to Parlement for recuvere of my Lord Bedford godes.
Sir, there ys one Haryngton of Doncastre, a besye soule, that damagyth my maistre to gretely in Bentley. And Herry Sotehille ys of my maister councell, but no thyng that ys profytable ys don to hym to remedye it, ye shall see by one Sir John Vincentes letter sent to yow now, and W. Barker can enforme yow. Yn the ende of thys terme y suppose to be at London, and yn to west contre. My maistre wrytith to yow for a rent of viij li. of annuite charged of a touneshyp called Batham Wyly, that Maister Scrope he shall be beneficed yn the ryzt of it. Ye have nede fare fayre with hym, for he ys full daungerouse when he wille. Y gate hym gode evidensis of the seyd rent that my maister ne my lady had nevere, and he can not know it, &c. Also my maister hath wreten to yow for avice of a new feffement to be made for the maners of Tychewell and Beytone, and betyme he desyryth to be sent hym. Y pray yow, and ye se Maister Yng at a leyser to commaund me to hym, and trustyng hys gode maistershyp that he wille be of my councell ayenst one William Fouler of Bokyngham thath kepyth from me a litelle lond. And yff he wille contynew hys gode maistershyp to me, ye may sey hym that I cast duelle yn my contree, and wayt uppon hym to help ghete ayen a pore gode of myn, for heere y thryve not, but lose my tyme. Y pray our Lord have yow yn hys kepyng.
Wryt hastlye, the xxvij. day of Januare.
Your,
W. WYRCESTRE.
To the worshipful Sir, John Paston, Escuier.
Worshipful, aftyr dew recomendacion, please your good maistershyp to wait that where as my master wrytith to you so plainlyof so manye matters to you of his, to be remembered unto his councell lerned by mene of you and of his friendz and servantz there, y pray you and requyre you not to impute it me that y am the causer of it that my said master noyeth you with so manye matters, for, be God, him sylf remembryth the moste part of hem; albe it the particler rehersell of the matters be fressher in my remembrance then in his. And, Sir, in trouth he boldyth him to write to you for the greet lofe and singler affeccion he has in you before all othyr in his causes spedyng, and that you will moste tendyrlye of [any/only] othyr remembre his servauntes as well as othyrs to whom belongyth to speed the matters. He desires my Lord Chauncellor should write to him speciallye yff he most nedes come upp, and a bill to be made in to Parlement for recuvere of my Lord Bedford godes.
Sir, there is one Haryngton of Doncaster, a occupied in an ill-intentioned way soule, that damagyth my maistre to gretely in Bentley. And Herry Sotehille is of my master councell, but no thing that is profytable is done to him to remedy it, you shall see by one Sir John Vincentes letter sent to you now, and W. Barker can enforme you. In the ende of thys terme y suppose to be at London, and in to west contre. My maistre wrytith to you for a rent of viij li. of annuite charged of a touneshyp called Bathampton, that Master Scrope he shall be beneficed in the ryzt of it. You have need fare fayre with him, for he is full daungerouse when he will. Y gate him good evidensis of the said rent that my master no my lady had nevere, and he can not know it, etc.. Also my master has wreten to you for avice of a new feoffement to be made for the maners of Titchwell and Beighton, and betyme he desires to be sent him. Y pray you, and you se Master Yng at a leyser to commaund me to him, and trustyng his good maistershyp that he will be of my councell ayenst one William Fouler of Buckingham thath kepyth from me a litelle land. And yff he will contynew his good maistershyp to me, you may sey him that I cast duelle in my contree, and wayt uppon him to help ghete ayen a pore good of [mine/my], for heere y thryve not, but lose my time. Y pray our Lord have you in his keeping.
Written hastlye, the xxvij. day of Januare.
Your,
W. WYRCESTRE.
To the worshipful John Paston, esquire,
Sir, after a suitable recommendation, you should know that my master is writing to you plainly about many matters of his, to be guided in what he does by what he has heard from you and his friends and staff; I ask you not to believe that I am the reason that my master comes to you over so many matters. God remembers the greater part of them, though the particular details are fresher in my mind than in his. And, sir, he makes great effort to write to you because of the respect and love he has for you before all those others who work for him, and you are the most likely of all to remember his servants and others who work for him to move matters along. He wishes the Lord Chancellor to write to him, especially if he must come up (to London) and a bill to be put before Parliament to recover what Lord Bedford has lost.
Sir, Harington of Doncaster is acting in an ill-intentioned way, greatly damaging my master; Harry Sotehille advises my master but nothing is done to put matters right. You can see from the letter from John Vincentes, just sent to you, and W Barker explains further.
I intend to be in London at the end of this term and then into the west country. My master writes to you to collect a rent of eight pounds of an annuity due from the town of Batham Wyly so that Master Scope will benefit from it. You need to deal fairly with him, for he can be awkward when he wants to. You gave him clear evidence of the rent which my master and my lady have never received, but he doesn't want to know about it. My master has also written to you for advice about a new settlement to be agreed for the manors of Titchwell and Beighton; could you send it to him? I would ask you to see Mr Ing in due course and commend me to him, and I trust to his good mastership that he will agree to my advice against one William Fouler of Buckingham that keeps me from some land. If he continues to use me, you can say to him that I can live in my own place and work for him to get back some property of mine. Here I don't thrive and time passes.
I ask the Lord to look after you. Hastily written on 27th January.
Your own, W.Worcester
