To my right reverent and my moost wurschipful maystre, my Maystre John Paston.
Right wurshipfull and my mooste reverent mastre, I recomaunde me unto your goode maystreship. Like you to witte that on Childremasse daye there were moche people at Norwich at the shire, be cauce it was noyced in the shire that the Undresheriff had a writte to make a newe aleccion; wherfore the people was greved be cauce they had labored so often, seying to the Sheriff that he had the writte, and pleynly he shulde not a wey unto the tyme the writte were redd. The Sheriff answerd, and seyd that he had no writte, nor west who had it. Heruppon the people peacyd, and stilled unto the tyme the shire was doone, and after that doone, the people called uppon hym, 'Kylle hym! Heede hym!' And so John Dam, with helpe of other, gate hym out of the schire-hows, and with moche labour brought hym unto Sporyer Rowe; and ther the people mett a yenst hym, and so they a voided hym unto an hows, and kept fast the dore unto the tyme the meyer was sent fore, and the Sherif, to strenght hym, and to convey hem a wey, or ell he had be slayne. Wherfor divers of the thrifty men came to me, desiryng that I shulde writte unto your maistreship to lete you have undrestandyng of the gidyng of the people, for they be full sory of this trowble; and that it plese you to sende hem your advice how they shal be gided and rwled, for they were purposed to a gathered an c. or cc. of the thriftyest men, and to have come up to the Kyng to lete the Kyng have undrestandyng of ther mokkyng. And also the people fere hem sore of you and Mastre Berney,] be cauce ye come not home.
Plese you that ye remembr the bill I sent you at Hallowmesse for the place and londs at Boyton weche ChesemanAlblastre had in his ferme for v. mark. Ther wol no man have it above xlvjs. viijd., for Alblastre and I have do as moche therto as we can, but we can not go a bove that. And yet we can not lete it so for this yere, with owte they have it for v. or vj. yere. I wrote to your mastreship herof, but I had non answre; wherfor I beseche you that I may have an answere of this be Tlwelthe, for and we have an answre of this be that tyme, we shall enfeffe hem with all, &c.
My right wurshipfull and my moost reverent maistre, Almyghty Jesu preserve you, and send you the victorye of your elmyes, as I truste to Almyghty Jesu ye shall. Wreten at Norwich on Seyn Thomas daye after Cristemasse daye.
Your pore servant and bedman,
R. CALL.
To my right reverent and my moost wurschipful maystre, my Maystre John Paston.
Right wurshipfull and my mooste reverent mastre, I recomaunde me unto your goode maystreship. Like you to witte that on Childremasse daye there were moche people at Norwich at the shire, be cauce it was noyced in the shire that the Undresheriff had a writte to make a newe aleccion; wherfore the people was greved be cauce they had labored so often, seying to the Sheriff that he had the writte, and pleynly he shulde not a wey unto the tyme the writte were redd. The Sheriff answerd, and seyd that he had no writte, nor west who had it. Heruppon the people peacyd, and stilled unto the tyme the shire was doone, and after that doone, the people called uppon hym, 'Kylle hym! Heede hym!' And so John Dam, with helpe of other, gate hym out of the schire-hows, and with moche labour brought hym unto Sporyer Rowe; and ther the people mett a yenst hym, and so they a voided hym unto an hows, and kept fast the dore unto the tyme the meyer was sent fore, and the Sherif, to strenght hym, and to convey hem a wey, or ell he had be slayne. Wherfor divers of the thrifty men came to me, desiryng that I shulde writte unto your maistreship to lete you have undrestandyng of the gidyng of the people, for they be full sory of this trowble; and that it plese you to sende hem your advice how they shal be gided and rwled, for they were purposed to a gathered an c. or cc. of the thriftyest men, and to have come up to the Kyng to lete the Kyng have undrestandyng of ther mokkyng. And also the people fere hem sore of you and Mastre Berney,] be cauce ye come not home.
Plese you that ye remembr the bill I sent you at Hallowmesse for the place and londs at Boyton weche ChesemanAlblastre had in his ferme for v. mark. Ther wol no man have it above xlvjs. viijd., for Alblastre and I have do as moche therto as we can, but we can not go a bove that. And yet we can not lete it so for this yere, with owte they have it for v. or vj. yere. I wrote to your mastreship herof, but I had non answre; wherfor I beseche you that I may have an answere of this be Tlwelthe, for and we have an answre of this be that tyme, we shall enfeffe hem with all, &c.
My right wurshipfull and my moost reverent maistre, Almyghty Jesu preserve you, and send you the victorye of your elmyes, as I truste to Almyghty Jesu ye shall. Wreten at Norwich on Seyn Thomas daye after Cristemasse daye.
Your pore servant and bedman,
R. CALL.
To my right reverent and my moost wurschipful maystre, my Maystre John Paston.
Right wurshipfull and my mooste reverent mastre, I recomaunde me unto your goode maystreship. Like you to witte that on Childremasse daye there were moche people at Norwich at the shire, be cauce it was noyced in the shire that the Undresheriff had a writte to make a newe aleccion; wherfore the people was greved be cauce they had labored so often, seying to the Sheriff that he had the writte, and pleynly he shulde not a wey unto the tyme the writte were redd. The Sheriff answerd, and seyd that he had no writte, nor west who had it. Heruppon the people peacyd, and stilled unto the tyme the shire was doone, and after that doone, the people called uppon hym, 'Kylle hym! Heede hym!' And so John Dam, with helpe of other, gate hym out of the schire-hows, and with moche labour brought hym unto Sporyer Rowe; and ther the people mett a yenst hym, and so they a voided hym unto an hows, and kept fast the dore unto the tyme the meyer was sent fore, and the Sherif, to strenght hym, and to convey hem a wey, or ell he had be slayne. Wherfor divers of the thrifty men came to me, desiryng that I shulde writte unto your maistreship to lete you have undrestandyng of the gidyng of the people, for they be full sory of this trowble; and that it plese you to sende hem your advice how they shal be gided and rwled, for they were purposed to a gathered an c. or cc. of the thriftyest men, and to have come up to the Kyng to lete the Kyng have undrestandyng of ther mokkyng. And also the people fere hem sore of you and Mastre Berney,] be cauce ye come not home.
Plese you that ye remembr the bill I sent you at Hallowmesse for the place and londs at Boyton weche ChesemanAlblastre had in his ferme for v. mark. Ther wol no man have it above xlvjs. viijd., for Alblastre and I have do as moche therto as we can, but we can not go a bove that. And yet we can not lete it so for this yere, with owte they have it for v. or vj. yere. I wrote to your mastreship herof, but I had non answre; wherfor I beseche you that I may have an answere of this be Tlwelthe, for and we have an answre of this be that tyme, we shall enfeffe hem with all, &c.
My right wurshipfull and my moost reverent maistre, Almyghty Jesu preserve you, and send you the victorye of your elmyes, as I truste to Almyghty Jesu ye shall. Wreten at Norwich on Seyn Thomas daye after Cristemasse daye.
Your pore servant and bedman,
R. CALL.
To my right reverent and my moost wurschipful maystre, my Maystre John Paston.
Right wurshipfull and my mooste reverent mastre, I recommend me unto your good maystreship. Like you to witte that on Childremasse day there were much people at Norwich at the shire, be cauce it was noyced in the shire that the Undresheriff had a writte to make a newe aleccion; wherfore the people was greved be cauce they had labored so often, seying to the Sheriff that he had the writte, and plainly he should not a wey unto the time the writte were redd. The Sheriff answerd, and said that he had no writte, nor west who had it. Heruppon the people peacyd, and stilled unto the time the shire was doone, and after that doone, the people called uppon him, 'Kylle him! behead him!' And so John Dam, with helpe of other, gate him out of the schire-hows, and with much labour brought him unto Sporyer Rowe; and there the people mett a yenst him, and so they a voided him unto an hows, and kept fast the dore unto the time the meyer was sent fore, and the Sherif, to strenght him, and to convey hem a wey, or ell he had be slayne. Wherfor divers of the thrifty men came to me, desiryng that I should writte unto your maistreship to let you have undrestandyng of the gidyng of the people, for they be full sorry of this trowble; and that it plese you to send hem your advice how they shall be gided and rwled, for they were purposed to a gathered an c. or cc. of the thriftyest men, and to have come up to the King to let the King have undrestandyng of there mokkyng. And also the people fere hem [badly/sorely] of you and Mastre Berney,] be cauce you come not home.
Plese you that you remembr the bill I sent you at Hallowmesse for the place and londs at Boyton weche ChesemanAlblastre had in his ferme for v. mark. There wol no man have it above xlvjs. viijd., for Alblastre and I have do as much therto as we can, but we can not go a bove that. And yet we can not let it so for this yere, with owte they have it for v. or vj. yere. I wrote to your mastreship herof, but I had no answre; wherfor I beseech you that I may have an answer of this be Tlwelthe, for and we have an answre of this be that time, we shall enfeffe hem with all, etc..
My right wurshipfull and my moost reverent maistre, Almighty Jesu preserve you, and send you the victorye of your elmyes, as I truste to Almighty Jesu you shall. Wreten at Norwich on Say Thomas day after Cristemasse day.
Your pore servant and bedman,
R. CALL.
To my honoured and worthy master, John Paston:
My respected and worthy master, I commend myself to your service. I would like you to know that two days after Boxing Day day there were crowds in Norwich at the shire court, because it was being said in the county that the Under-Sheriff had a writ to announce a new election. This annoyed the people because they had appealed to him so often; they told the Sheriff that if he had the writ he should not leave until the writ was read. The Sheriff replied that he did not have a writ, and didn't know who had it, at which the people calmed down, and were quiet until the court was over, and after it was over they called to him, "Kill him! Behead him!" So John Damme, with the help of others, got him out of the court house, and with much effort got him into London Street, and there the people confronted him; so they took him to safety in a house, and barred the door until the Mayor could be sent for, and the Sheriff, to back him up and to get him away, to save him from being killed. Then several of the respectable men came to me, asking me to write to you, my master, to let you know the mood of the people, for they are very concerned about all this trouble. They ask you to send your advice on what their reaction should be and what they should do, for they are minded to get one or two hundred respectable men together, to go to the King and let him understand the reason for the rioting. The people are very concerned about you and Master Berney, because you haven't come home.
Could I remind you of the bill I sent you on All Saints Day for the property and lands at Beighton which Cheeseman Alblaster has with his farm for five marks; no one will take it for more that forty-six shillings and eightpence. Alblaster and I have done as much as we can about it, but we can't go above that, and we haven't been able to rent it out for this year, no-one will undertake it unless they can have it for five or six years. I wrote to you about it, sir, but I haven't had a reply. Could you give me an answer within twelve days; if you let us know by then we will grant him tenure of it.
My honoured and worthy master, Almighty Jesus look after you and send you victory over your enemies, as I trust to Almighty Jesus you will be victorious.
Written at Norwich on St Thomas's Day after Christmas Day.
Your poor servant and petitioner,
Richard Calle
