PASTON LETTERS AND PAPERS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY

EDITED BY RICHARD BEADLE

AND

COLIN RICHMOND

PART III

Published for THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY by the OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2005 CONTENTS

List of Illustrations xiii INTRODUCTION xv List of authors whose names and identities are known xxiii List of identifiable writers of papers not autograph, and of copies xxv List of additions and corrections to Parts I and II xxvi A working chronology of the Letters and Papers xxxix Concordance of earlier editions and original sources lxx Select bibliography xcix List of additional abbreviations used in Part III ciii THE LETTERS AND PAPERS

ADDITIONAL LETTERS AND PAPERS OF THE PASTON FAMILY WILLIAM PASTON I 931. Indenture of agreement with William Joye, 1425, 18 September 3 932. Petition on behalf of Joan and John Mariot concerning East Beckham, 1436, probably October 4 933. Petition to the Earl of Suffolk or his arbiter concerning East Beckham, perhaps 1439 5 934. From Henry, Cardinal Beaufort to Lord Bardolf, probably 1440, 31 May 6 935. Petition of Joan Mariot to King Henry VI for custody of East Beckham, 1441, between 22 February and 10 April 8 936. Petition to King Henry VI concerning East Beckham, 1442, March 9

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JOHN PASTON I 937. Memorandum concerning East Beckham, probably late 1444 or 1445 11 938. Declaration at Cromer concerning East Beckham, 1445, 17 March 16 939. Declaration at Beckham concerning East Beckham, 1445, 17 March 17 940. To Richard Charles, 1460, 9 April 18 WILLIAM PASTON II 941. Declaration concerning the manor of Huntingfield in Bacton, 1479, 21 May 19 942. Indenture recording delivery of plate, 1479, 19 August 20 943. To Thomas Carey, 1492, 9 November 20 944. To Thomas Carey, 1493, 10 September 24 945. To Thomas Carey, 1495, 5 January 26 MARGARET PASTON 946. Enquiries on behalf of tenants at Flegghall, to an unidentified lawyer, after 1479 29 II 947. Agreement between William Wainfleet, Bishop of Winchester, and John Paston II concerning Fastolf's estate, 1473, 1 June 31 948. Agreement between William Wainfleet, Bishop of Winchester, and John Paston II concerning Fastolf's college, 1474, 29 November 33

JOHN PASTON III 949. Attestation concerning a forced entry at Bixley Trowse, 1476, 16 June 36 950. Indenture of loan between John Paston III and Henry Colet, 1485, 12 February 37

LETTERS AND PAPERS OF SIR AND HIS CIRCLE 951. From Henry Notyngham to Sir Henry Barton, 1422 or 1423, 14 April , 40 952. From Henry Notyngham to Sir Henry Barton, 1424 or 1425, 5 May 41 953. From Sir John Fastolf to John Fastolf of Oulton and John Kirteling, probably 1429, 31 October 42

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954. From Sir John Fastolf to Stephen Scrope, probably 1429-33, 5 July 45 955. From Sir John Fastolf to Henry Inglose and John Berney, perhaps 1436-40 46 956. From Sir John Fastolf probably to Sir William ap Thomas, 1444, probably May or June 47 957. From Sir John Fastolf to John Lynford, perhaps about 1445-6 49 958. From William Wangford and William Jenney to Sir John Fastolf, 1445 or 1446, 6 February 50 959. From Thomas Pirys to Sir John Fastolf, 1447, 15 October 51 960. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes and John Green, 1447, 21 October 52 961. From Thomas Howes to Sir John Fastolf, 1447, 26 October 53 962. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes, Cole and Shipdam, 1448, 12 May 56 963. From John North wood to Viscount Beaumont, 1448, 28 May 58 964. From Thomas Howes and Geoffrey Spirleng to Sir John Fastolf, 1448, late December 60 965. From Howes, Shipdam and Spirleng to Sir John Fastolf, 1449, 12 January 61 966. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes, Cole and Shipdam, 1449, probably January or February 66 967. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, early 1449 67 968. From Robert Wenyngton to Thomas Daniel, 1449, 25 May 68 969. From John Crop to William Worcester, 1449, mid-May 70 970. From John Crop to William Worcester, 1449, 2 June 72 971. From William Tailboys to Viscount Beaumont, probably 1449, 20 August 73 972. From the Earl of Warwick to Sir , probably 1449, 2 November 75 973. From Sir William Willy to Thomas Howes, probably 1449, December 76 974. From Thomas Howes to Sir William Willy, probably 1449, December 77 975. From Thomas Hakeborn to Sir John Fastolf, probably 1449- 50 78 976. From Thomas Huntley to Henry Fylongley, probably 1450 78 977. From John Austell to Henry Fylongley, probably 1450, 14 January 79 978. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes, Cole and Shipdam, 1450, 7 March 80 979. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes, Cole and Shipdam, 1450, 16 April 81

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980. From William Duke of Suffolk to his son John, nominally 1450, 30 April 82 981. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1450, 7 May 84 982. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1450, 27 May 85 983. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1450, 8 August 87 984. From the Earl of Oxford to the Duke of Norfolk, probably 1450, 21 August 88 985. Memoranda of Sir John Fastolf's affairs, 1450, September 89 986. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes, Grene and Shipdam, 1450, 7 September 91 987. From Sir John Fastolf to Berney, Howes and Shipdam, 1450, between 7 and 14 September 93 988. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1450, 15 September 95 989. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes and Barker, 1450, 15 and 18 October 96 990. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1450, 11 November 100 991. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes, Bokkyng and Shipdam, 1450, 23 November 102 992. From Thomas Playter to Sir John Fastolf, probably 1450, September—December 104 993. From Sir John Fastolf to Howes, Jenney and Bokkyng, 1450, 2 December 105 994. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes and John Bokkyng, 1450, 4 December 107 995. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes and John Bokkyng, 1450, 5 December 109 996. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1450, 20 December no 997. From Sir John Fastolf to John Berney and Thomas Howes, 1450, 27 December 115 998. From Sir John Fastolf, probably to Thomas Howes, 1450, December, or 1451, early January 115 999. From the Earl of Oxford to John Jermyn, 1451, 2 January 116 1000. From the Earl of Oxford to Sir John Fastolf, 1451, 2 January 117 1001. From John Bokkyng to William Wayte, 1451, 2 January 117 1002. From Sir John Fastolf to Berney, Howes and others, 1451, 3 January 119 1003. From Sir John Fastolf to John Berney and Thomas Howes, 1451, 7 January 120 1004. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes and John Bokkyng, 1451, 12 January 122 1005. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes and John Berney, 1451, 28 January 123 1006. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1451, 13 April 126 CONTENTS

1007. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1451, 21 April 127 1008. From Thomas Howes to Sir John Fastolf, 1451, 9 May 129 1009. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1451, 24 June 132 1010. From Walter Lyhert, Bishop of Norwich, to Sir John Fastolf, probably 1451, 18 August 135 ion. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1451, 23 September 136 1012. Stephen Scrope, first schedule of grievances against Sir John Fastolf, about 1450-1 138 1013. Stephen Scrope, rejoinders to Sir John Fastolf's replies to his schedule of grievances, between August 1451 and July 1452 140 1014. From Lord Scales to Sir John Fastolf, probably 1452, 8 January 142 1015. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1454, 12 July 144 1016. From Sir John Fastolf to Thomas Howes, 1454, 20 July 145 1017. From Sir John Fastolf to Richard Waller, 1454, 30 October 146 1018. From Sir John Fastolf to Henry Frowyk, probably 1454, 30 October 147 1019. Memoranda of Sir John Fastolf's legal counsellors, 1454, November 148 1020. From William Barker to Sir John Fastolf, probably 1454, 3 November 150 1021. From Sir John Fastolf to the Duke of Norfolk, 1455, 2 April 151 1022. From the Duke of York to King Henry VI, nominally 1455, 21 May 152 1023. Relation of the first Battle of St Albans, 1455, between 25 and 29 May 153 1024. From William Barker to William Worcester, 1455, early June 155 1025. (530 bis). From Sir John Fastolf to John Paston I, 1455, 10 July 157 1026. From Henry Windsor to John Bokkyng and William Worcester, 1455 19 July 157 1027. From Sir John Fastolf to Nicholas Molyneux, 1455, 30 October 159 1028. From Thomas Hert to William Worcester, probably 1455, 30 December 160 1029. From John Bokkyng to Sir John Fastolf, 1456, 9 February 161 1030. From William Worcester to Sir John Fastolf's servants at Oxenton, 1456, 16 March 163 1031. From Archbishop Thomas Bourchier to Sir John Fastolf, 1456, 27 March 164 1032. From Henry Fylongley to Sir John Fastolf, probably 1457, 17 July 164

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1033. From Sir Richard Byngham to Sir John Fastolf, perhaps 1456-7 165 1034. From Sir John Fastolf to , 1457, 29 October 167 1035. From Sir John Fastolf to Stephen Scrope, 1457, 30 October 168 1036. From John Bokkyng to Sir John Fastolf, 1458, 15 March 169 1037. From Hugh at Fenne to William Worcester, 1460, 9 April 169 1038. From Lord Beauchamp to Thomas Howes, probably 1460, 28 August 171 1039. Stephen Scrope, second schedule of grievances against Sir John Fastolf, late 1460 or early 1461 172 1040. Stephen Scrope, bill of charges against the estate of Sir John Fastolf, late 1461 or early 1462 174 1041. From Piers to Sir Robert Rokesby, probably 1461 175 1042. From John Eastgate to an unidentified servant of John Paston I, probably 1465, before August 175 1043. Declaration by Robert Inglose concerning Fastolf's will, probably 1466 176 1044. From John Aubry to Sir Henry Spelman, 1469, 6 July 178 1045. From John Bokkyng to Robert Kyrton, probably 1469, 5 September 179 1046. Memorandum from William Worcester to William Wainfleet, Bishop of Winchester, 1470, 1 March 180 1047. From the Earl of Oxford to Thomas Vere, 1471, 14 March 184 1048. From the Earl of Oxford to Henry Spelman and others, 1471, 19 March 185 1049. Petition of William Worcester to James Goldwell, Bishop of Norwich, probably 1472 186 1050. From William Worcester to William Wainfleet, Bishop of Winchester, 1474, 21 August 189 1051. From the Duke of Suffolk to Thomas Jeffrey, 1484, 1 May 191 GLOSSARY 193 INDEX 245

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