The Duke of Norfolk to John Paston, Senior

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Title
The Duke of Norfolk to John Paston, Senior
Reference
Add. 34888, f. 217
Date
31 August 1463
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol IV, item 548; Fenn, Vol IV, Edward IV item 63
Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume IV' (1st transcript)

LETTER LXIII

 

    To oure right trusty and
    entierly welbelovid S'vaunt
    John Paston th'elder,

 

The Due of Norff.

 

RIGHT trusty and entierly welbelovid srvaunt We grete-
you hertily well And specially praying you that ye will
be with us at Framlyngh'm on Sonday next comyng that we
may comon wt you there and have youre sadde advise in suche
matiers as concernyth greatly to oure week which sgakk ve mynes-
tred unto yo at your comyng prayng you that ye sayle not
herof as out speciall trust is in you And our lord p's' ve you in his
keping Written at Framlyngh'm the XXXj Day of August.

                                                                                             Dorff.

    11? by 6?
The Seal on red Wax , and very persect.
    Impression a Wheat sheaf, &c. The
    Motto imperfect . The Seal has a braid
    of twine around it . Pl. XXVIII.No. 5.

 

    We here find that John Paston was one of the Counsel to John Mowbray, the last
Duke of Norfolk of that name; and that regular Summonses were sent to those in this
confidential station, when any matters of importance arose, on which their deliberations
and advice became necessary; this Summons appears to be on some very material bu-
siness, which most probably required secresy, as the purport of it was not communicated,
but deferred till he should be arrived at Framlingham.

    Autograph.     Pl. IV. No 3.
Transcript from John Fenn, 'Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III…. Volume IV' (2nd transcript)

LETTER LXIII.

 

To our right trusty and entirely well beloved Servant John
Paston, the elder.

The Duke of Norfolk

 

RIGHT trust and entirely well beloved Servant, we greet
you heartily well, and specially praying you that ye will
be with us at Framlingham on Sunday nest coming. that we
may commune with you there, and have your sad (serious)
advice in such matters as concerneth greatly to our weal, which
shall be ministred (made known) unto you at your coming.

    Praying you that ye fail not hereof, as our special trust is in
you; and our Lord preserve you in his keeping.

    Written at Feamlingham, the 31st day of August.

                                                                                        NORFOLK

Framlingham,
        31 st of August,
        before 1466.
        6E.IV.

 

    We here find that John Paston was one of the Counsel to John Mowbray, the last
Duke of Norfolk of that name; and that regular Summonses were sent to those in this
confidential station, when any matters of importance arose, on which their deliberations
and advice became necessary; this Summons appears to be on some very material bu-
siness, which most probably required secresy, as the purport of it was not communicated,
but deferred till he should be arrived at Framlingham.

    Autograph.     Pl. IV. No 3.

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume IV'

548

THE DUKE OF NORFOLK TO JOHN PASTON,
SENIOR2

 

To oure right trusty and entierly welbelovid servaunt,
John Paston, th’elder.

 

THE DUC OF NORFF.

      RIGHT trusty and entierly welbelovid servaunt, we grete
          you hertily well, and specially praying you that ye will
          be with us at Framlyngham on Sonday next comyng,
that we may comon with you there, and have youre sadde
advise in suche matiers as concernyth gretly to oure weel,
whiche shall be mynestred unto you at youre comyng. Prayng
you that ye fayle not herof, as our speciall trust is in you.
And our Lord preserve you in His keping.

     Written at Framlyngham the xxxj. day of August.

                                                                                       NORFF.

     2 [From Fenn, iv. 250.] John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, the writer of this
letter, succeeded his father in the dukedom in November 1461, being at the time only
seventeen years of age. A year afterwards, in November 1462, we find him living
at his castle of Holt in Denbighshire, where he proposed to spend Christmas (see
No. 532), but before that season came he was sent for by the King to serve against
the Scots (No. 533). I am inclined to think this letter was written in the August of
1463; for although the Duke was again living at Holt in March following, it
seems probable that he would have visited his chief family seat at Framlingham in
the meanwhile. John Paston, the youngest, who was attached to his household, was
certainly at home with his family in the latter part of this year (see No. 560).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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