Specifics: The spelling “Jhon” is not an error. Gresham and Tresham are different people. Conversely, the inconsistent spelling “Lipyate” or “Lipgate” in footnotes is unchanged. In this volume, the spelling “apostyle” for “apostille” is used consistently. Note that the printed book used z to represent original yogh ȝ. This has not been changed for the e-text.] This edition, published by arrangement with Messrs. ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE AND COMPANY, LIMITED, is strictly limited to 650 copies for Great Britain and America, of which only 600 sets are for sale, and are numbered 1 to 600. No. 44. [[The number 44 is handwritten.]] * * * * * * * * * THE PASTON LETTERS A.D. 1422-1509 * * * * * * * * * THE PASTON LETTERS A.D. 1422-1509 New Complete Library Edition Edited with Notes and an Introduction by JAMES GAIRDNER of the Public Record Office _VOLUME IV_ London Chatto & Windus [Decoration] Exeter James G. Commin 1904 Edinburgh: T. and A. CONSTABLE, Printers to His Majesty THE PASTON LETTERS _Edward IV_ 488 MARGARET PASTON TO JOHN PASTON[1.1] _A Lettre to J. Paston, Armig., from his wife, shewing his imprisonment in the Fleete._[1.2] [Sidenote: 1461 / NOV. 2] Ryth worchepfull husbond, I recomand me to yow. Plesyt yow to wet that I receyvyd yowyr lettyr that ye sent me by John Holme on Wednysday last past, and also I receyvvd a nothyr lettyr on Fryday at nyt, that ye sent me by Nycolas Newmanys man, of the whyche lettyrs I thanc yow; for I schold ellys a’ thowt that it had be wers with yow than it hathe be, or schal be, by the grace of Almyty God. And yet I kowd not be mery, sethyn I had the last lettyr tyll thys day that the Meyir sent to me, and sent me werd that he had knowlege for very trowthe that ye wer delyveryd owt of the Flet, and that Howard was comytyd to ward for dyvers gret compleynts that wer mad to the Kyng of hym. It was talkyd in Norwyche and in dyvers othyr plasys in the contre on Saterday last past, that ye wer comytyd to Flet, and in good feyth, as I herd sey, the pepyle was ryth sory ther of, bothe of Norwyche and in the contre. Ye ar ryth myche bownde to thank God, and all tho that love yow, that ye have so gret love of the pepyll as ye have. Ye ar myche behold to the Meyir[2.1] and to Gylberd,[2.2] and to dyvers othyr of the aldyrmen, for feythfully they owe yow good wyll to ther porys.