TO JOHN PASTON I 1453, 07, 06
To my welbelouyd son John Paston.
Sone, I grete yow well and send you Godys blyssyng and myn, and lete you wete that Robert Hyll cam homward by Horwelle-bery; and Gurney tellyd hym he had byn at London for mony and kowd not spedyng, and behestyd Robert that he shuld sende me mony be you. I pray for-ȝet yt not as ȝe com homward, and speke sadly for j nothyr fermour. And as for tydyngys, Phylyppe Berney is passyd to God on Munday last past, wyt þe grettes peyn that evyr I sey man. And on Tuysday Sere Jon Henyngham ȝede to hys chyrche and herd iij massys,and cam hom agayn nevyr meryer, and seyd to hese wyf that he wuld go sey a lytyll deuocion in hese gardeyn and than he wuld dyne; and forth-wyth he felt a feyntyng in hese legge and syyd doun. Thys was at ix of þe clok, and he was ded or none. Myn cosyn Clere preyt you that ȝe lete no man se here letter wheche is in-selyd vndyr my selle. I prey you that ȝe wyl pay youre brothyr William for iiij vnce and j half of sylke as he payd, wheche he send me by William