Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century, Part I

INVENTORY AND INDENTURE: DRAFT 1462, 06, 06

A remembrauns of the goodes that somtyme were Ser John Fastolffes, mad be John Paston aftir such examinacions and writyngges as he can fynd: First, in goold and siluer coyned = mlmldcxliij li. x s.
Item, in plate of siluer gilt and ongilt xiij mllxvij vnc. price gilt ij s. x d. ongilt ij s. vj d. amountyng to the somme of a

mldcxv li. sterlynges
Item, in plate at London of siluer gilt and ongilt mlmldxxv vnc. prised, &c. wyth a cuppe and a peson of gold weyng xlvj vnc. prise the vnc. xx s. in all, amountyng to the somme of = ccciiijxxij li. xx d. sterlynges

Summa totall of coyne and plate prised = iiijmldcxl li. xj s. viij d.

Item, jowelis, nowches, and presious stones not prised: ij cuppes of goold and ij ewers weyng = lxxv vnc.

Memorandum of a flaket and ij prekettes of siluer weying lxv vnc. lying wyth the seid cuppes.
Item, jowellis leyd to plegge be my lord of York to Ser John Fastolff for vjc mark, that is to sey A gret diamant in a white rose. A ragged staff wyth diuers presious stones deliuerid to the Kyng by the assent and comaundement of my lord of Caunterbury.
Item, a gret crosse of gold wyth a flatte diamant, a flat rubye, and iij gret perlis.
Item, a litell nowche of gold mad chernell wise, wyth a poynted dyamant, a rubie, and iij perlis.
Item, a-nother nowche mad fawcon wise, enamelid wyth white, a bukle of gold.
Item, an other nowche mad treyfowle wise, wyth an emerawd in the middes wyth a long perle hangyng.
Item, a ryng of Sent Lowes wyth a ston therin.
Item, a litell cheyne of gold wyth a perle hangyng therby and ij spangell of gold.
Item, a powche of blew velwet wyth pearlis therin ensealid.
Item, a litell purse sealid, and therin certeyn seales of siluer broken, and a signet of gold.
Item, a nowche of gold of the facion of a busshell, wyth a baleys, a safer loseynge, a greet orient pearle, and a square diamant, losenged wyth a strike of gold, garnysshed wyth iij rubies and iiij pearlis wyth iij pendauntes of gold.
Item, a box of blak leder, a nowche of gold after the facion of a rote, wyth a gret safer and a gret perle set therin.
Item, an nowche of gold after the facion of an aungell, wyth a flat dyamaunt loseyngewise wyth a dyamant flourrid, a rubye in the middes, and ij gret moder perlis on eyther side of the aungell.
Item, an other nowche of gold mad aftir the facion of a jentilwoman, and therin a dyamant poynted square, a rubye and an emerawde in the middes, and ij gret orient perlis. Aras.
Item, on hooll bed of aras of the largest assise, seler, tester, and coueryng, wyth a jentilwoman sittyng in a chayer.
Item, viij costers of aras, wherof somme grete and some smalle, wherof

on is of the sege of Phalist, an other of the shepperdes and her wifes, an other of the Morys daunse, an other of Jason and Launcelet, an other of a batayle, on of the coronacion of Our Lady, a-nother of the Assumpcion of Our Lady. As for an jnuentary of the warderobe and of beddyng and all stuffe of howsold remaynyng at Caster, the seid Paston hath no very knowlech ner informacion therof except of such parcellis as he reseyvid at the tyme of his first dwelling at Caster, wherof the parcellis be specified in a note of an indenture wretyn vpon the bak of this bille.
Item, the seid John Paston giueth like answere as for an jnueremoventaré of spendyng mony, ryngges and jowellis, clothes, silk, lyne, wollen, bokes Frenshe, Latyn, and Englyssh remaynyng in the chambre of the seid Fastolff.
Item, in like wise as for an jnuentarie of the warderobe, beddyng, and all other stuffe of howsold remaynyng at Southwerk, the seid Paston hath no certeyn informacion therof, ner non cam to his handes except on bed specifijd on the bak of this bille.
Item, as for an jnuentarie of quykke catell, there were goyng upon the maners iijml shep be estimacion prised ich ml at an c mark, except certeyn shep were taken a-wey be fors.
Item, as for all hors and other catell, the seid Paston hath non informacion of it except of on ambelyng hors whech was shulderid and marrid.
Item, as for an jnuentaré of all dettes, aswell be obligacion or be acompt or otherwise diew to the seid Ser John Fastolff, the seid John Paston hath no certeyn informacion therof, ner he neuir reseyvid any part therof. Here is as moch as the seid Paston can make at this tyme touchyng the seid jnuentarie wyth-out sight and examremoveinacion of old jnuentaries and

remembrauns and obligacions of creditores whech he hath not in his possession.
Item, of old peces of velwet, reed and roset, to make of jakettes.
Item, a furre of martirs to the valew of xviij s. be estimacion.
Item, as for the remnaunt of the stuffe, plate, coyne, and jowellis conteynid in the seid jnuentari, Paston hath no maner of knowlech where it is kept or lyght at this day, except only of the seid ij cuppes and ewres of gold, and the seid iij nowches conteynid in the seid blak box of leder; whech cuppes, ewres, and nowches remayne in such plase as thei were first leyd be the seid John Paston and Ser Thomas Howes. Here folowen the reseytes of John Paston of the parcelles aboueseid: Memorandum of the sommes and parcelles of coyne and plate wythinne wretyn come to the hands and sole kepyng of wythinne wretyn John Paston: in coyne = ml xliij li. vj s. viij d.
Item, in plate in Norffolk = iijml dcccclxviij vnc. valewed after the prise wythinne wretyn = dxij li. x s.
Item, in plate at London = cccxxxiiij vnc. dj. after the valew and prise wythinne wretyn = xliiij li. ij s. vj d. summa mldiiij xx xix li. xix s. ij d.
Item, of the prise of shep wythinne wretyn, after the nombre that remayned not take awey
Item, as for all stuffe of howsold wythinne wretyn or any other stuffe that was the seid Ser John Fastolffes, of gonnes or artillrye remaynyng in the plase at Caster, the seid John hath reseyvid the parcellis vndir wretyn to the valew of xl or l mark be estimacion, and nomore to his

knowlech; whech goodes the seid Ser John Fastolff neuer intended to voyde from the seid John Paston ner owt of the seid plase, but to haue left it bettir stuffid, as it is wele knowe. This endenture mad at Caster the vj day of June the yere of the reigne of Kyng Edward the iiijth the second witnessith that there remaynid in the place at Caster certeyn stuff of housold, that is to sey in the warderobe-xj peyre blankettes.
Item, xvj peyre shetes and on old shete, wherof iij peyre be of iij webbis.
Item, viij wovyn couerlites.
Item, ij donges.
Item, v smale fetherbeddes.
Item, vj traunsomes.
Item, v carpettes.
Item, ij costeres of tapsery werk of huntyng, for the gret chamber ouer the halle.
Item, on coster of tapseri for the somer halle.
Item, ij costeris of reed tapsery pleyn.
Item, j coueryng of pleyn tapsery.
Item, iij white beddis wyth the selours and testeres.
Item, ix curteyns.
Item, iij purpoyntes of white lynen cloth.
Item, a selour, j tester of white lynen cloth.
Item, j coster of tapseri of jentilwomen pleying at the cardes.
Item, j pece of grene say poudrid wyth levys.
Item, j curteyne.
Item, j pece of grene say.
Item, iij old shetes. In Inglose chambre
Item, j fedirbed.

Item, j traunsom.
Item, j selour, j tester aras, wyth a coueryng to the same.
Item, iij redde curteyns of say.
Item, j banker of tapseri.
Item, iiij costers of tapseri werk.
Item, j peyre blankettes.
Item, xij koshyns of tapseri. In my Master Fastolffes chambre
Item, j fedirbed.
Item, j traunsom.
Item, j selour,j tester of tapseri wyth jentilmen and jentilwomen.
Item, j coster of tapseri.
Item, j coster party white and grene wyth mapill levis.
Item, in the warderobe
Item, ij towaylis of diaper werk ich x yardes long.
Item, iiij napkyns of diaper.
Item, iiij tabill clothes of diaper.
Item, v pleyn clothes.
Item, j towayle of pleyn clothe.
Item, ij old clothes.
Item, iiij cuppebord clothis.
Item, vj pillows of diuers sortes.
Item, iij old pillows coueryd wyth lynen cloth.
Item, ij lavendre pokes.
Item, ij litill pillows stuffid wyth downe.
Item, in the white chambre.
Item, j fedirbed, j traunsom.
Item, in the warderobe chambre, j fedirbed, j traunsom.
Item, j selour reed.
Item, j peyre blankettes. In the chambre next the somyr halle, j fedirbed, j traunsom.
Item, j selour, j tester.
Item, a coueryng of reed tapseri wyth iij curteyns of tarteryn.
Item, j peyre fustiens.
Item, iiij costers of coors tapseri.
Item, j fedirbed for a paylet.
Item, j peyre blankettes.
Item, j cuppebord cloth.
Item, ij pillows.
Item, in the inner chambre.
Item, j fedirbed, j traunsom.
Item, j selour, j tester, j coueryng of boord Alisaundre wyth iij curteyns of white lynen clothe.
Item, j coster of tapseri. In the vtter ward in Bokkyngges chambre
Item, j fedirbed, j traunsom.

Item, j selour, j tester, wyth popeleres.
Item, j peyre blankettes.
Item, ij couerlytes.
Item, in the kechyn.
Item, vij pottes of brasse, wherof iiij grete, iiij smale.
Item, j chafor of laton.
Item, iij spittes.
Item, ij rakkes.
Item, a ladill of brasse.
Item, ij chaforis of brasse.
Item, ij lache pannys.
Item, ij chariours of peutir.
Item, xj disshis. All whech Ser Thomas Howes, be the handes of John Russe, hath deliuerid to Richard Calle to deliuer to hise mastir John Paston the older, squier, at his comyng to housold to Caster. Wretyn the day and yere a-boueseid.
Item, of the stuffe of howsold in Southwerk deliuered to John Paston, a bed of white lynen cloth wyth shetes and blankettes and a bed and a curyng.
Item, ij gonnes wyth viij chambers shetyng a stone of vij inch thyk, xx vnch compas.
Item, ij lesser gonnes wyth viij chambers shetyng a stone of v inch thyk, xv vnch compas.
Item, a serpentyng wyth iij chambers shetyng a ston of x inch cumpas.
Item, a-nother serpentyn shetyng a ston of vij inch cumpas.
Item, iij fowlers shetyng a ston of xij inch cumpas.
Item, ij short gonnes for shippes wyth vj chambers.
Item, iij smale serpentynges to shete pellettes of leed.
Item, iiij gonnes lying in stokkes to shete pellettes of leed.
Item, vij hande gonnes wyth other apparell longyng to the seid gonnes.
Item, xxiiij paveyz of elm bord, ij of baleyn.
Item, viij white harneys of old facion.
Item, x peyre breganders, febill.

Item, xiiij jakkes of horn, febill.
Item, j white jak.
Item, x basenettes, xxiiij salettes, vj gorgettes.
Item, xvi malles led.
Item, ix billes and other peces harneys and wepon, and cappis of spelter and wyer of litell valew.
Item, iiij gret crossebows of stell, ij of baleyn, iiij of ew.
Item, ij haberions and a barell to skore hem.