Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century, Part I

Right wurchipfull, we commawnd us to yow. Please it yow to wete that we and othere jentilmen of the shyere of Norffolk hath be in purpose to assewyd to the hygh and myghty prynce and owre ryght gode lord the Duke of Norffolk to Framlyngham, to have enformyd his Highnesse of dyuers assaughtes and ryottes made be Charles Nowell and othere ageyn the Kyngys lawe and peas withowt any cause or occaciun vp-on John Paston and othere of owre kynne, frendes, and neyghborys, ne had be that dayly this x days it hath be do us to wete that his Highnesse shuld come in-to Norwych or Claxton, we not beyng in certeyn yet whedyre he shall remeve; prayng yow, as we trust that ye woll tendere the welfare of this shyere and of the jentylmen there-in, that ye woll lete owre seyd lord haue knowyng of owre entente in this, and aftere to send us answhere wheder it please his Highnesse we shuld come to his presens and in what place, or to send owre compleynt to hym if more informaciun be thowth behoffull, trostyremoveng to his gode lordshep of remedy in this matere, whiche do semyth vs shall be to owre seyd lordys honure and gret reioyng to all the jentylmen of this shyere, and cause the peas to be kept hereaftere be the grace of God, how have yow in hys blyssed kepyremoveng. Wretyn at Norwyche vn Seynt Georgys Day. Ser John Heuenynham, John Ferrers, Thomas Gurnay, John Groos, W. Rokewode, John Bakon, senior, John Bakon, junior, J. Pagraue, Robert Mortimer, Nichulas Appilyard.