The Paston Letters Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Paston Letters novel. A total of 328 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Paston Letters.Volume II.by James Gairdner.THE PASTON LETTERS _Early Doc.u.ments_ Be
The Paston Letters.Volume II.by James Gairdner.THE PASTON LETTERS _Early Doc.u.ments_ Before entering upon the correspondence of the Paston family, in the reign of Henry VI., we have thought it well to give the reader a brief note of such deeds and charte
- 301 ELIZABETH, d.u.c.h.eSS OF NORFOLK, TO SIR JOHN PASTON[159-1]_To my right welbeloved frende, Sire John Paston, Knyght._ ELIZABETH, d.u.c.h.eS OF NORFFOLK.[Sidenote: 1497(?) / FEB. 28]I commaunde me to you, thankyng you as hartely as I can for your labour a
- 302 At that tyme I knewe not what love was bitwix them, but now I undrestand that bothe there myndes is to mary to geders; wherunto on my parte, I am agreble and wel content, desiring and praying you to be the same, and to be the better frende unto them at th
- 303 Yevyn the vj. daye of Februarii, anno R. R. H. vij. xviij^o.And all this to be perfurmyd and put in surte after our avise. And we devise that he that shall have the land, shall paie to th' other at Halwemes come twelvemonyth, ten mark, besides the se
- 304 Thys is as fer as I can schew you of this day, and when I can know mor, ye schall have knowlege.From Wyndesouer this Saterday, at v. of the cloke.By yours, WILLIAM MAKEFYRR.[Footnote 172-3: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] This letter gives an account of the meet
- 305 Item, a paire of schettis, iiij_s._ Item, a blanket, iij_s._ Item, a coverlet, ij_s._ Item, a pillow of down, xij_d._ Item, ij. curteynes, ij_s._ Item, gownes, x_s._ Item, a dowblet of fostian, xl_d._ Item, iij. schertes, v_s._ Item, a towayle, viij_d._ I
- 306 Item, ij. payre of lyncloys, viij_d._ Item, ij. payre of hossen, iiij_s._ Item, a payre of schone, vij_d._ Item, a payre schettes, iiij_s._ Item, iij. gyrdyll, ix_d._ Jamus Halmon, iiij. schettes, x_s._ Item, ij. schertis and a quarter of lynclothe, ij_s.
- 307 Symond Houston, a payre of bottes, a payre of sporis, iiij_s._ Purrey, a blw gown, viij_s._ Item, a bridull and a feterloke, xvj_d._ Item, a payr of hossen, a payr of schon, ij_s._ vij_d._ Item, a pare of furred glovys. Frere John Alderiche, ij. quaris of
- 308 Item, a lyneng to a gown, xx_d._ Item, an hodde, xl_d._ John Bube (?), ane hatt, pris x_d._ Item, a bowe, pris vj_d._ Item, a peyr of bottes, xvj_d._ Item, a purs with iiij_d._ Item, a cappe, iiij_d._ Herry Gunnold, tablys and stolys, pris v_s._ [Footnote
- 309 Item for brede and drynke there, ij_d._ _Wytham_ Item for horsmete there, j_d._ Item for brede and drynke there, j_d. ob._ _Chelmesford_ Item for oure dyner there, iiij_d._ Item for horsmete there, j_d._ _Brentwode_ Item for horsmete there, j_d._ Item for
- 310 Does not understand Paston's order for other 9 yards. Does he wish frieze, cotton or plain blanket?--London, St. Catherine's Even.1086.--John Breton of Hadley to Master William Paston.--Desires him to be good master to the bearer, 'a poor kinsman of mi
- 311 APPENDIX WILLS From the Princ.i.p.al Registry of the Court of Probate at Somerset House, and from the Diocesan Registers at Norwich. For the Memoranda of the latter I am indebted to the kindness of Dr. Jessopp.1 CLEMENT PASTON[188-1]WILL OF 'CLEMENS PAST
- 312 [Footnote 197-2: _vel per remanere_, repeated in MS.][[Porter, Veteri Bokenham et Bokenham Castell _text unchanged: error for "Potter"?_ per communem estimacionem _text reads "communen"_ sic incipientum 'Item ..._text unchanged: error for "incipient
- 313 [Footnote 203-1: A metal facing for a girdle.][[v. newe carpettys of ij. ellys in lengeth and yarde and halfe brode, _text has "brode."_ souche stuffe as canne not be kept from mowghtes, which I will _text has "mowghtes."_]]7 WILLIAM PASTON[205-1][Sid
- 314 'Dame Agnes Paston, widow, late the wife of Sir John Paston, Knight, deceased,' makes her will 31 May, A.D. 1510, 2 Hen. VIII. To be buried, if she die in London, in the church of the Black Friars, by her husband John Harvy; or, if she die in Kent, in t
- 315 1434-5 Sir John Fastolf, captain of Le Mans, 27. 1435 Aug. _Peace Conferences at Arras--broken off by England._ 14 Sept. _Death of the Duke of Bedford at Rouen. The Duke of York made Regent._ 21 Sept. _The Duke of Burgundy deserts England, and makes a sep
- 316 Disturbances in Norfolk, 132, 133.Thomas Denyes and the Earl of Oxford, 123, 124, 132.J. Paston's dispute with Lord Molynes, 131, 135, 136, 139, 145.Sept._The Duke of York comes over from Ireland, and causes a change of administration_, 142, 143.Molynes
- 317 25 Dec._The King recovers from his illness_, 270.1455 5 Feb._Somerset released from the Tower._ 7 Feb.Sir J. Fastolf resents words spoken at a dinner at Norwich, 272.4 Mar._The questions between Somerset and York referred to arbitrators._ 17 Mar.Presentat
- 318 15 Mar._The Council sits at the Black Friars in the forenoon and at the White Friars in the afternoon_, 366.The coast of Norfolk insulted by the French, 366.25 Mar._Reconciliation of the Lords at London._ 29 May._Sea fight off Calais on Trinity Sunday bet
- 319 6 July.Murder of Thomas Denys, 465, 469, 472, 474.9 July.Denys' wife in great trouble, 466.Sir Miles Stapleton accuses John Berney of complicity in Denys'murder, 467, 468.John Berney and the under-Sheriff, 468, 469, 470, 471.27 July.John Paston
- 320 27 Feb.Berney, Yelverton, and Rough summoned to appear before the King, 558.29 Feb.a.s.sizes at Thetford, 558, 559.Rebels in Cambridges.h.i.+re pardoned, 559._The Duke of Somerset rebels once more_, 560.11 April.Plate and other articles delivered by the P
- 321 1467 7 Feb.Yelverton labouring to get new witnesses up to London, 661.Mar.John Paston, the younger, desires to marry Lady Boleyn's daughter, 662, 666.3 April.Witnesses coming up to London,--Abbot of Langley and Witchingham.Henry Inglos will not come
- 322 Sir John Paston attempts to negotiate with the Duke of Norfolk through the medium of the King's Council, 722, 723, 726-9.12 Sept.Margaret Paston warns Sir John of the distress of the garrison at Caister, 724.15 Sept.Sir John Paston disbelieves his mo
- 323 28 Oct.A general pardon proposed, 784.Inventory of Sir J. Paston's deeds, 785.5 Nov.Death of J. Berney of Witchingham, 787.29 Nov.Margaret Paston is annoyed at Sir John's extravagance, 791.Valuation of Sporle Wood, 793, 819.1472 8 Jan.Sir John P
- 324 _The Earl of Oxford at Dieppe, meaning to sail to Scotland_, 832.Sir John Paston troubled about his servants, 832, 834.18 May.The Earl of Wilts.h.i.+re and Lord Sudley dead, 833.John Paston going to Compostella, 833, 836._Landing of the Earl of Oxford in
- 325 21 Jan.Sir John Paston gone up to London to pet.i.tion the King about Caister, 882.23 Jan.Sir John Paston's 'sending to Caister' is ill taken, 883, 884, 885.2 Mar.John Paston recommends Richard Stratton to Lord Hastings, 886.John Paston to
- 326 Walter Paston ready to take his B.A. and proceed in law, 944.22 May.He would be inceptor before Midsummer, 945.30 June.He takes his degree, 946.7 July.Plate of William Paston, 947, 951.18 Aug.Will of Walter Paston, 950.21 Aug.Deaths of Agnes Paston and Wa
- 327 23 Sept.Dame Elizabeth Browne to John Paston about the circ.u.mstances of her father's death, 1003.3 Oct.The Countess of Surrey complains to J. Paston that her husband's servants have been discharged by Lord Fitzwalter, 1004.20 Oct.Proclamations ordered
- 328 3 July. _Attempt of Perkin Warbeck to land at Deal_, 1059, 1060. Young William Paston, at Sir J. Fortescues place on account of the plague at Cambridge, 1062. 1497-1503 Margaret, Countess of Richmond, to [Sir J. Paston?] touching the inheritance of the da