Paston letters: Sir John Fastolf's will and papers relating to his family
Scope & Content:
Additional MS 39848, ff. 1-371: Letters and papers relating mostly to Sir John Fastolf and his family. Additional MS 39849, f. 1: A copy of the will of Sir John Fastolf (d. 1459).
Volume two of two volumes, the other being Additional MS 39848. Contents: A copy of the will of Sir John Fastolf, dated 3 November 1459, based on the draft will of the same date, Additional MS 27444, ff. 60r-67v and written in the same hand as the corrections to this manuscript. Three clauses...
Volume one of two volumes, the other being Additional MS 39849. Contents: 15th-century letters and papers, the majority of which are relating to, Sir John Fastolf. Some of the letters are written in the hand of William Worcester (Wyrcestre), alias Botoner (ff. 5-12, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 3...