Add MS 27446

Contents: The fourth of a set of four volumes of letters and papers of the Paston family from the period, c. 1425 to c.1520 (Additional manuscripts 27443-27446). This volume contains documents dating from - c. 1445 to c.1520

f. 1: Letter from John Paston II to Margaret Paston, 7 August, 1477 (Davis, no 308);

f. 2: Letter from Margaret Paston to John Paston II, 11 August, 1477 (Davis, no. 227);

f. 3: Memorandum of William Paston II on rent collection, 22 August, 1477 (Davis, no. 98);

f. 4: Copy of the will of John Paston II, 31 October 1477 (Davis, no. 309);

ff. 5, 6: Letters from William Pekock to John Paston II, 19 and 30 November, 1477 (Davis, no. 778, 779);

f. 8: Letter from John Paston III to John Paston II, 21 January, 1478 (Davis, no. 379);

f. 9: Letter from John Paston III to Margaret Paston, 3 February, 1478 (Davis, no. 380);

f. 10: Letter from Constance Reynforth to John Paston II, 21 March, 1478 (Davis, no. 781);

f. 11: Letter from John Paston II to John Paston III and Osbern Berney; 5 May, 1478 (Davis, no. 310);

f. 12: Letter from Walter Paston to Margaret Paston, 12 May, before 1479 (Davis, no. 402);

f. 13: Letter from J. Whetley to John Paston II, 20 May, 1478 (Davis, no. 782);

f. 14: Value of the parsonage of Oxnead, Norfolk, 1478;

f. 15: Presentation to the living of Oxnead of Richard Lyncoln, 1478;

f. 16: Letter from William Paston II to Nicholas Goldewell, 9 October, 1489 (Davis, no. 100);

f. 17: Letter from William Paston II to William Pope, 17 October, 1478 (Davis, no. 101)

f. 18: Letter from William Paston III to John Paston III, 7 November, ?1478 (Davis, no. 406);

f. 19: Memorandum of William Paston II on Marlingford manor, 18 January, 1479 (Davis, no. 102);

f. 20: Letter from William Pickenham to Margaret Paston, 2 February, ?1479 (Davis, no. 733);

f. 21: Indenture of William Paston II, depositing plate, 7 July, 1479 (Davis, no1. 04);

f. 22: Letter from Edmund Alyard to Margaret Paston, 4 March, 1479 (Davis, no. 734);

f. 23: Letter from Walter Paston to John Paston II, 22 May, 1479 (Davis, no. 403);

f. 24: Letter from Walter Paston to John Paston III, 30 June, 1479 (Davis, no. 404);

f. 25: Letter from William Paston II to Thomas Lynsted, 11 July, 1479 (Davis, no. 105);

f. 26: Copy of will of Walter Paston, 18 August, 1479 (Davis, no. 405);

f. 27: Letter from Edmund Paston II to John Paston III, 21 August, 1479 (Davis, no. 397);

f. 28: Declaration by the tenants of Marlingford Manor, Norfolk, 26 August, 1479 (Davis, no. 920);

f. 29: Memoranda of John Paston II, August, 1479 (Davis, no. 314);

f. 30: Letter from Richard Calle to Margaret Paston, ?October, 1473 (Davis, no. 729);

f. 32: Letter from John Paston III to John Paston II, 6 November, 1479 (Davis, no. 381);

f. 33: Letter from Jullye, Clerk of St Edmund's, to his father, November, 1479 (Davis, no. 921);

f. 34: Memoranda on Knapton Manor; Norfolk, by William Paston II, ?1479-1480 (Davis, no. 110);

f. 35: Accounts of John Paston III at Cressingham Manor, Norfolk, after 25 November, 1479 (Davis, no. 382);

f. 36: Account of expenditure of John Paston III, 25 November, 1479 (Davis, no. 382);

f. 36: Letter from William Lomnor to John Paston III, 28 November, 1479 (Davis, no. 793);

f. 38: Letter from William Paston II to Robert Walsche, 22 November, 1479 (Davis, no. 107)

ff. 39: Letter from John Paston III to Margaret Paston, December, 1479 (Davis, no. 384);

f. 40: Memorandum of complaints against William Paston II, after 1479 (Davis, no 385);

f. 41: Letter from John Paston I to an unidentified person, c. 1449 (Davis, no. 37);

f. 42: Letter from William Paston III to Edmund Paston II, 22 February, after 1480 (Davis, no. 408);

f. 43: Letter from William Paston II to John Kyng, 24 February, 1480 (Davis, no. 111);

f. 46: Letter from Edmund Paston II to William Paston III, ?after 1480 (Davis, no 398);

f. 47: Letter from Edmund Paston II to Margaret Paston, 27 January, 1481 (Davis, no. 399);

f. 48: Letter from John Paston III to Margaret Paston, c. 1482-1484 (Davis, no. 386);

f. 49: Letter from T. Cryne to John Paston III, 10 April. 1482 (Davis, no. 794);

f. 51: Letter from Margery Paston to John Paston III, 1 November, ?1481 (Davis, no. 417);

f. 50: Charter in Latin;

f. 52: Letter from Margery Paston to John Paston III, 4 November, ?1481 (Davis, no. 418);

f. 53: Letter from William Barker to Margaret Paston, May, 1462 (Davis, no. 718);

f. 54: Letter from John Paston III to Richard Croft, c. 1500 (Davis, no. 391);

f. 55: Letter from Thomas Hert, Vicar of Stalham to Margaret Paston, September, before 1474 (Davis, no. 731);

f. 56: Letter from John Downing to Edmond Paston I, November, 1447-1448 (Davis, no. 704);

ff. 57-58: Copy in an 18th-century hand of a letter from Richard Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) to Ralph Neville, afterwards 3rd Earl of Westmoreland,1483;

f. 59: Memorandum of William Paston II to the Duchess of Norfolk concerning Stansted Manor; Suffolk, c. 1480 (Davis, no.112);

f. 60: Letter from Elizabeth Browne to John Paston, 1485 (Davis, no. 388);

f. 61: Letter from Elizabeth Howard, wife of Thomas, Earl of Surrey to John Paston III, 3 October, 1485 (Davis, no. 802);

f. 62: Letter from Margery Paston to John Paston III, 21 January, 1486 (Davis, no. 419);

f. 63: Letter from John Bonewell (or Bonwell), Prior of Norwich to two unidentified persons, 1486-1487 (Davis, no. 926);

f. 64: Letter from Sir Edmund Bedyngfeld to John Paston III, 16 May, 1487 (Davis, no. 811);

f. 65: Copy of letter from ?John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford to Sir Edmund Bediygfield, 1487 (Davis, no. 811A)

ff. 66, 67: Letters from Elizabeth Brews, to John Paston III, 1487-1495 and c. 1488 (Davis, no. 820 and 815);

f. 69: Letter from Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII, to John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, 25 June, 1467 (Davis, no. 927);

f. 68: Letter from John Paston III to Margery Paston, c. 1487-1495 (Davis, no. 389);

f. 70: Letter from Sir Robert Clere of Ormesby to John Paston III, 24 October, after 1486 (Davis, no. 812);

f. 71: Letter from John Lord Fitzwalter to John Paston III, 7 April, c.1488 (Davis, no. 814);

ff. 72: Letter from John, Lord Fitzwalter to John Paston III, March-April, 1488-1494 (Davis, no. 832);

f. 73: Letter from William Paston III to John Paston III, 13 May, 1488 (Davis, no. 411);

f. 74: Letter from Thomas Andrew to William Paston III, 16 December, 1488 or 1494 (Davis, no. 856);

f. 75: Letter from T. Griggs to John Paston III, 2 February, 1489 (Davis, no. 816);

f. 76: Letter from Margery Paston to John Paston III, 10 February, 1489 (Davis, no. 420);

f. 77: Letter from William Paston III to John Paston III, with copy of letter from Henry VII to the Earl of Oxford, April, 1489 (Davis, no. 412);

ff. 78: Letter from John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford to John Paston III, 6 May, 1489 (Davis, no. 819)

f. 79: Letter from William Paston III to John Paston III, May, 1489 (Davis, no. 413);

f. 80: Letter from John Sherwood, Bishop of Durham to John Paston III, 27 January, 1490 (Davis, no. 821);

f. 81: Letter from Lumen Haryson to John Paston III, March-April, before 1505 (Davis, no. 853);

f. 82: Letter from John Paston III to John Ratcliffe, Baron Fitzwalter, 1487-1495 (Davis, no. 390);

f. 83: Letter from Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey, to John Paston III, 24 April, 1490-1504 (Davis, no. 842);

f. 84: Letter from John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford to John Paston III, 27 March, ?1491 (Davis, no. 822);

f. 85: Letter from John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford to John Paston III, with a license from King Henry VII to the owners of fishing boats to make a voyage to Iceland, 10 April, 1491;

f. 86: Letter from John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford to John Paston III, 31 July, ?1491 (Davis, no. 823);

ff. 87: Letter from the Bailiffs of Yarmouth to John Paston III, September, 1491-1494 (Davis, no. 825);

f. 88: Letter from John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford to John Paston III, October, ?1491 (Davis, no. 827);

f. 89: Letter from William Paston III to John Paston III, 18 February, 1492 (Davis, no. 414);

f. 90: Letter from Roger Lestrange to John Paston III, 16 April, 1492 (Davis, no. 829);

f. 91: Letter from William Barnard to William Paston III, 30 April, before 1505 (Davis, no. 857);

ff. 92: Letter from Elizabeth Mowbray, widow of John, 4th Duke of Norfolk, to Sir William Knyvett, Philip Calthorpe and John Paston III, 14 September, 1495-1496 (Davis, no. 835);

f. 93: Letter from Edmund Paston II to John Paston III, c.1487-1493 (Davis, no. 400);

f. 94: Letter from Elizabeth Mowbray, widow of John, 4th Duke of Norfolk, to John Paston III, 28 February, 1496 (Davis, no. 836);

f. 95: Letter from Sir T. Lyng to John Paston III, November, 1494 (Davis, no. 831);

f. 96: Letter from the bailiffs of Yarmouth to John Paston III, 11 July, 1495 (Davis, no. 833);

f. 97: Letter from Robert Crowmer to John Paston III, 12 July, 1495 (Davis, no. 834);

f. 98: Letter from William Paston IV to John Paston III, ?1495 (Davis, no. 421);

f. 99: Letter from John Paston III to William Paston III and Richard Lightfoote, ?1503 (Davis, no. 392);

f. 100: Letter from Richard Calle to John Paston III, November, before 1504 (Davis, no. 845);

f. 101: Letter from Robert Crowmer to John Paston III, before 1505 (Davis, no. 852);

f. 102: Letter from John Kendal, Prior of St John's, Clerkenwell, to John Paston III, 1 June, before 1501 (Davis, no. 841);

f. 103: Letter from Margaret de Vere, wife of John, 13th Earl of Oxford to John Paston III, 15 January, 1494-1498 (Davis, no. 837);

f. 104: Award by John Yaxlee and James Hobart of East Beckham Manor, Norfolk, to John Paston, 6 February, 1503 (Davis, no. 928);

f. 105: Letter from William Barons, Bishop-Elect of London to William Paston IV, 6 September, 1504 (Davis, no. 862);

f. 106: Letter from John Kendale (Kendall) to John Paston II, ? before 1473 (Davis, no. 768);

f. 107: Receipt from Thomas Bradbury, Alderman of London, to William Paston III, for rent, 10 December, 1504 (Davis, no. 863);

f. 108: Letter from William Makefyrr to R. Darcy and G. Alyngton describing the meeting between King Philip and Queen Joanna of Castille and Henry VII at Windsor in January,1506;

f. 109: Letter from John Wryght to William Paston III, 24 November, before 1504 (Davis, no. 858);

f. 110 : Letter from John Breton of Hadley to William Paston III, before 1504 (Davis, no. 859);

f. 111: Letter from Peter Marham to William Paston II, ?1460-70 (Davis, no. 706);

f. 112: Letter from William Ocley to William Paston IV, 3 September, before 1521 (Davis, no. 866);

f. 113: Letter from John Willoughby to Lord Beaumont: 1432-1440;

ff. 114, 115: Letter from King Henry VI to John Nedham and Thomas Lyttelton, Justices of the County of Lancaster, 26 July, 1460 (Davis, no. 890);

f. 116: Letter from Margaret Paston to John Paston I, 1463 (Davis, no. 173);

f. 117: Draft inventory of plate belonging to John Paston I (see Add MS 27444, f. 69 for a Latin version of the same list), 1464 (Davis, no. 68);

f. 118 Draft inventory of plate with notes in the hand of John Paston I, ?1459-1460 (Davis, no. 87);

f. 119: Letter signed 'T.B';

f. 120: Letter from John Eston to William Paston IV, 18 April, 1518 (Davis, no. 865);

f. 121: List of tithes of the chantry of Caister, Norfolk;

ff. 122-125: Note in English in an unknown hand;

f. 126: Letter from John Baselye to William Paston, c. 1570;

f. 127: Notes in English and Latin.

The versos of some of the letters have the address and a wax seal visible.