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- 040-002087894
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- 032-002087892
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001453.0x000248
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- Title:
- Paston Letters and Papers
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The second of two volumes in this series of letters and papers of the Paston family (Additional MSS 34888 and 34889), corresponding to Fenn, Original Letters (1787-1823), vol. IV. The label on the spine is, 'Correspondence of the Family of Paston, Vol. II., 1464-Temp. Hen. VII'.
(Numbers in brackets refer to numbering in Davis, Paston Letters (Early English Text Society, 2004), from which the dates are also drawn).
Contents:
ff. 1: Letter from James Gresham to John Paston I, 26 January, 1464 (Davis, 681);
ff. 2, 7: Letters from Clement Paston to his brother John Paston I, 15 February, 1464 (Davis, 118) and 18 April, 1464 (Davis, 119);
ff. 5, 9, 15-16, 29, 160: Correspondence between Richard Calle and John Paston I, 1450-1465 (Davis, nos 683, 73, 72, 690, 618);
f. 6: Letter from John Pampynge to John Paston I, 29 February, 1464 (Davis, 684);
ff. 8, 9, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 36v-37r, 150,198, 199: Letters from Margaret Paston to her husband, John Paston I, 1443-1465 (Davis, 177, 180, 182, 183, 188, 190, 196, 134, 157, 127);
ff. 9, 15-16, 48: Correspondence between John Daubeney and John Paston I, 1462-1467 (Davis, 73, 72, 748);
ff. 12-13: Draft licence for the foundation of Caister College, Norfolk, from King Edward IV in the hand of John Pampyng, 10 September, 1464 (Davis, 686);
f. 14: Letter from an unidentified person, initial 'T' to John Paston I, 3 December, 1464/1465 (Davis, 694);
ff. 15, 16: Letter from John Paston I to Margaret Paston, John Daubeney and Richard Calle, in the hand of the scribe, John Pampyng, 15 January, 1465 (Davis, 72);
f. 25: Letter from John Wykys to Margaret Paston, 7 February, 1465 (Davis, 720);
ff. 32, 107, 108, 111, 113, 121, 129, 196, 208, 211: Correspondence between Margaret Paston, wife of John Paston I and her son John Paston III, 1465-1475 (Davis, 206, 217, 347, 346, 301, 328, 186, 213);
f. 33: Letter from John Paston I to his wife Margaret Paston in the hand of John Pampyng, 20 September 1465 (Davis, 77)
f. 34: Copies of letters from Sir John Paston II to his father, John Paston I, 1459-1465.
f. 35: Letter from John Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk to John Paston III, 12 October, 1465 (Davis, 784);.
f 38 Expenses of Lady Katherine Howard's funeral, 1465;
f. 40: Letter from John Wymondham to John Paston I, 10 November, 1465 (Davis, 691);
f. 41: Letter from Sir John Felbrygge to John Paston I, 19 January, ?1462 (Davis, 661);
f. 42: Letter from John Wykys to John Paston II, 17 February, 1466 (Davis, 742);
f. 43: Letter from 'B. D. M. S' to John Paston I, late September, not after 1465 (Davis, 696);
ff. 44v-45r: Part of a draft will and a declaration by Agnes Paston concerning the death of William Paston, her husband, ?1466 (Davis, 33);
ff. 46, 47, 63, 74, 82, 83v-84r, 88, 89v-90r, 95v-96r, 99, 116, 125, 188, 202v-203r, 206: Correspondence between Margaret Paston, wife of John Paston I and her son Sir John Paston II, 1463-1473 (Davis, 198, 313, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 243, 205, 279, 210, 214, 200, 208);
f. 50: Letter from John Strange to Sir John Paston II, January 1467-1469 (Davis, 756);
f. 51: Inventory of jewellery, dresses etc given by Sir John Howard to his wife: 1467;
f. 55: Letter from Thomas Daverse to Sir John Paston II, 29 January, 1467 (Davis, 745);
ff. 56, 57, 58, 67v-68r, 73, 75, 77, 80v-81r, 93, 94, 97, 98, 101, 102, 105v-106r, 120, 192v-193r: Correspondence between Sir John Paston II and his brother, John Paston III, 1467-1472 (326, 236, 327, 238, 239, 331, 332, 333, 244, 334, 335, 337, 342, 343, 258, 338, 339);
ff. 59, 61: A list of names referred to as 'Jakettes' given by Sir John Howard at the duel between Anthony Widville, Baron Scales, 2nd Earl Rivers and Anthony, 'Bastard of Burgundy,' Brother of Charles the Bad, 1467;
f. 65,: Letter from Hugh A Fenne to John Paston II, 12 April, 1468 (Davis, 749);
f. 66: Letter from Thomas Howes, parson, of Castle Combe, Wiltshire Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury, 10 October, 1468 (Davis, 902);
f. 69: Letter from Elizabeth Ponyngges (later Browne, nee Paston) to John Paston II, 15 December, 1468 (Davis, 122);
f. 70: Letter from Robert Browne to Sir John Paston II, 1469 (Davis, 764);
f. 72: Letter from Sir George Browne to John Paston III, before 1483 (Davis, 800);
f. 76: Copies of letters from Anthony Widvile, Lord Scales, 2nd Earl Rivers to the Council of John Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk and to an unidentified person, 10 April,1469 (Davis, 904, 905);
ff. 78-79: Letter from Richard Calle to Margaret Paston, 1469 (Davis, 861);
ff. 85, 86v-87r: Letters from John Paston II to Walter Writtill, 10 September, 1469 (Davis, 241, 242);
f. 91-92: Letter from Walter Writtle to Sir John Heveningham, September,1469 (Davis, 907);
f. 104: Letter from John De la Pole, Duke of Suffolk to the aldermen ('baillies') of Eye, Suffolk, 1470;
f. 112: Letter from 'R. L' to John Paston III, 21 October, 1471 (Davis, 788);
f. 122: Letter from Sir Ralph Hastings to John Paston III, 9 May, 1483 (Davis, 796);
f. 127: Copy of a declaration by Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury regarding the title to the manor of Hellesdon, ?1469 (Davis, 911);
f. 130: Letter from Edmund Paston, son of John Paston I, to his brother John Paston III, 18 November, 1471 (Davis, 394; imperfect, for rest of letter see 27445, f. 52);
f. 133: Draft letter from William Paston II to Harry Waryns, 19 July, 1479 (Davis, 106);
f. 134: Letter from John, Prior of Bromholm to John Paston III, 14 October, 1480-1486 (Davis, 809);
f. 135: ?? Knights created at the battle of Stoke, Nottinghamshire, 1487;
f. 137: Letter from William Paston, son of John Paston I, to the Bailiff of Mautby, 1487 (Davis, 410);
f. 138: Draft poem to an unknown knight in the hand of John Paston III, after 1485 (Davis, 393)
f. 139: Letter from Thomas Andrew to William Paston III, 1 December, 1488 or 1494 (Davis, 855);
f. 140: Four memoranda in the hand of William Paston I regarding the manor at North Walsham, 1436 (Davis, 8);
f. 141: Lawsuit between Thomas Lente and Geoffrey Somerton;
f. 142: Letter of William Sewarby;
f. 143: Letter from ?John Osbern to John Paston I, ?1445 (Davis, 442)
f. 146: Letter from William Smyth to Lord Yarmouth, before 1666;
f. 148: Letter from a servant of the Earl of Oxford, ?1504 (Davis, 860);
f. 152: Letter from William Worcester, or 'Botoner' to Sir John Paston II, 1 March, ?1478 (Davis, 780);
ff. 154, 156, 158: Letters from John Brackley, Friar, to John Paston, before 1459 (Davis, 581), ?1461 (Davis, 655), ?1460 (Davis, 605);
f. 163: Letter from William Calthorpe to John Paston I, May ?1465 (Davis, 695);
f. 164: Letter from Williiam Cotyng to John Paston I, April 1449-53 (Davis, 488);
f. 166: Letter from Cecily Daune to Sir John Paston, II, 3 November, 1463-1468 (Davis, 753);
f. 169: Letter from Thomas Denyes to John Paston I: 4 March, 1451 (Davis, 475);
f. 170: Letter from John Dory, Under-Sheriff of Norfolk to John Paston I, ?1456 (Davis, 556);
f. 171: Letter from Sir John Fastolf to John Paston, 22 June, 1455 (Davis, 526);
f. 173: Letter from Hugh A Fenne to John Paston I, 25 April, 1456 (Davis, 546);
f. 176: Letter from John, Lord Fitzwalter to John Paston III, 19 September, 1486 (Davis, 806);
f. 178: Letter from James Gresham to John Paston I, 10 March, 1449 (Davis, 445);
f. 181: Letter from Robert Kyllygrewe to Richard Wasse;
f. 182: Draft petition by John Paston I to the Duke of Norfolk, 1462-1463 (Davis, 65);
f. 183: Letter from John Paston I to Margaret Paston, 14 January, 1465 (Davis, 71);
f. 186: Letter from Sir John Paston II to Roger Townesende, 12 February, ?1470 (Davis, 247);
f. 213: Letter from William Paston I to John Staynford, 1425 (Davis, 1)
f. 215: Letter from William Paston II to Margaret Paston, his sister-in-law, 7 April, ?1469 (Davis, 93);
f. 217: Letter from Thomas Playter to John Paston I, 20 July, ?1457 (Davis, 573);
f. 220: Letter from Robert Browne to John Paston III, between 1479 and 1483 (Davis, 797);
f. 223: Letter from John Radclyff, of Attleborough to John Paston I, 17 December, not after 1460 (Davis, 621);
f. 225: Letter from William Reynolds, of Crowmer to Agnes Paston, wife of William Paston I, 26 April, 1453 (Davis, 435);
f. 226: Letter from John Russe to Margaret Paston, ?1466 (Davis 725);
f. 228: Memorandum of Elizabeth Howard, wife of Thomas, Earl of Surrey;
f. 230: Letter from William Wayte to John Paston I, 9 January, 1451 (Davis, 472);
f. 231: Bill of John Wykes for travelling expenses, ?1470-1.
The verso of each letter has the address and traces of the wax seal visible.
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A paper codex, 232 folios
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- Languages:
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- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 15th century
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Materials: Paper.
Dimensions: 355 x 320 mm (the dimensions of the letters and papers vary).
Foliation: ff. 232 (+ 2 unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning and 2 at the end).
Script: Gothic cursive.
Binding: BM/BL in-house. Green leather.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: England.
Provenance:
William Paston (b. 1653/4, d. 1732) 2nd Earl of Yarmouth, by descent through the Paston family.
Peter le Neve (d. 1729), collector and antiquary, purchased by him from William Paston (see Gairdner, Paston Letters (1900) I, p. 4).
Thomas Martin (d. 1771), antiquary of Palgrave, acquired by him as executor of Peter le Neve (see Gairdner, Paston Letters (1900) I, p. 4).
John Worth, chemist of Diss, sold by him in 1774 to John Fenn (see Gairdner, Paston Letters (1900) I, p. 6).
John Fenn (b. 1739, d. 1794), antiquary, the 3rd of five volumes of Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III...., published together with material now in Additional MS 34888 (volume III) in May 1789.
?John Frere (b. 1740, d. 1807), landowner and antiquary of Roydon Hall, brother-in-law of John Fenn and inheritor of his library, though his son, William Frere, was unable to find Fenn's manuscripts in the library in 1823.
George Frere (b. 1821), F.R.S., by descent and found by him at Roydon Hall in c. 1870; each letter is stamped 'Roydon Hall Library', his sale, Christies, 1888: sold to an unknown purchaser.
Bought by the British Museum from Bernard Quaritch, booksellsers, on 13th April, 1896, together with Additional MS 34888.
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Original Letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III..., ed. by John Fenn, 5 vols (London, Robinsons, 1787-1823), vols III and IV.
Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1876-1881 (London: British Museum, 1882), p. 110.
The Paston Letters, 1422-1509 A.D., ed. by James Gairdner, 4 vols (Westminster, 1900-1901); 6 vols (London and Exeter, 1904).
H.S. Bennett, The Pastons and their England: Studies in an Age of Transition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1937).
Norman Davis, 'A Scribal Problem in the Paston Letters', English and Germanic Studies, 4 (1952), 31-64.
David Stoker, '"Innumerable letters of good consequence in history": the discovery and first publication of the Paston letters', The Library, 6th series 17 (1995), 107–55.
Colin Richmond, The Paston Family in the Fifteenth Century, 3 vols (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1996-2001).
The Paston Women: Selected Letters, trans. by Diane Watt (Cambridge; D.S. Brewer, 2004).
Paston Letters and Papers of the Fifteenth Century, ed. by Norman Davis, 3 vols, Early English Text Society, Supplementary Series, 20-22 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004) [an edition of the texts in this and other manuscripts, with notes and additional bibliography].
Alexander Bergs, Social Networks and Historical Sociolinguistics: Studies in Morphosyntactic Variation in the Paston Letters, 1421-1503 (Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter, 2005).
Joel T. Rosenthal, Margaret Paston: ?1422-1484 (Dereham, Norfolk: Larks Press, 2009).
Jukka Tyrkkö, 'The positioning of adverbial clauses in the Paston letters', in Meaning in the History of English: Words and Texts in Context, ed. by Andreas H. Jucker and others (Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing, 2013), pp. 211-28.
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