The Paston Letters Volume V Part 62

[Footnote 297-2: Maximilian, son of the Emperor Frederick, married Mary, daughter and heir of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.--F.]

[Footnote 298-1: Edmund Bedyngfeld married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Scot, Comptroller of Calais, and was created a Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of Richard III. He was highly in favour with Henry VII., who paid him a royal visit at Oxburgh, in Norfolk, which fine seat he built. He died in 1496.--F.]

[Transcriber's note: In the following section, lines shown as ---- were blank in the original.]

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AGNES AND WILLIAM PASTON[298-2]

[Sidenote: 1477 / AUG. 22]

_The names of the maners of Agnes Pastons and William Paston, in Norfolk, how thai shuld be taken hede to this harvest, anno xvij^{o}._

_And a copy of the same send to Richard Lynstede, the xxij. day of August, anno xvij^o, per Bacheler Water._

Paston maner, Se that the fermour in his corne on my moders fe.

Seale dores and distrayne, and put in a newe fermour.

Wodemyl, Distrayne.

Latymers, Gadir the rente.

Sewardbys, Gadir the rente.

Trunche, Distrayne on the grounde after it is fellid, while it lieth on my moders fe.

Spriggeis, Gader the rente.

Knapton fe, ----

Crowmer, Gadir the rente.

Owstoonde, Distrayne.

Rowton, Distrayne, and arest the fermour.

Riston, Lete Lynstedes brother gader the rente.

Oxned maner, Se the fermour in his croppe, and after seale doris and distrayne, and lete hym not renne in dette as other fermours did.

Oxned mylle, Se the fermour in his croppe, and after seall doris and distrayne, and lete hym not renne in dette as other fermours did.

Caster Cleres, Aske the ferme.

Holkhams tenement, Aske the ferme.

The mersh in Caster, Aske the ferme.

Caster Bardolf, Aske the ferme a rent.

Caster Clere rentes, Distrayne tenauntes.

Holham rentes, ----

Ormysby my fe, ----

Somerton, Se that he in his corn, and seall dores and distrayne, til he fynde suerty.

Thirn, Aske the ferme.

Sowth Walsham, ----

Halvyrzates, ----

Todenham, Aske the rente, and areste Smyth.

c.o.kfeldes, Aske the rente.

Apawys, Se he in his corn, and seall dores and distrayne.

Marlyngfor maner, Sele doris and distrayne.

Marlyngford mylle, Seale doris and distrayne.

Merlyngforde tenauntes, Distrayne.

Melton, Se the croppe inned, and seale doris and distrayne.

Bonwell, Aske rente.

Carleton, Aske rente.

Thuxstons, Aske rente.

Lynghall nuper Dokkynges, Aske rente fro Mich. xvj. till xvij^o and distrayne.

Bulmans nuper Dokkynges, Aske rente fro Mich. xvj^o til xvij^o, and exorte Martyn to kepe the ferme still, and if he woll not, praye hym to gete a noder.

Yeaxham nuper Dokkynges, Aske rente fro Mich. xvj^o till xvij^o, and gete a newe fermour, and increse the rente, and make a newe terrar and rentall.

Styberd nuper Dokkynges, Aske rent fro Mich. xv^o till Mich. xvij^o, and distrayne, and allowe no dewty of Dokkynges in abatyng my rente.

Thymbilthorp nuper Dokkynges.

Aske rente fro Mich. xv^o till Mich. xvij^o, and distrayne, and allowe noe dewty of Dokkynges in abatyng my rente.

These maners that are trahid take G.o.de hede that ye be in G.o.de suertye of them this harvest tyme.

[Footnote 298-2: [From Paston MSS., B.M.] The heading of this doc.u.ment is taken from an endors.e.m.e.nt on the original MS.]