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Author: Paston family
Title: Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century, Part I
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Transcribed from: Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century
Paston family
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971-
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/Paston

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William Paston I
JOHN STANFORD 1425
TO AN UNIDENTIFIED LAWYER IN ROME: DRAFT 1425, 11, 05
PROBABLY TO MASTER JOHN URRY: DRAFT 1425, 11
TO WILLIAM WORSTEDE, JOHN LONGHAM, AND PIERS SHELTON 1426, 03, 01
MEMORANDUM TO ARBITRATORS 1426-7
TO THE VICAR OF THE ABBOT OF CLUNY: DRAFT 1430, 04?
RECIPE 1430??
TO AN UNIDENTIFIED LORD: DRAFT 1436
TO JOHN BERNEY 1439-40
TO PHILIP BERNEY: COPY 1441, 10
INVENTORY 1444
TESTAMENT AND LAST WILL (EXTRACTS) 1444, 01, 10
Agnes Paston
TO WILLIAM PASTON I 1440, 04, 20?
TO EDMOND PASTON I 1445, 02, 04
INDENTURE OF LEASE 1446, 10, 30
INDENTURE OF LEASE 1446, 11, 10
INDENTURE OF LEASE 1447, 11, 29
TO JOHN PASTON I 1449
TO JOHN PASTON I 1450, 02, 18?
TO JOHN PASTON I 1450, 03, 11
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 05, 12
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451??
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 11, 08
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 11, 21
TO JOHN PASTON I 1452, 11, 16
TO JOHN PASTON I 1453, 07, 06
DRAFT INDENTURE OF MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT 1454??
MEMORANDUM OF 'ERRANDS' 1458, 01, 28
JOHN PASTON I 1461, 12, 01
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 10, 29
DRAFT WILL 1466, 09, 16
PART OF DRAFT WILL 1466??
PART OF DRAFT WILL 1466??
EXTRACT FROM WILL Not after 1479
John Paston I
TO JOHN DAMME: COPY After 1444
PETITION TO HENRY VI Before 1449, 07, 16
TO AN UNIDENTIFIED PERSON IN LONDON: DRAFT 1449??
PETITION TO THE CHANCELLOR 1450
TO JAMES GRESHAM: COPY 1450, 09, 04
PETITION TO THE LORDS: DRAFT 1452
PETITION TO THE CHANCELLOR 1452
PROBABLY TO THE SHERIFF OF NORFOLK: DRAFTS 1452, 04, 23
section A
section B
section C
PROBABLY TO THE SHERIFF OF NORFOLK: DRAFT 1452, 04, 23
PROBABLY TO THE SHERIFF OF NORFOLK: DRAFT 1452
TO RICHARD SOUTHWELL: DRAFT 1452, 07, 20?
MEMORANDUM Late 1452
TO JOHN NORWODE Not before 1453
PETITION: DRAFT 1454??
TO THE EARL OF OXFORD 1454, 03, 31
TO LORD GREY: DRAFT 1454, 07, 15
TO THE DUKE OF NORFOLK: DRAFT 1455??
TO JAMES GLOYS: DRAFT 1455, 07, 25?
TO SIR JOHN FASTOLF FROM PASTON AND THOMAS HOWYS 1458, 05, 24
NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF SIR JOHN FASTOLF 1459, 11, 03
TO MARGARET PASTON 1460, 06, 19
TO MARGARET PASTON 1460, 07, 28
PETITION TO HENRY VI: DRAFT 1460, 10, 07
TO MARGARET PASTON 1461, 07, 12
TO MARGARET PASTON 1461, 08, 01
PETITION TO THE CHANCELLOR: DRAFTS 1461-2
STATEMENT OF FASTOLF'S INTENTION: DRAFT After 1459, before 1466, 05
PERHAPS TO THOMAS HOWES: DRAFT 1462, 02, 09?
PERHAPS TO THE SHERIFF OF NORFOLK: DRAFT 1462, 03
INVENTORY AND INDENTURE: DRAFT 1462, 06, 06
PETITION TO THE DUKE OF NORFOLK: DRAFT 1462-3
TO JOHN PAMPYNG, RICHARD CALLE, AND JOHN WYKES 1463??
PETITION TO ROBERT WELLES AND OTHERS: DRAFT 1463-5
INVENTORY: DRAFT Probably 1464, not later than 04
MEMORANDUM 1464, 04
PETITION TO EDWARD IV 1464
section A
section B
TO MARGARET PASTON 1465, 01, 14
TO MARGARET PASTON, JOHN DAUBENEY, AND RICHARD CALLE 1465, 01, 15
TO MARGARET PASTON, JOHN DAUBENEY, AND RICHARD CALLE 1465, 06, 27
TO MARGARET PASTON 1465, 07, 13
TO MARGARET PASTON, JAMES GRESHAM, AND RICHARD CALLE 1465, 08, 07
TO MARGARET PASTON 1465, 08, 07
TO MARGARET PASTON 1465, 09, 20
DRAFT MESSAGE FROM THE KING TO SIR WILLIAM YELVERTON 1465
Edmond Paston
TO JOHN PASTON I 1447, 07, 05
NUNCUPATIVE WILL: DRAFT 1449, 03, 21
William Paston II
TO JOHN PASTON I 1452, 06, 16
MEMORANDUM ON FRENCH GRAMMAR 1450-4?
TO JOHN PASTON I 1454, 07, 00
TO JOHN PASTON I 1454, 09, 06
TO MARGARET PASTON 1458, 08, 10
TO JOHN PASTON I 1459, 11, 12
INVENTORY 1459??
TO JOHN PASTON I 1460, 01, 28
TO JOHN PASTON I 1460, 05, 02
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 04, 04
TO JOHN PASTON I 1462, 07, 20?
TO JOHN PASTON II 1467
TO MARGARET PASTON 1469, 04, 07
INDENTURE PLEDGING PLATE 1470, 09, 15
INDENTURE PLEDGING PLATE 1474, 10, 24
TO JOHN PASTON II 1474-5
PART OF DRAFT DEED 1474-5
MEMORANDUM ON RENT COLLECTION 1477, 08, 22
MEMORANDUM ON THE BENEFICE OF OXNEAD 1478, 07, 31
TO NICHOLAS GOLDEWELL: DRAFT 1479, 10, 09
TO WILLIAM POPE: DRAFT 1478, 10, 17
MEMORANDUM ON MARLINGFORD MANOR 1479, 01, 18
MEMORANDUM TO RICHARD LEE 1479, 03
INDENTURE DEPOSITING PLATE 1479, 07, 07
TO THOMAS LYNSTED: DRAFT 1479, 07, 11
TO HARRY WARYNS: DRAFT 1479, 07, 19
TO ROBERT WALSCHE: DRAFT 1479, 11, 22
TO RICHARD ROOS 1479, 11, 28
TO RICHARD ROOS 1479, 12, 19
MEMORANDA ON KNAPTON 1479-80
TO JOHN KYNG 1480, 02, 24
MEMORANDUM TO THE DUCHESS OF NORFOLK 1480??
WILL 1496, 09, 07
Clement Paston
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 01, 23
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 06, 26
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 08, 25
TO JOHN PASTON 1 1461, 10, 11
TO JOHN PASTON I 1464, 02, 15
TO JOHN PASTON I 1464, 04, 18
TO JOHN PASTON I 1466, 03, 18
Elizabeth Poynings or Browne, née Paston
TO AGNES PASTON 1459, 01, 03
TO JOHN PASTON II 1467, 12, 15
COPY OF WRIT TO SIR ROBERT FYNYS
WILL 1487, 05, 18
Margaret Paston
TO JOHN PASTON I 1441??
TO JOHN PASTON I 1441, 12, 14
TO JOHN PASTON I 1443, 09, 28
TO JOHN PASTON I 1444, 07, 08
TO JOHN PASTON I 1448, 04
TO JOHN PASTON I 1448, 05, 19
TO JOHN PASTON I 1448
TO JOHN PASTON I 1449, 02, 15
TO JOHN PASTON I 1449, 02, 28
TO JOHN PASTON I 1449, 04, 02
TO JOHN PASTON I 1449
TO JOHN PASTON I 1449, 05, 09
TO JOHN PASTON I 1450, 03, 12
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 03, 03
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 03, 15
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 03, 30
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 06, 03
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 07, 01
TO JOHN PASTON I 1451, 07, 06
TO JOHN PASTON I 1452, 04, 21?
TO JOHN PASTON I 1452, 11, 05
TO JOHN PASTON I 1453, 01, 30
TO JOHN PASTON I 1453, 04, 20
TO JOHN PASTON I 1453, 07, 06
TO JOHN PASTON I 1453, 10, 15?
TO JOHN PASTON I 1453, 11, 14
TO JOHN PASTONI 1454, 01, 29
TO JOHN PASTON I 1454, 02, 01
TO JOHN PASTON I About 1459, 09
TO JOHN PASTON I 1459, 12, 24
TO JOHN PASTON I 1460, 10, 21
TO JOHN PASTON I 1460, 10, 29
TO JOHN PASTON I 1460, 11, 25
TO JOHN PASTON I 1460, 12, 01
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 03, 01
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 07, 02
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 07, 09
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 07, 15
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 07, 08
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 11, 02
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 11, 16
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 11, 20?
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 12, 03
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 12, 29
TO JOHN PASTON I 1462, 01, 07
TO JOHN PASTON I 1462, 01, 27
TO JOHN PASTON I 1462, 03
TO JOHN PASTON I 1462, 05, 18
TO JOHN PASTON I 1463, 01, 19
TO JOHN PASTON I 1463, 04, before 10
TO JOHN PASTON I 1463, 11, 13
TO JOHN PASTON II 1463, 11, 115
TO JOHN PASTON I 1464, 05, 06
TO JOHN PASTON I 1464, 06, 08
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 04, 08
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 05, 03
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 05, 10
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 05, 13
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 05, 20
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 05, 27
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 06, 11
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 06, 24
TO JOHN PASTON III 1465, 06, 30?
TO JOHN PASTON II 1465, 07, 06
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 07, 12
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 08, 07
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 08, 18
TO JOHN PASTON I Probably 1465, 08
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 09, 27
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 09, 27
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 10, 17
INVENTORY OF GOODS STOLEN Soon after 1465, 10, 17
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 10, 27
PERHAPS TO JOHN BERNEY: DRAFT 1466, 05, 13
TO JOHN PASTON II 1466, 10, 29
TO JOHN PASTON II 1467, 07, 11
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 03, 12
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 04, 03
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 08, 31
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 09, 10
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 09, 12
TO JOHN PASTONII 1469, 09, 22-30
TO JOHN PASTON III 1470, 07, 06
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 07, 15
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 10, 28
TO JOHN PASTON III 1471, 11, 05
section A
section B
section A
section B
TO JOHN PASTON II Perhaps 1470, 11, 15
TO JOHN PASTON II 1471, 11, 20
TO JOHN PASTON III 1471, 11, 29
TO JOHN PASTON III 1471, 12, 07?
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472??
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 02, 05
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 06, 05
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 10, 23
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 11, 19
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 11, 23
PROBABLY TO JAMES GLOYS: DRAFT 1473, 01, 18?
TO JOHN PASTON II 1475, 01, 28
TO JOHN PASTON III 1475, 01, 28
TO JOHN PASTON III 1475, 03, 05
TO JOHN PASTON II 1475, 05, 23
TO JOHN PASTON II 1475, 08, 09
TO DAME ELIZABETH BREWS 1477, 06, 11
TO JOHN PASTON II: DRAFT 1477, 08, 11
TO JOHN PASTON II: DRAFT 1478, 05, 27
INDENTURE OF LEASE 1480, 08, 01
COPY OF WILL 1482, 02, 04
John Paston II
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 08, 23
TO JOHN PASTON I 1462, 03, 13
TO JOHN PASTON I 1462, probably 05-06
TO JOHN PASTON I 1464, 03, 05
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 09, 27
TO JOHN PASTON III 1467, probably 03
INDENTURE OF WAGER 1467, 05, 01
TO JOHN PASTON III 1468, 11, 09
TO JOHN PASTON III 1469, 03, 17
TO JOHN PASTON III 1469, early 06
TO WALTER WRITTLE 1469, early 09
TO WALTER WRITTLE: DRAFT OR COPY 1469, 09, 10
To Margaret Paston 1469, 09, 15
TO JOHN PASTON III 1469, 09, 18
TO MARGARET PASTON 1469, 10
INDENTURE OF SALE (WITH PROVISION FOR REDEMPTION) 1469, 11, 06
TO ROGER TOWNSHEND, FOR ANOTHER 1470, 02, 12
TO JOHN PASTON III 1470, 02, 20?
TO THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER: DRAFT 1470, 02-07
INDENTURE PLEDGING PLATE 1470, 07, 03
INDENTURE PLEDGING PLATE 1470, 07, 08
INDENTURE OF AGREEMENT ON FASTOLF ESTATE 1470, 07, 14
INDENTURE OF RELEASE AND QUITCLAIM OF FASTOLF MANORS 1470, 07, 14
INDENTURE OF AGREEMENT CONCERNING FASTOLF MANORS 1470, 07, 14
TO LORD BEAUCHAMP: DRAFT 1470, 07
TO JOHN PASTON III 1470, 08, 05
INDENTURE PLEDGING PLATE 1470, 08, 07
TO JOHN PASTON III 1470, 11, 15
INVENTORY 1470??
DECLARATION CONCERNING THE FASTOLF ESTATE 1471, 02, 12
TO MARGARET PASTON 1471, 04, 18
SCHEDULE TO RELEASE OF LANDS 1471, 07, 12
TO JOHN PASTON III 1471, 09, 15
TO JOHN PASTON III 1471, 09, 28
INVENTORY OF PAPERS After 1470
TO MARGARET PASTON 1472, 01, 08
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 02, 17
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 04, 30
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 11, 04
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 11, 08
TO MARGARET PASTON OR JOHN PASTON III 1472, 11, 22
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 02, 03
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 04, 02
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 04, 12
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 04, 16
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 05, 18
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 06, 03
TO EDMOND PASTON II 1473, 07, 05
TO MARGARET PASTON 1473, 07, 30
TO JOHN PASTON III : DRAFT Late 1473
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 11, 06
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 11, 22
TO JOHN PASTON III 1473, 11, 25
TO MARGARET PASTON 1474, 02, 20
TO MARGARET PASTON 1474, probably 11
TO MARGARET PASTON 1474, 11, 20
TO JOHN PASTON III 1474, 11, 20
TO JOHN PASTON III 1474, 12, 11
TO JOHN PASTON III 1475, 01, 17
TO JOHN PASTON III OR OTHERS 1475, 02, 05
TO MARGARET PASTON 1475, 02, 22
TO EDMOND PASTON II 1475, 06, 13
TO MARGARET PASTON 1475, 09, 11
PETITION TO EDWARD IV 1475
TO MARGARET PASTON 1476, 01, 17
TO JOHN PASTON III 1476, 01, 27
TO JOHN PASTON III OR MARGARET PASTON 1476, 03, 12
TO MARGARET PASTON OR JOHN PASTON III 1476, 03, 21
TO MARGARET PASTON OR JOHN PASTON III 1476, 05, 27
TO JOHN PASTON III 1476, 06, 30
TO MARGARET PASTON 1476, 08, 30?
TO JOHN PASTON III 1477, 02, 14
TO JOHN PASTON III 1477, 05, 09
TO MARGARET PASTON 1477, 03, 28
TO JOHN PASTON III 1477, 04, 14
TO JOHN PASTON III 1477, probably 04
TOJOHN PASTON III 1477, 06, 23
TO MARGARET PASTON 1477, 08, 07
COPY OF WILL 1477, 10, 31
TO JOHN PASTON III AND OSBERN BERNEY 1478, 05, 05
TO MARGARET PASTON 1478, 05, 13
TO JOHN PASTON III 1478, 08, 25
TO MARGARET PASTON 1479, about 05-06
MEMORANDA 1479, 08
TO MARGARET PASTON 1479, 10, 29
INVENTORY OF BOOKS Not after 1479
John Paston III
PERHAPS TO THOMAS PLAYTER: DRAFT 1461, 03
TO JOHN PASTON I 1461, 11, 10
TO JOHN PASTON 1462, 11, 01
TO JOHN PASTON II 1462, 12, 11
TO JOHN PASTON I 1464, 03, 01
TO JOHN PASTON I 1464, 06, 02
TO MARGARET PASTON 1465, 09, 14
TO JOHN PASTON I 1465, 10, 03
TO JOHN PASTON II 1467, 01, 27
TO JOHN PASTON II 1476, 02, 07
TO JOHN PASTON II 1467, 04
TO MARGARET PASTON Perhaps 1467, about 10
TO JOHN PASTON II Probably 1468, 03
TO MARGARET PASTON 1468, 07, 08
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 04, 07
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 05
JOHN PASTON II 1469, 06
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 09, 25?
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 10, 05
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, after 09
TO JOHN PASTON II 1469, 12
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 01, 23
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 03, 01
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 05, 14
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 05, 25
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 06, 22
TO JOHN PASTON II 1470, 06, 25
DECLARATION CONCERNING THE FASTOLF ESTATE 1470, 08, 27
TO MARGARET PASTON 1470, 10, 12
TO MARGARET PASTON 1471, 04, 30
TO MARGARET PASTON 1471, 07, 05
TO MARGARET PASTON 1471, 07, 22
TO MARGARET PASTON 1471, 10, 28
TO JOHN PASTON II 1471
VERSES: DRAFT Date uncertain; probably after 1471
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 06, 05
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 07, 08
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 09, 21
LETTER IN THE NAME OF JAMES ARBLASTER TO THE BAILIFF OF MALDON 1472, 09, 20
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 10, 16
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 11, 24
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, late 11
TO JOHN PASTON II 1472, 12, 18
TO THE DUKE OF NORFOLK: COPY Late 1472
TO JOHN PASTON II 1473, 03, 08
TO JOHN PASTON II 1473, 03, 26
TO 'MISTRESS ANNES' 1474, 07, 22
TO JOHN PASTON II 1474, 07, 25
TO MARGARET PASTON 1475, 03, 29
TO JOHN PASTON II 1475, 10, 10
TO JOHN PASTON II 1475, 10, 23
TO MARGARET PASTON 1476, 01, 21
TO JOHN PASTON II 1476, 01, 23
TO JOHN PASTON II 1476, 02, 03
TO LORD HASTINGS 1476, 03, 02
TO MARGARET PASTON 1476, probably late 03
TO JOHN PASTON II 1476, 05, 06
TO AN UNKNOWN LADY: DRAFT 1476??
TO MARGARET PASTON 1477, 03, 08
TO JOHN PASTON II 1477, 03, 09
MEMORANDUM OF MARRIAGE TERMS: DRAFT 1477
MEMORANDUM ON MARRIAGE NEGOTIATIONS 1477
TO MARGARET PASTON 1477
TO JOHN PASTON II 1478, 01, 21
TO MARGARET PASTON 1478, 02, 03
TO JOHN PASTON II 1479, 11, 06
ACCOUNT 1479, 11, after 25
TO MARGARET PASTON 1479, 11
TO MARGARET PASTON 1479, 12
MEMORANDUM OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST WILLIAM PASTON II: DRAFT After 1479
TO MARGARET PASTON 1482-84
BILL OF COMPLAINT AGAINST WILLIAM PASTON II: DRAFT 1484
DRAFT LETTER FROM ELIZABETH BROWNE 1485, 09, before 23
TO MARGERY PASTON 1487-95
TO LORD FITZWALTER: DRAFT 1487-95
TO RICHARD CROFT 1500??
TO WILLIAM PASTON III AND RICHARD LIGHTFOOTE Probably 1503, after 04
TO AN UNKNOWN KNIGHT: DRAFT After 1485
Edmond Paston II
TO JOHN PASTON III 1471, 11, 18
TO JOHN PASTON III 1472, 05, 16
INDENTURE FOR MILITARY SERVICE 1475, 04, 07
TO JOHN PASTON III 1479, 08, 21
TO WILLIAM PASTON III Perhaps after 1480, 01
TO MARGARET PASTON 1481, 01, 27
TO JOHN PASTON III 1487, 06-1493, 02
CLAIM FOR ALLOWANCES: DRAFT 1489-92
Walter Paston
TO MARGARET PASTON 1479, 05, 19
TO JOHN PASTON II 1479, 05, 22
TO JOHN PASTON III 1479, 06, 30
COPY OF WILL 1479, 08, 18
William Paston III
TO JOHN PASTON III 1478, 11, 07
TO JOHN PASTON III 1479, 02, 23
TO EDMOND PASTON II 1480, 02, 22
TO JOHN PASTON III 1487, 00, 307
TO THE BAILIFF OF MAUTBY 1487
TO JOHN PASTON III 1488, 05, 13
TO JOHN PASTON III, SENDING COPY OF A LETTER FROM HENRY VII TO THE EARL OF OXFORD 1489, 04
TO JOHN PASTON III 1489, 05, 06-10
TO JOHN PASTON III 1492, 02, 18
Margery Paston
TO JOHN PASTON III 1477, 02
TO JOHN PASTON III 1477, 02
TO JOHN PASTON III 1481, 11, 01?
TO JOHN PASTON III 1481, 11, 04
TO JOHN PASTON III 1486, 01, 21
TO JOHN PASTON III 1489, 02, 10
William Paston IV
TO JOHN PASTON III Perhaps about 1495