Note 186.1 — THE PASTON LETTERS Henry VI (continued 4)

[From Fenn, iii. 100.] The date of this letter is determined by the fact mentioned in the first sentence. Sir William Oldhall was chosen Speaker of the Parliament which met on the 6th November 1450. John Damme represented Norwich in this Parliament. Moreover, the date at the end of the letter shows that St. Martin’s day fell on Wednesday in the year it was written, which was the case in 1450.

186.2 20th November.