Note 128.1 — THE PASTON LETTERS Henry VI (continued 3)

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 163.] The date of this letter is by no means certain, but may be 1458, after the reconciliation of parties. The reference to ‘the King’s intent’ shows at least that it was not when the Duke of York was Protector; and it is not likely to have been under Somerset’s rule or in the reign of Edward IV. If 1458 was the year, the day (Ascension Day) was the 11th May.