The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 3 (of 6)

Note 205.2 — THE PASTON LETTERS Henry VI (continued 5)

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[From Paston MSS., B.M.] The MS. of this letter is not an original, but a copy in the handwriting of John Paston. It appears to be written on the cover of a letter from his wife, addressed on the back, ‘To my ryght wurschipfull husbond, John Paston, be this delyvered in haste.’ The date must be 1460, as it is clearly not long after the death of Sir John Fastolf; and as the writer speaks of having recently left Norwich, it was probably not many days or weeks after No. 399.

206.1 Botoner’s wife, whose Christian name was Margaret, was a niece of Thomas Howes, parson of Blofield. He therefore calls Howes his uncle.

207.1 See Note on last page.

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