The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 5 (of 6)

Note 296.1 — THE PASTON LETTERS Edward IV. (continued 5)

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[From Fenn, ii. 250.] The events referred to in this letter prove that it was written in the year 1477.

296.2 Between £5 and £6 English, and equal in value to upwards of £20 at this present time, apparently a great price for a hobby.—F.

297.1 Margaret, sister to Edward IV., widow of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.

297.2 Maximilian, son of the Emperor Frederick, married Mary, daughter and heir of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.—F.

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.

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