Other on of som ordre, Othere elles prophite, Ayens the lawe he lyveth, Yf Latyn be trywe: Non licet nobis legem voluntate, sed voluntatem conjungere legi.
Eek I am not of power for to stryve Ayens the god of love, but him obeye I wol alwey, and mercy I yow preye.
Item, Herward askyd me where John Gayn was, and I askyd why, and he seid ther is a capias ought ayens hym upon the condempnaceon,[94.
It is harde whan a mateer restid by jure in this contre, som of the same quest that founde you bondeman shall witnesse ayens you.
And that if it fortune any compleynt to be mad ayens the seid John Paston, by any persone in tyme comyng, to the Kyng, that he shall take no displeasir to the seid John Paston till the tyme he come to his answer, and be found in defaut.
Item, I let yow wete this is do to cause me to loose my labor ayens hym for Dedham, which I wil not for it.
The Lorde Moleyns shulde not have be aquyte of his comaundement, hadde he not sworen on a boke, sweche evidens was ayens hym; and ther is no jentelman wolde aquite his men for no goode, &c.
And also that my maistir be my sheld and my defense ageyns all fals noyses and sclaundres meved ayens me by her menes in myn absens.
Item, that William Kelynge of Castlelaker under eschetor, how that he rydyth armed, and reysith many men ayens the peas; he met wyth the Byschop at West Dereham with x.
This is sopposyd verely to be Heydons werke that wyll sette hym verely to do the utterest ayens yow and John Dam in the werst wyse that he can.
I shall make redy youre forsebyll entres ayens Lenn, with the grace of God, Qwych have yow in Hese kepynge.
I trow but if that be the grett labour made ayens hym, he is lyke to have grett favour of hem that have be his supportors.
Item, to indyte Heydon, because he rydyth armyd ayens the statute and the commyssion of the peas.
Away they gonne it for to bere, For they ne durste not answere By exposicioun ne glose 7145 To that that clerkis wole appose Ayens the cursednesse, y-wis, That in that boke writen is.
If they enforce [hem] it to winne, 6275 That shulde defende it fro withinne, Who might defence ayens hem make?
Ful many another horriblete May men in that boke see, 7190 That ben comaunded, douteles, Ayens the lawe of Rome expres; And alle with Antecrist they holden, As men may in the book biholden.
And ayens ix of the belle were warned alle the ordres of relygeous men of the citee of London, for to go a procession fro seynt Poules unto seynt Edward schryne at Westm'.
Also in this yere comen into Engelond ambassatores out of Fraunce fro the duke of Orlyons, to have men over in helpynge hym ayens the duke of Burgoyne[92] before seid in that other yere.
Item, that the maters ayens Sir Miles Stapilton may at Aylesham be remembyrd.
Lancasterother or hese douter seyn nowh, it shal be wel prevyd she was reveshid ayens her wyll; and let him desire of the Lordis that his dowter mith be in his kepyng, and at large fro Lancasterother un tylle the mater were duly examynd.
And as for the mater ayens Poutrell, we can no farther procede, tyl we have my maister your faders testament.
Wherfore I send yow dyvers articlis in a bill closid herin, wheche preve that she was raveshid ayens hyr wel, what so ever she sey.
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