cost xvjd." I believe I am mistaken, therefore, in calling the medicine mentioned in this letter Gin or Geneva; it seems from this last extract to be treacle of Genoa, a city in Italy, from whence various drugs and medicines are imported. This letter has no date, and the subscribing signature is torn off; it was, however, written by Sir John Paston to his mother in the reign of Edward IV. [The last explanation seems the true one; they would hardly send Geneva in treacle pots, nor in so very small a quantity, nor through an apothecary. It was more probably a medicated treacle.] To Mistress Margaret Paston, be this delivered. PLEASE it you to weet that I send you by Barker, the bearer hereof, three treacle pots of Geane as my apothecary sweareth unto me, and moreover that they were never undone since they came from Geane, whereof ye shall take as many as pleaseth you, nevertheless my brother John sent to me for two, therefore I must beseech you that he may have at the least one; there is one pot that is marked under the bottom two times, with these letters M. P., which pot I have best trust unto, and next him to the wryghe (q. END OF VOL. 1. London: Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and SONS, Stamford-street. ORIGINAL LETTERS, WRITTEN DURING THE REIGNS OF HENRY VI., EDWARD IV., AND RICHARD III. BY VARIOUS PERSONS OF RANK OR CONSEQUENCE: CONTAINING MANY CURIOUS ANECDOTES, RELATIVE TO THAT TURBULENT AND BLOODY, BUT HITHERTO DARK, PERIOD OF OUR HISTORY; AND ELUCIDATING NOT ONLY PUBLIC MATTERS OF STATE, BUT LIKEWISE THE PRIVATE MANNERS OF THE AGE. IN WHICH THE LESS IMPORTANT LETTERS ARE ABRIDGED; THE WHOLE SERIES IS DIGESTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL order, AND ADDITIONS MADE TO THE NOTES OF THE ORIGINAL EDITOR: BY A. RAMSAY. IN TWO VOLUME S. LONDON: CHARLES KNIGHT & CO., LUDGATE STREET. MDCCCXLI. 19 19 20 20 21 23 25 26 27 27 28 30 31 32 34 7. Lord Scales to one of the Duke of Norfolk's counsel 19. Sir John Paston to John Paston 76. Sir John Paston to Margaret Paston and John Paston 77. Margaret Paston to Sir John Paston 78. Margaret Paston to Sir John Paston 79. Sir John Paston to Master Writtill 30. Sir John Paston to Master Writtill 31. Margaret Paston to Sir John Paston 305. Duke of Suffolk to the Bailiffs of Eye 306. Sir John Paston to John Paston, Esq.. 307. Latin verses of the Seneschal of the Earl of Oxford 308. Earl of Oxford to Thomas Vere 309. Earl of Oxford to Henry Spilman and others 310. James Gresham to Sir John Paston 311. Sir John Paston to Margaret Paston 312. Earl of Oxford to his Lady 313. John Paston to Margaret Paston 321. John Paston to Sir John Paston P |