1434-5

Sir John Fastolf, captain of Le Mans, 27.

1435

Aug.

_Peace Conferences at Arras--broken off by England._ 14 Sept.

_Death of the Duke of Bedford at Rouen. The Duke of York made Regent._ 21 Sept.

_The Duke of Burgundy deserts England, and makes a separate peace with France._

1436

_Recovery of Paris by the French._ _The Duke of York lands in Normandy, and recovers several places from the French._ _Calais besieged by the Duke of Burgundy, but relieved by the Duke of Gloucester._

1437

19 Feb.

_James I. of Scotland murdered._ 16 July.

_The Duke of York recalled from France, and the Earl of Warwick sent in his place._

1439

_Death of Warwick at Rouen. York made Regent again._ _Peace Conferences at Calais--ineffectual._

About 1440

John Paston's introduction to Margaret Mauteby, 34.

His marriage to her, 35.

1440

_Release of the Duke of Orleans_, 36.

1443

John Paston ill in London, 47.

1444

Feb.

William Paston and Chief-Justice Fortescue both too ill to go on circuit, 51.

14 Aug.

Death of William Paston, 56.

1445

Disputes of Agnes Paston with the Vicar of Paston, 62.

22 April.

_Marriage of Henry VI. with Margaret of Anjou_, 62.

1447

_Parliament of Bury.--Arrest and death of Gloucester._ _Death of Cardinal Beaufort._

1448

17 Feb.

John Paston dispossessed of Gresham by Lord Molynes, 102.

A relief claimed by Lady Morley, 75.

_Daniel said to be out of favour_, 75.

22 May.

Affray at Coventry between the retainers of Sir Robert Harcourt and Sir Humphrey Stafford, 78.

1449

Mar.

Death of Edmund Paston--his nuncupative will dated 21 March, 85.

May.

_Robert Wenyngton captures a fleet of 100 ships_, 90.

Friar Hauteyn's claim to Oxnead, 63, 87.

6 Oct.

John Paston again occupies Gresham, 88, 102.

The King in the Marches of Wales, 96.

_Capture of Rouen by the French._ Stephen Scrope a suitor of Elizabeth Paston, 93, 94.

1450

28 Jan.

John Paston's wife driven out of Gresham, 102, 103.

7 Feb.

_Impeachment of the Duke of Suffolk_, 101.

John Paston presents a pet.i.tion to the King in Parliament against Lord Molynes, 102.

Mar.

Foreigners light on the coast of Norfolk, and take people prisoners, 105, 106.

15 April.

Battle of Fourmigni--Sir Thomas Kiriel taken prisoner, 120.

30 April.

The Duke of Suffolk's letter to his son, 117.

April or May.

Daniel enters the manor of Brayston, 108, 119.

2 May.

_The Duke of Suffolk murdered at sea_, 120, 121.

May.

New appointments to offices of state, 123.

_Jack Cade's rebellion_, 126.

12 Aug.

_Loss of Cherbourg, the last place held by the English in Normandy_, 131.

Aug.