Duchess Katherine of Norfolk's letter to John Paston, dated (possibly) after 1444

Source:

The Paston Letters. 1422 to 1509 A.D., Volume 1, compiled by Edward Arber and James Gairdner, 1872

https://archive.org/details/pastonletters01arbeiala/page/56/mode/2up

Katherine Neville (born circa 1400, died in late summer 1483) was a medieval English noblewoman, the third daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, and his second wife, Joan Beaufort. Through her mother Katherine was a granddaughter of John of Gaunt.

The letter:

To our right trusty and hertily welbeloved John Paston, Squier.

{Kateryn, Duchesse of Norff.}

Right trusty and entierly welbeloved, we grete you wel hertily as we kan. And for as moche as we purpose with grace of Jesu to be at London within bryff tyme, we pray you that your place ther may be redy for us, for we wole sende our stuff thedir to for our comyng; and siche agrement as we toke with you for the same, we shall duely performe yt with the myght of Jesu, who haff you in his blissed keping.
Wretyn at Eppeworth, ijde day of Octobre.

With modernised spelling:

To our right trusty and heartily well-beloved John Paston, Squire.

{Katherine, Duchess of Norf.}

Right trusty and entirely well-beloved, we greet you well heartily as we can. And for as much as we purpose with grace of Jesu to be at London within brief time, we pray you that your place there may be ready for us, for we would send our stuff thither tofore our coming; and such agreement as we took with you for the same, we shall duly perform it with the might of Jesu, who have you in his blessed keeping.
Written at Epworth, 2d day of October.

Note: tofore = before