Three generations of the Norfolk Pastons carried on (and preserved) a copious correspondence as the men spent time in London defending their property rights. These modern-English transcriptions of their letters, ably linked by just enough historical and social commentary, show our Ancestors to be remarkably familiar - ambitious, John, staunch, conciliatory wife Margaret, disappointing son John 1 - despite the unfamiliar, heart-in-mouth struggles (often carried on by the women at home) to survive the lawless times. Fascinating!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 41 August 2007 ) |
