years although most notable was the furore over Caister Castle which is written about in the Paston Letters. Other properties had been similarly fought for by Fastolf in previous years and Yelverton had played a part in securing at least one, Dedham manor, for him. "In 1459 Sir John Fastolf [q. v.] had appointed Yelverton one of his executors, and he thus became involved in the prolonged disputes about the disposition of Fastolf's property; he generally acted in concert with William Worcester [q. v.] in opposition to the Pastons, and there is frequent mention of his name in the Paston Letters." John Burke from A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland... OUP, 1831. See also John Fastolf Paston Letters Notes References Attribution External links – includes pictures of Yelverton's tomb and the brass plates 1400 births 1470s deaths 15th-century English judges English politicians People from Broadland (district) Serjeants-at-law (England) English justices of the peace Knights Bachelor