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1472. |
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954 |
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Stephen Draughton, 'iremonger' of the borough and halymote
of Berkhampstede co. Hertford, to John Lane, 'iremonger' of
London, his executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and
chattels in Berkhampstede aforesaid and elsewhere within the
realm, and of all debts to him due: and he has put him in possession thereof by delivery of a horse coloured (gradii). Dated
14 October, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 15 October. |
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955 |
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William Flowre, goldsmith of London, to master John Morton
clerk, John Donne, Thomas Tyrell, William Hampton knights,
William Notyngham, Hugh Fenne, Morgan Kidwelly and Thomas
Averey, their heirs and assigns. Demise and confirmation by
charter of tenements called the 'Newstandrie' in the parish of
St. Peter's Westchepe in Bredstrete ward, London, with shops,
houses and solars within, situate between tenements of Halywell
priory and Sir Thomas Peytewyn to west and east and Westchepe
street to the north: which the said William Flowre held jointly
with John Whethihale goldsmith, John Norman draper and
William Walton goldsmith, of London, from John Tilby chaplain
and Walter Payne of Hertfordshire, to be held by the said John
Morton etc. in capital demesne as of fee in perpetuity etc. and
appointment of Richard Comber and John Taillour as his
attorneys etc. to convey seisin of the same. Dated 19 October,
12 Edward IV. |
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William Floure, to Richard duke of Gloucester, Henry earl of
Essex, John Morton, John Donne, Thomas Tyrell, William
Hampton, William Notyngham, Hugh Fenne, Thomas Averey,
Morgan Kidwelly and Walter Wryttill esquires, their heirs and
assigns. Gift and confirmation by charter of his manor called
'Gregories' in Theydon Boys co. Essex, which he held jointly
with John Kilpek, goldsmith of London, now deceased, by
enfeoffment of Thomas Withcale, goldsmith of the same, to be
held by the said duke and earl etc. in capital demesne as of fee
etc.: and appointment of Richard Comber and John Taillour as
his attorneys etc. Dated 22 October, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment of the foregoing writings,
26 October. |
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956 |
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Thomas Horne otherwise Lyttilbury, 'gentilman' of London,
to William Edwarde now mayor of London, Sir Richard Wydevyle,
Robert Olney esquire, Henry Aschborne of London, William
Chapman of Sudbury co. Suffolk, Thomas Geylmyne of St. Neots
co. Huntingdon, 'gentilmen,' Walter Flecher, draper of London,
and William Percy alias Somerby of Malketon co. Cambridge,
their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels in
the city of London and elsewhere within the realm, and of all
debts to him due: and he has put them in possession thereof by
delivery of 4d. Dated 10 March, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 30 October. |
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Membrane 18d. |
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957 |
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John Sturdy, citizen and 'talughchandeler' of London, to
John Johnson 'barbour' and Robert Burton 'stacioner,' citizens
of the same, their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods
and chattels in the city of London and elsewhere within the
realm and of all debts to him due: and he has put them in possession thereof by delivery of 2d. Dated 4 July, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 9 July. |
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958 |
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Thomas Bygge, citizen and 'letherseller' of London, and
Thomas Quynn husbondman, to Robert Andrewes 'gentilman,'
Thomas Rokke 'haberdassher' and Roger Reynold 'fleccher,'
citizens of London, their heirs and assigns. Demise and enfeoffment to comply with the last will of Henry son of John Whitbarowe, late of St. Giles without Crepulgate, London, of all their
lands and tenements, rents, reversions and services, with gardens
situate in Goldyng lane in the aforesaid parish and elsewhere in
Middlesex, formerly of John Whitbarowe, and which he together
with Thomas Grantham, 'smyth' of Middlesex, and the above
Thomas Bygge and Thomas Quynn held conjointly by demise of
John Payne, Richard le Groceore and Thomas Fermory scrivener,
citizens of London, to be held by the aforesaid Robert Andrewes,
Thomas and Roger, in capital demesne as of fee etc. Witnesses:
Richard Broseley, John Stone, Thomas Smyth, Robert Cowper,
Henry Pratte. Dated St. Giles parish, 6 August, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 10 August. |
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959 |
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John Williams tailour of London, administrator of the goods of
John Watkyns, 'gentilman' of Westminster, since dead intestate,
to Thomas Lacy, John Gurney and William Draper, 'gentilmen,'
their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels,
and of all debts to him due by reason of his administratorship:
and appointment of the said Thomas Lacy, John Gurney and
William Draper as his attorneys etc., to seek, levy, recover and
receive all goods in his name, and to arrest, imprison or deliver,
implead or prosecute in any courts, according to the law, approving whatever they may do in his name. Dated 7 August, 12
Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 14 August. |
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960 |
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William Reston, citizen and grocer of London, to Stephen
Saundres clerk, Richard Hale and John Berell the elder, their
executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels in the
city of London and elsewhere within the realm: and he has put
them in possession thereof by delivery of a pack (pakk) of white
cloth, containing twenty dozen cloths. Dated 8 August, 12
Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 19 August. |
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1470. |
|
961 |
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John Basset the elder, to William Chapman of Sudbury, Robert
Dene of Nowton, 'gentilmen,' Alexander Cooke clerk, William
Scalder and William Rodlond, each of Sudbury, John More,
'gentilman' of Nowton co. Suffolk, and Thomas Port, 'yoman'
of Bradwell co. Essex, their heirs and assigns. Demise and quit
claim with warranty of all his rights in all messuages, lands and
tenements, meadows, pastures, marshes, rents, reversions and
services called 'Pakkardes' and 'Pyryes' in Bradwell and
Tyllyngham co. Essex and elsewhere in that county. Dated
10 August, 10 Edward IV. |
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1472. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 1 September, this year. |
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Membrane 17d. |
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962 |
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Edward Courtenay esquire, son and heir of Hugh Courtenay
knight, to Philip Courtenay knight, his heirs and assigns. Gift
with warranty of his manors of Mudford and Hynton co. Somerset,
the manors of Croston co. Dorset and Skeredon and South
Alyngton co. Devon, and all his lands and tenements, rents,
reversions and services therein with all meadows, woods, pastures,
mills, courts, suits and free tenements, leets, hundreds, view
frankpledge, wards, marriages, reliefs, heriets, escheats and paths,
waters, pools, fisheries, stews and other commodities in these
manors, to be held by the above Philip or his assigns in capital
demesne as of fee etc.; and appointment of Nicholas Snape as his
attorney to deliver seisin of the said manor to the above-named
Philip Courtenay. Witnesses: George duke of Clarence, Nicholas
Latymer, Rogar Tocotes, John Willoughby, Thomas Fulford
knights. Dated 21 October, 12 Edward IV. |
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Letter of attorney of Philip Courtenay, appointing John
Hyndeston as his attorney to receive seisin of the manors of
Mudford, Hynton, Croston, Skeredon and Southalyngton from
Edward Courtenay (as above). Dated as above. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment of the foregoing writings,
18 November. |
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963 |
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Edward Hungerford esquire, to John Twynyho of Cirencestre,
recorder of Bristol, Richard Forster esquire of Little Sobbury,
and William Twynyho esquire of Shipton Solers, their heirs and
assigns. Demise and quit claim with warranty against the abbot
of St. Peter's, Gloucester, and his successors of all his lands and
tenements etc. in Great Chelleworth and Colcote by Cryklade co.
Wilts and South Cerney co. Gloucester, which the above John
Twynyho, Richard and William held by enfeoffment of John
Cryklade esquire of Pynelles by Calne co. Wilts, and which among
others the aforesaid Edward held by enfeoffment of John Cryklade
esquire the younger, kinsman and heir to Thomas Cryklade and
Alice his wife, to wit son of Robert son of Thomas and Alice.
Dated 16 November, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 18 November. |
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964 |
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William Langryk, tanner of Berkyng, to Margaret wife of
Thomas Jely, smith of the same, Joan Axham widow, and
Margery wife of Robert Monke taillour, daughters and heiresses of
John Byfeld of Berkyng, deceased, their heirs and assigns.
Demise and quit claim of all his rights in such lands and tenements
as were formerly of John Byfeld in Berkyng aforesaid. Dated
8 April, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 13 May. |
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965 |
Nov. 18.
12 Edward IV. |
Thomas Pylkyngton esquire, Ralph Assheton knight, and Hugh
Radclyff, to Peter Legh knight. Bond in 289l. 10s. 10d., payable
at Easter next. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 28 November. |
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966 |
|
Thomas Horsle, 'fysician' of London, to Ralph Kempe mercer,
and Thomas Rede dyer, citizens of London, Roger Horsle and
John Robyns, yeomen of the king's chamber, their executors and
assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels in the city of London
and elsewhere within the realm. Dated 4 April, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 29 November. |
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967 |
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John Stratford the elder, citizen and 'peynter' of London, to
John Stratford the younger, his brother, and Richard Whitwey,
'peynter' of the same, their executors and assigns. Gift of all
his goods and chattels in the city and suburbs of London and
elsewhere within the realm. Dated 29 November, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 1 December. |
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Membrane 16d. |
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968 |
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William Kele clerk, to Thomas Overay, Robert Wilson, Andrew
Grantham, John Hardyng and Thomas Langton, clerks, their
heirs and assigns. Demise and enfeoffment of all his lands,
tenements, rents and services, with meadows, woods, pastures,
waters, ways, paths, hedges and ditches, which he held by gift
of John Wode the elder, esquire, and Elizabeth, his wife, in
Enefeld co. Middlesex; to be held by the above Thomas Overay
etc. in capital demesne as of fee etc.: and appointment of Richard
Baxter and Robert Willyamson as his attorneys etc. to convey
seisin of the above lands to them. Witnesses: Thomas Ive,
Baldwyn Bray, Nicholas Norton, Robert Warner, Thomas Smyth.
Dated Enefeld, 10 August, 12 Edward IV. |
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969 |
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John and Elizabeth Wode, to Thomas Overay etc. Demise
and quit claim with warranty of the above-named lands in Enfeld,
which William Kele held by his gift, as appears in a fine at
Westminster, to them, their heirs and assigns. Dated 20 August,
12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 20 August. |
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970 |
| Sept. 5. |
John Rous esquire, late of Marybourne co. Middlesex, to Robert,
bishop of Bath and Wells. Bond in 40l., payable at Christmas
next, or levied etc. in Middlesex. |
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Condition, that if John Rous pay at Christmas to the aforesaid
bishop 12l. 5s. 3d. and before that feast prove that he will pay
to master John Colvyle 8l. 6s.; and also 16l. 12s. to the same,
which sum he owed to the said bishop for the farm of the lands
which the said John Rous held as farmer in Marybourne, and all
rents and burdens besides what the lord of the manor of Tybourne
owed the king, for three years immediately preceding the feast
of the Annunciation last past, that then this recognisance shall
be voided etc. |
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971 |
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To the abbot and monastery of St. Mary's Oseney. Order to
afford Thomas Adelyngton chaplain a certain annual pension,
which by reason of the late creation of the abbot they are bound
to supply, until by them provided with an adequate benefice:
writing again by bearer under the seal of the house, what he is to
take, and what they will do in this matter. Dated 17 September. |
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By p.s. [3562]. |
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972 |
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Memorandum, that on 20 September, 12 Edward IV, the king
delivered letters under his sign manual and sealed with his signet
to Robert, bishop of Bath and Wells, the chancellor, in which is
set forth, that whereas the chancellor was detained by his sickness,
he could not conveniently attend the business of the chancery,
and delivered the great seal then in his custody to John, bishop
of Rochester, to be faithfully guarded, in order that the latter
might carry out all the duties pertaining to that office, until the
said chancellor should recover his health. Wherefore the
chancellor by the king's command on 20 September in presence
of Simon Reynold and Simon Litster at Chesewick within his
hospice in the great chamber by the Thames, delivered the seal
to the bishop of Rochester in a certain bag of white leather, and
the chancellor's signet, figure of a leopard containing an impression on in white wax: and after, on the 23 September, the bishop
of Rochester within his hospice at Lambhithmersshe caused the
seal to be extracted, and certain charters of pardon to Richard
Forster gentleman, late of Bray co. Buckingham, and Edmund
Lamberde esquire of Fowlestone co. Wilts, and divers other letters
patent and writs of course, to be sealed in the presence of Richard
Martyn archdeacon of London, William Bolton and Richard
Wodeward and others of the chancery and so from time to time
as need appeared. Foedera XI, p. 764. |
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973 |
|
Thomas Carter, grocer of London, son of John Carter deceased,
draper of the same, to John Scotte, Richard Bulstrode esquires,
John Burell, Richard Lovell, 'gentilmen,' and Richard Alverede,
vicar of Burneham co. Buckingham, their heirs and assigns.
Demise and quit claim with warranty of all lands and tenements,
rents and services, meadows, pastures, woods, hays, hedges and
ditches in the towns and parishes of Burneham, Taplowe,
Hecheham, Westonne, Dorney and Boveney co. Buckingham,
late of Thomas Carter of Dorney his grandfather. Dated 29
October, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 31 October. |
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974 |
| July 14. |
William Gosse esquire of Kerdesbury co. Somerset and William
Houghton 'gentilman,' of Brytmorton co. Worcester, to Robert
Stowell esquire. Bond in 100l., payable at All Saints next, or
levied etc. in Somerset. |
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Condition, that if James Neweham appear personally before
the king and council, on the morrow of All Souls next, to answer
all matters between him and the said Robert Stowell yet pending,
and obey the king's commands in all things, this recognisance
shall be voided etc. |
|
975 |
|
William Skelton, prebendary of Dunham in the cathedral
church of Lincoln, received from Thomas Dalston executor of the
will of John Chamberleyne, late prebendary of the above prebend,
the sum of twenty marks in full payment and satisfaction for all
repairs and dilapidations of the prebendary church of Dunham
and the church of St. John Baptist in Newport in the suburb of
Lincoln, and of all houses, fences, enclosures, chapels, chantries,
or any parcel of them, which should have been done by the said
John or his executors and exoneration of the above obligations.
Dated 20 October, 12 Edward IV. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 20 October. |
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Membrane 15d. |
|
976 |
| Nov. 12. |
Edward Kyreche mercer of Norwich, to John Folsam 'worstedwever' of the same. Demise and quit claim of all actions, personal
and real, suits, debts and demands against him up to the date of
this present writ. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 13 November. |
|
1471. |
|
977 |
|
Thomas Bradbrugge, to Thomas Ive, William Ive clerk,
Thomas Bryan, Richard Ive and Elizabeth, his wife, their heirs
and assigns. Quit claim of all his rights in a messuage called
'Westpurle,' situate in Sanderstede and in all other lands and
tenements, rents and services with mills, woods, meadows,
pastures etc. lying in the towns of Sanderstede, Croydon, Waddon,
Cullesdon, Whatyngdon, Chalvedon and Merstham co. Surrey,
which he held by enfeoffment and demise of William Burton, who
held it together with William Covert by demise of John Mordon,
and which had formerly belonged to John Kyryell. Dated
20 December, 11 Edward IV. |
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1472. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 14 November, 12 Edward IV. |
