Writ of King Edward declaring that he intends to have legal possession of the land at Ickworth, Suffolk (which he possesses for Westminster Abbey), and that it is to be transferred to him as soon as the present writ is read; 1047 × 1065 (Sawyer, no. 1124). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Icki...
Chirograph of an arbitration between Lady Katherine and John Latimer
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Chirograph of an arbitration by Thomas of Hamstead, John Warduton, John Wakelin, parson of Cotsbrook, and John of Wardford, chaplain, granting to Lady Katherine in her dispute with John Latimer that she may have the rooms from the chapel to the great hall in Braybrooke Castle (Northamptonshire) ...
Grant by Cecilia Minchun to her granddaughters Margery and Clarice, of land in Redmarley
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Grant by Cecilia Minchun of Redmarley, widow, to Margery and Clarice, daughters of Helie, daughter of Cecilia, of two acres of land in the Broadfield (lato campo) of Radmarley (Gloucestershire), in return for a payment of half a mark of silver. Endorsed: in a 16th-century hand, ‘Rydmaleye’. Af...
Marriage licence from Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, for Edward Griffith and Elizabeth Palmer
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Licence from Thomas Cranmer (r. 1532-53), archbishop of Canterbury, for Edward Griffith of Braybrooke and Elizabeth Palmer to marry; given at Lambeth, 27 September 1535. Endorsed: in a 17th-century hand, ‘Licence for marriage to / Thomas Griffyn / Elizabeth Palmer’. Affixed with a fragmentary ...
Grant by Margaret de Sapy, widow of Thomas de Sapy, to John Tailor of Inardston
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Grant by Margaret de Sapy, widow of Thomas de Sapy, to John Tailor [Parmonter] of Inardston within the manor of Redmarley d’Abitot [Worcestershire], of a messuage with a croft in Inardston; given at Inardston, Wednesday after the feast of St Luke the Evangelist [24 October] 1380. Endorsed: in a...
Power of attorney by Alice, once the wife of Richard Penvey of Haverfordwest, to Richard Newton, Robert Turbot and John Couyntre
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Power of attorney by Alice, once the wife of Richard Penvey of Haverfordwest and executor of Richard’s will, to Richard Newton, apprentice of the law, Robert Turbot and John Couyntre, merchants of Haverfordwest. Since Alice’s seal is unknown, that of Humphrey (1390-1447), duke of Gloucester, is ...
Grant by Margaret Taylour, widow, to William Saundre, Robert Bristow, John Baker, Nicholas Lathell and John Wyborn, of a shop and a messuage
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Grant by Margaret Taylour, widow, to William Saundre, Robert Bristow, John Baker, Nicholas Lathell and John Wyborn, of a shop with a solarium above, and an attached messuage and garden, which John Taylour once held, in the parish of Charlwood, Surrey; given at Charlwood, 9 January 1460. Endorse...
