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|b{Heidelberg:_Carl_Winter's_}
|b{Universit„tsbuchhandlung,_1923.}



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|r[INHALT.]


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|rUrk__VIII_1439__Derbyshire__________________________________17
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|rI.

|r[British_Museum._Harley_Charter_45_A_37.]


   Hit is to vnderstondinge čat sir Renaud of Remmes_bury
čurchacede certayn londes in Portone to him and
his heires . wuche londes če foreseide Renaud ¨af to
john ffolyot and jhone, his wyf, cosyne to če forseide
Renaud, and to here heires trweliche of čulke jhone by_¨ute.
and in cas čat hit so by-ful, čat non heires ne
com by-twuxte če forseide john and jhone, če forseide
londes turne agayn to sir Renaud of Remmebury, and to
his heires, for euermore. Afterward če forseide john
foliot by-gat čre douteres in če forseide jhone his wyf.
of wuche čre douteres čat on was a munechon; čat
oučer weddede Roger Paynes fader, wuch heit margerie,



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of wuch margerie com Roger and Nichol. če čridde
souster weddede Henry Dun, wuch heyt [....], of wuch
[....] com water Dun and john. afterward če forseide
Roger Payn weddede marione, čat was water Dunes soster,
wuch marione was bastard. of wuche Roger and marione
com Roberd treweliche by-gete in spoushod. and also
com of če forseide Roger and marione twey douteres
bastardes, letisse and alisse, wuch were longe tyme ibore
and by-gete, er če forseide Roger and marione were iwedded.
Afterward com john janequin and spousede če forseide
letise bastard, of woche letise com ansteise and mold.
Of čes forseiden Roger and Roberd, wuche were rystfol
heires, deyde with-oute heires. warčorw če forsede
londes fulle in-to water Dunes hond and his heires, and
in pes held he terme of his lif, and his heires after
him, with-oute chalenges of any man. če forseide
water weddede margerie, wuch čat ¨ut lyueth. of wuch
water and margerie com Roberd. and in cas čat če
forseide Roberd deye with-oute eires of his body treweliche
by-¨ete, če forsede londes turneth to sir Renaud of
Remsbury and his heires for euermore. Of alle čes
forseide matere margerie čat ¨ut lyueth, čat was če for_seide
wateres wif, witnysseth, and wytnissy wole, to_fore
god and man, čat hit is triwe and non oučer, and
čat he wol do in alle degre čat a triwe womman auste
for to do.

|r{17_lines_of_Latin_text.}



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|rII.

|r[British_Museum._Harley_Charter_55_B_45.]



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Mangerton and melplaisch.

   This endenture witnisseth čat john Remmesbury,
simondessone, of Remmesbury hath deliuered to william
Hunte, baillif of mangertoun and melplaisch, če son-day
to-fore cristesmasse-day, če V=te= ¨ier of če Regne Kinges
Richard če secunde, čat is to wytinge: IV mares, XVII
oxen wič če bole, also IV kyn and lI hefren and II
calues, wharof čat on is a bole-calf and čat oučer an
hefre of o¨ier; Also at melplaisch C wethers; and Also
a[t] mangertoun IV {superscript}XX  and VlI Ewen and VII Rames and
XLVII hogges; jtem V sowes, VII bores and XXV swun_hogges
and XVI soukinge pigges; jtem VI broudgees and
[....] olde Gandres and XXI ¨onge gees; jtem XIX
[en]ede[s] and maulardes; jtem XX poues, XIV hennes
and III cokkes; jtem at melplaisch II soles wič all če
apparaill of ire-gar; jtem a goud irebounde wen; jtem
a dong-pike and a schouele; jtem a[t] mang[er]toun an
old wen; jtem a goud ire-bounde cart; jtem II olde swunes
and a ¨ong; and jtem IV wilde ges, III paukockes and
pohennes; jtem Il wilies for bere [h]om; jtem II [ire]_bounde
bossheles feble and II peckes of stre; jtem
a wynneschute almost nywe; jtem V crokkes and a
posnet of bras, warof on is colmam; jtem V pannes
and alitel panne; jtem II aundires and a brandire; jtem
a melsuue and a renge and lV oučer siues and a Rid_dern;
jtem amorter and pistel and an old dressing_knyf;
jtem a long laddre; also II stoppes for melk ewen;
jtem lI Nippingires; jtem a friing-panne and a nywe
Gerdil; jtem a tonne and a pipe of sider; jtem a
bouren and an houk; jtem IV mede-pikes; jtem II
harwen wič iren [...]ndes wič če apparail; jtem VIII



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maces and a moche suue; jtem III tobbes; jtem VI
barelles, III opstonders and II flakettes; jtem a dong_pik,
a schouele and a spade; jtem an old sive; jtem lI
carmpottes; jtem lII mete-tables; jtem a nywe peire
sokkes; jtem a gret howe for če quarer; jtem a sem_sadel,
a cartsadel and II grete panieres.



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|rIII.

|r[British_Museum._Additional_Charter_17692.]


   Thys endenture berus wyttenes: čat john of Lang_ton,
of hyndeley, has leton to ferme to Thurstan, of
athirton, and to hys ayres and his assignes, če place
čat was adam atkynson, and če Newe market-lande in
hyndely-ffelde in če towne of hyndely, to terme of lyf,
of če forsayd john of langton, ¨elding be ¨ere XLVIII
s. and lV d., čat is to witte: XII s. and 1 d. at če fest
of Crystonmasse next sewing če day making of thes en_denturs,
and XII s. and 1 d. at mydenlenton next
sewing čat, and XII s. and 1 d. at če fest of myssomer
next sewing čat, and XII s. 1 d. at če fest of saynt
michaell če archangll next sewing čat. and so paying



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XII s. and 1 d. at faure tymes of če ¨ere, jwyl XLVIII
s. and IV d. be payut for all maner sewtus, seruis, pre_sentus,
frerentus, customes falling čer-to, safing XLIII
s. and IV d. be ¨ere, as hit is be-forsayd. and all-so če
forsayd john of langton grauntes to če forsayd Thurstan
comyne pasture tourboure, with all maner of essemen_tus
čat ane tenaunt or charterere has, with-in če towne
of hyndeley. and alle-so če forsayd john of langton
grauntes to če forsayd Thurstan: čat if ane mon dis_tresse
če forsayd Thurstan, for ane maner of rych or
tytull, claymyng in čat place, safing če forsayd john of
langton, or hys ayres or hys assignes, for XLVIII s. and
lV d. be ¨ere, as hit is be-forsayd, for alle maner sewtus
or seruis faling čer-to, čen čat če forsayd john of langton
schall ju če forsayd Thurstan [or] hys eires agayne,
or elles če valewe čer-of, so čat če for-sayd Thurstan
haue noe harme čer-bye. and all-so če forsayd john of
langton grauntes če forsayd Thurstan to enture into če
place at martin-masse next after če day making of čes
endenturs. jn wyttynnysing of čes endenturs we haue
sette oure seals. wrethun opon če monday next be-for
če Natiuite of oure lady, anno regni Regis henricii quinti
post conquestum anglie octauo.



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|rIV.

|r[Northallerton,_Arncliff_Hall._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Douglas
Brown_Esq.]


éis jndenture (made) of a Eschaunge made be-twene
sir Thomas merkyngfeld, lorde of merkyngfeld, knyght,
and William Newbond at Wallay, taliour of yorke, čat



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es to say: čat če forsaide sir Thomas, knyght, sall hafe
a place of če forsaid William čat es called če legh,
with all če profites, medews, landes, with očer pertinaunce,
čat liges in če bisshoprige of doreham, opon če watir
of Were, in Wolsyngham Parisch, to him and to his
hers for euer-more. and če forsaide sir. T. sall hafe
a-visement twenty dais to loke, if him like; And čat
es če forsaide William boun, be trouth of his body.
And forsaid William sall hafe of če forsaide sir Thomas,
knyght, a place čat liges in saynt Michell kirkgarth, in
Connyngstret in ¨orke, als it abowndes, to him and to
his hers with-outen ende. jn wytnes of če whilk thyng,
če partyce be-forsaide to čer presence hafe set to čar
selez befor Witnes. Geuen in Vigill of saynt Petronell
Virgyn, če ¨er kynge Henre fift efter če conquest of
jngland če neuent

                       (L. S.)

And also sir Thomas Merkyngfeld sall hafe all če arre_rage
of če landes and če tonementes forsaid in Wol_syngham
Parisch forsaide, pertynand to če forsaide William
Neubond, and full acsyon and entres for reparacion,
wast, and trespace don with-in če forsaide lande and tene_mentes.
and če same William sall hafe če same of
če tenement in yorke, quilk pertenece to sir Thomas
Merkyngfeld forsaide.



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|rV.

[British_Museum._Additional_Charter_22265.]



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   To alle trewe men in god, to wham čese wrytyng
schall come, Richard ynge, john Rogger, and Thomas
Eyr, of Draughton, senduth gretyng in owre lord god,
hauyng in gret reputacioun čat hit ys a gret almes-dede
to bere weteness of trewth. čer-for be hit knowe to ¨our
vnderstondyng čat we, če forsayd Richard, john, and
Thomas, nat compellyd neder constrenyd, nečer for
love nečer for auwe, but only in wyrschipe of god and
declaracioun of trewče, and puttyng a-wey all Dowte čat
mhyte be any vntrewe ymaginacioun be conceyved in
čis mater in tyme to come, we bere wetenesse of fayth
and trewth up-onne owre halydome: čat we were present
at Draughton, at če callyng and preyur of on Emayne
Eleyne, of Draughton, in here veray wydewhed, by vertu
of a dede endentud, čat sche schewed and let be rad
čere, were-in was contened čat sche mhyte entre in a
place and land with če purtenawnce, če weche wylyam
Clypston now holdeyt as tenawnt, for fawte of payment
of an annuyte of sevene nobles. and so čere sche, for
nownpayment of če for-seyd annuyte, in čat place and
land with all če purtenawnce laufully entred, and put owt
on john Eleyne, čanne holder and ower of če same
place and land. and after, with-owt any stat ¨evyng
a¨en to če same john Eleyne, stondyng in here verey
wydewhed, če for-seyd Emayne sold hyt to on john
mallore, squyere, and hym ¨af lawful stat. and after



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če same john mallore ¨af hit to Raf Belleres, and to lau_rence
Barry, clerke, with odere, to če be-hove of john
seyton, squyere, as we vnderstond. jnto če wetenes of
all če for-seyd čynge, for če more credens to be had to
čese present wrytynge, we han put to owre seales, and
offere vs, when we are required of trewth, čere hit may
stonde to furčeryng of trewth and wirschipe of god in
helthe of owre sowles, to swere and make oth vp-on a boc
be-for any juge Spiritual or temporal. the whech wete_nesynge
and recordynge a-bove seyd vp-on a tyme we,
streytely and indyfferently examynyd, recordede at če
request of alexander Boron of Hoththorpe, squyer, and
john warnar, of Naseby at maydewell, be-for john Seyton,
squyer, and laurence Barry, clerke, and odere beyng pre_sent.
če same john Eleyne knowlechyng čere čat čer
was neuer seyson nočer dysseyson, as in forme above_seyd,
but in presence afor-seyd of vs, Richard, john, and
Thomas. Done at maydewell če ¨ere of owre Lord the
kynge Henry če sexte after če conquest če theryd. and
j, Rogger Balhed, beyng present, wan če forsayd Emayne
entered in če forsayd land and place with all here por_tenaunce,
and vtterly pyt out jon Eleyne and all hyss,
for nowne-payment of če annuite abovesayd, with-out any
seyson, or stat a¨eyn ¨evyng, or deleuery makyng, to če
same jon Eleyne, in-to wyttnes of če wych thyng to čese
present wrytyng, in declaracioun of trowth, have put to
my seal.



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|rVI.

|r[British_Museum._Additional_charter_17634.]



|p14


   This bille endentyd Witnessith that on the tewesday
next after the feste of seynt mathie apostle, the fourte
¨eere of Kyng henry the sexte, a comenaunt was maked
by-twyn Thomas Bangot, Thomas Wolfard, William Am_brynghale,
and Thomas Pellyng, of the town of Walbures_wyk,
on the one partye, And Richard Russel of Donewich
and Adam Powle of Blythtburgh, masons, on the othere
partye, that is to seyne: that the fornseid Richard and
Adam schal make, or do make a stepel, joyned to the
cherche of Walbureswyk fornseid, With foure botraas,
and one vice, and tqwelfe foote Wyde and sexe foote
thikke the walles, the wallyng, the tabellyng and the
orbyng sewtly after the stepil of Dunstale, Well and trewely
and competently; a dore in the West, also good as the
dore in the stepel of Halesworth; and a wyndowe of foure
dayes aboue the dore, sewtly after the wyndowe of thre
dayes of Halesworth; and thre wyndowes atte nethire solere,
and eche wyndowe of two dayes; and foure wyndowes
atte ouerere solere, the wyndowe of thre dayes, sewtly
after Halesworth. The fornseid Richard and Adam shal
werke, or doo werke on the stepel fornseid two termes
in the ¨eere, saf the ferste ¨eere, ¨eerly in the tyme of
werkyng, of setting and leying, that is to say bitwixen
the festes of the annuncyacioun of oure lady and seynt
mychel archaungel, but if it be othere manere consentyd
on bothe partyes. and the fornsaid Thomas Bangot,
Thomas, William, and Thomas schal fynde alle manere
of mattere to the stepel fornsaid, that is to say: free
stoon, lyme and calyoun, water and soond, and
alle manere thyngge that nedith to stagyng and wyndyng;
and schouellis, and alle maner vessel that is nedeful to
[the] stepel fornseid ; and an hows to werke jnne, to
ete and drynke and to lygge jnne, and to make mete



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jnne, and that be hadde by the place of werkyng. The
fornsaid Richard and adam schal take of the fornsaid
Thomas Bangot, Thomas, William, and Thomas for the
yarde-werkyng XLty scheelynges of laughfull money of
jnglond; and a cade of full-heryng, eche ¨eer in tyme
of werkyng; and eche of hem a gowne of leuere ones
in the tyme of werkyng, so that they scholden be gode
men and trewe to the werk fornsaid.


|rVII.

|r[British_Museum._Additional_Charter_20020.]



|p16


   This endenture witnessith: that william ffynch of
Nethirfeld, Squyer, hath betakyn, and to ferme yletyn,
vnto john herry and to john atte hope, of the parissh of
wighttersham, VI. parcellis of land, of wodis, and arable_land,
ycald Cukkowis, and če oldelond liggingge in
wighttersham, upon če den of pesyndene, from če feste
of če purificacioun of oure lady last passid into če same
feste, be če terme of VII yer next suyngge, payengge
čerfore yerly atte festis of seynt john če Baptist and
seynt mighhell, be evene porciouns, VII s [of] lawful
monye of jngelond. And če seyde john and john to kepe
če shettis, withoute stripe or wast, be če terme [a]_foreseyd;
and duryngge the terme of IlII of če laste
yeris, the seyde landis to be pasturid, and not ysowe.
and yef it happe, the forseyde ferme to be behynde,
in partye or in al, [a]tt ony of če festis aforewretyn,
or ellis be VII dayes aftir, that čanne it mote be leefful
to če seyde william, or his attournes, in če seyde landis
to distreyne, and če distressis to kepe and witholde
vnto tyme that čat če forseyde ferme, togedris with če
harmys and scathis čerfore yhad, fully be payd and
satefyed. jnto witnes of wheche čing, če parties afore_seyd
to čese present endenturis chaungingly haue putto
here seillis. in če day of seynte Blase, The yer of če
regne of Kyng herry če sixte after če conquest of inge_lond
če XlI yer.



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|rII.

|r[British_Museum._Wolley_Charter_III_56.]



|p18


   Thys indenture made be-twene jon of schagh, ye son
of Richard of schagh, of brampton, of yat on party, and
on yat oder parti margere of ye dale, wyfe of Robert of
ye dale, and Richard ye son of ye forseyd margere: ye
forseyd margere and Richard schal hafe, for ye terme of
yer lyfes, and whedersneuer lyffes lenger, half ye landes
yat ye forseyd jon purchest of jon henreson of chestrefeld,
ye whych landes were sumtyme old jon of ye dale, wyth
wodes, medos, and any odyr fredam, with-owton any
geynseyng, or any pechement of wast, of ye seyd jon,
or hys eyrys, or hys assygnes, or any odyr in hys name.
and ye seyd margere and Richard, and whedersneuer lyffes
lenger, sal pey to ye seyd jon, and to hys eyres, apeny
of rent ¨herele, yat is for to sey: ahalpeny at ye fest of
whysondey next cumyng after yis wrytyng, and at ye
fest of sent-marten next foloying ahalpeny, and so forth
fro ¨here to ¨here, duryng yer lyfes. and yen ye seyd
landes, after ye desese of margere and Richard, schal turn
to ye seyd jon, and to hys eyrys, and hys assygnes, for
euer-more. the seyd jon and margere and Richard are
acorded at ye wrytyng of ye indenture: yat ye seyd jon
schall hafe to hys vse, and to hys eyres, and to hys
assygnes, all ye barn, with aparcell of ye ¨herd, os it
lygges dalt to hyt. The seyd margere and Richard schall
pey at ye rent-deys for haldyng of ye land to ye chefe
lordes obuf, yat it is halden of, parcel of ye rent, os ye
part cumes to. jn-to ye testement of ye whych thyng,
to ye present wrytyng eueredyr parte hafe set to yer
seeles. These wytnes: jon lynacure, Thomas cavse, jon
schagh de somersall, wyllyam greyfes, wyllyam asch, and
mony odyr. wryton at Brampton, in ye fest of ye pure_ficacion
of owre lady, ye ¨here of ye reynyng of kyng



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henre ye sext after ye conquest of england ye seyventente.

|r[Das_endorsement_tr„gt_die_Namen: Jon Shaw de
Somersall und margeri dale.]


|rIX.

[Northallerton,_Arncliff_Hall._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Douglas
Brown_Esq.]



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   This bill indentid Witnesse that William Maleverer,
knyght, and William ffencotes, Squyer, has departid
diuerse maneres, that is to sey: the Maner of Arnclyff
with the toun of jngilby vnder Arnclyff, the Maner of
Daletoun in blakamore, the Maner of Siggeston, in the
Counte of York; the Maner of Bodill and Spyndilston,
in the Counte of Northumbreland, with all thair appur_tenaunce,
ffor to haue to the seyd William Maleverer,
knyght, johnet his wife, and to the heyres of thair two
bodyes lawfully begetyn. Also the Maneres of Heslarton
and lutton, the maner of Themylby and West Rownton,
in the Counte of York, with all thair appurtenaunce, ffor
to have to the seyd William ffencotes jsabell his wyfe,
and to the heyres of the seyd jsabell of hir body lawfully
begetyn. jn witnesse where-of, to this bill indented
the seyd William ffencotes has sett to his sele.

|r[Das_stark_verblaáte_endorsement_lautet: Particion of Colvils
landes betwixte Malleverer and ffencotes, son to Wan_desforthe.]



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|rX.

|r[Northallerton,_Arncliff_Hall._Privatbesitz_von_Douglas
Brown_Esq.]


|r{12_lines_of_Latin_text}

Dorso.

Condicion of this obligacion is this: that if within
-wretyn William ffencotes stand to the ordenaunce of
Robert Maleverer and john of Thwaytes, as for makyng
sure, in fourme of lawe, certeyn maneres, rentes and



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seruices, with the appurtenaunce, whilk er departed
bytwene the forseyd William and sir William Maleverer,
knyght, lyke as apperes in a peire billes indentid bitwene
thaim made, whilk maneres, rentes and seruices thai haue
be the right of thair wyfes: yat yen yis obligacion bere
no strength. and als it bere vertu and in cas be, that
the seyd Robert Maleverer and John of Thwaytes will
noght take opon yaim to make this mater sure, yat
yen the same William to stand to oyer two men like
to yaim.


|rXI.

|r[Northallerton,_Arncliff_Hall._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Douglas
Brown_Esq.]



|p23


   This indenture beris wittenes: that sir john Colvyle
deyed seisyd of certayns Maneres, landes, tenementz, rentz,
and seruis, wyth thare appurtenaunts, in ye Countez of
Yorke and Northumberland, That is to say, of ye manerez
of heslerton, lutton, Thymelby, West-Rowngton, Arneclyff
wyth ye towne of jngylby, Dale in Blakamore, Sygeston
with ye appurtenaunces, in ye counte of Yorke; And ye
manerez of Bodyll and Spyndelstone, in ye counte of
Northumbirland. Efter whose dede these saidz manerz,
landez, rentz and seruices, wyth ye appourten[au]ncz,
dissendyd to jsabell and jonet, sisters and heirs to ye
sayd sir john. The particion of ye saydes manerz, landez,
tenementz, rentz and seruicez, with thare appourtenaunce,
be assent and grement of William ffencotz and ye sayd
jsabell, his wyfe, tone of ye hers of ye sayd john, And
of William Mauleuerer Chv. and jonet, his wyfe, tother
of ye hers of ye sayd sir john, is put in award and
ordenauce and jugement of john Thwaytes and Robert
Mauleuerer, als it apperes be ane obligacion, that ye sayd
William ffencotes is bondon in to the sayd sir William
Mauleuerere in C. marces, beryng date XX day of De_cembre,
the ¨here of kyng Henry ye VI=te= efter ye con_quest
ye XVIIIe. And in sembleable wyse ye seyd sir
William is bondon by his obligacion to ye sayd William
ffencotez in C. marces, beryng date beforsayd. The



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saydez john Thw[a]ytes and Robert is agreyd ordin[au]ncez
and awardez, be assent of ye parties beforsayd, and as it
apperis be jndentures by the sayd parties, the sayd par_ticion
to be hade in ye fourme sayng: That is to knawe
to all maner of people, that ye sayd William ffencotez
and jsabell, his wyfe, sall hafe and holde ye manerez of
heslerton and lutton, ye manerez of Thymelby and West_Rowngton,
wyth thare appourtenaunce, to ye saydez
William ffencotez and jsabell, and to ye hers of hir body
begettyn. And ye saydes sir William Mauleuerer and
jonet, his wyfe, sall hafe and holde ye manerez of Arne_clyff
wyth ye towne of jngilby, yo manere of Dale-towne
in Blakamoure, the manere Sygeston wyth yare appour_tenaunce
in ye counte of Yorke, and ye manerez of Bodyll
and Spyndelstone wyth ye appourtenaunce in ye counte
of Northumbirland, to ye saydes sir William Mauleuerer
and jonet, and to ye hers of hir body begettyn. And in
fulfillyng of this awarde trewly to be keppyd, the saydez
john and Robert awardez, ordanauncez and demez, that
ye sayd sir William sall sewe a witt de partiscione
faciend[a], at ye costez of ye saydez parties. And this
sayd particion to be made be the force of ye sayd writt,
lyke als ye lawe will, the next terme efter ye date of
this awarde. And to ye wittenes of these indentures,
the saydez john and Robert hafe seuerally sette to yer
seales. Wryttyn at Ripon, ye IIII=te= day of May, ye ¨here
of kyng Henry sext efter conquest XVIIIe.



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|rXII.

|r[Northallerton,_Arncliffe_Hall._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Douglas
Brown_Esq.]


   This indenture made at Ernecliffe, in ye XI day of
Septembre, in ye ¨eer of [ye] Reyne of kyeng Henry
[ye] sext aftir the conquest of Inglande XXVte, betwix
sir William Mauleuerer, knyght, on that one part, And
Robert Mauleuerer, his son, on that other part, Wittenes_seth
: that ye seid sir William hath graunted and to ferme
lettyn to ye seid Robert, his son, and to his heiris, the
manere of Wodosom, with the appurtenaunce, to haue and
to holde ye seid manere to ye seid Robert, and his heiris,
for terme of lyue of the seid sir William, Payng yerely
to dame Elizabeth Mauleuerer, moder to the seid sir
William, the ferme of VIII marces, which the seid sir
William afore to hir payed, And also beryng the charge
of suytes and othour labures that belongeth in defence
of the seid manere. And on that it is agreed: that yen
the seid sir William sall suffer the seid Robert, his son,



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to take the profettes and fermes of the landis [and]
tenementes, in Siggeston and Dale, for terme of two ¨eer
next foloyng, Payng ¨eerly owt of the landes and tenementes
to William Mauleuerer, son to the seid sir William [and]
brother to the seid Robert, VII marces ¨eerly, at two
festis of the ¨eer, that is to say Martynmes and Whissonday,
be even porcions, duryng the tyme the seid landes and
tenementes in Siggeston and Dale [are] in his handis.
And after the terme of two ¨eer so fynesshed, the seid
sir William to entre and ocupie the seid landes and
tenementes in Siggeston and Dale. And ower that hit is
agreed: that wheer the seid Robert hath and perceywith
one annuell rente [of] IIII marces ¨eerly of the house of
Ryvaux, that when hit, by the grace of godd, sall happyn
the seid Robert to take a wife and be weddid, then the
seid William to haue and perceyue the seid annuell rente
of IIII marces. jn-to witteness of which, from one to
on-otheer we ower seales has putte.


|rXIII.

|r[British_Museum._Campbell_Charter._LFC_VIII._4.]



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   Be it knowen to all maner men by this present bille
endented: that j, henry Goodwyn, Bailif of henry Inglose,
knyght, resseyuere of the castell-warde perteynyng to the
maner of horsford, which seid maner the seid henry
jnglose holdeth by the ryght of Anne, his wyff, haue
resseyued, the day of the makyng of this present bille,
of john wodehous, Esquyer, VI d. ob[olus] for horsewold
in Crowefeld, hamlett of Codenham, in the counte of
Suffolk, that is to seye for the terme of the Anunciacioun
of oure lady seynt marie virgyn last past by-forn the
date of this bill. of the which VII d. ob[olus], for the
seid terme, j, the forseid henry Goodwyn, in the name
of the seid henry jnglose, knoulache me wel and trewly
to be payed, and the seid john wodehous, his heyres and
his executoures, ther-of to be quyte by this present bill.
jn witnesse of which thyng, the seid henry Goodwyn and
john wodehous iche to other han sette to her seales.
youyn the XII day of October in the XX=tieth= ¨er of
kyng henry the sexte.



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|rXIV.

|r[British_Museum._Additional_Charter_21535.]


     To my right gracyous lord the Erle of Bokyngham,
       Hereford, Stafford, North[am]t[oun], and Perche.
   Bysechyth mekely youre gracyouse lordischip your
pore tenaunt and seruaunt Thomas Seyton, sone and heyer
to John Seyton: that wher, for diuers causes, the maner
of Draughton was sesyd yn-to your hanndys, and other
londys and tenementez yn the same towne, callyd Bestons,
wer sesyd yn-to the hanndys of the full gracyous Princes



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my lady, your Moder, whom god assoile, claymyng thaym
as her dower, for tho wiche hys sayde fader yn hys lyfe
sued to youre good lordshyp by petycioun, that hyt plesyd
youre grace, by the avyse of your conseill lernyd, to se
hys evydennce and title of rygh in če seyd maner,
londes and tenementes, and ther-vppon to demene the
sayd mater, as good feyth and consienns required: the
wiche ye, graciously consyderyd, comaundyd your
counseill lernyd to examyne dewly the sayde mater and
make reporte to you; the wiche so don, ye, of your good
grace, by the avyse of your discrete counseill, conceyvyd
the title and right of hys seyde fader yn the sayde maner,
lond and tenementez, as hyt apperyd by hys evydens,
restoryd hym a-yen to hys possession of the seide maner,
and, for the more suerte, by your dede vnder your grete
seall, confermyd hys astate ther-yn. and as for the lond,
callyd bestons, for as moche as hyt was in my seyde
lady, youre modyrs, possession, ye said, ye myght make
no restitucioun ther-of yn here lyf. wherfore please hyt
your noble grace to concyder these premisses, and how
ye, my most gracyous lord, occupie the sayde lond, callyd
Bestons, asto the deces of my sayde lady, your moder,
to restore your sayde bysecher to the sayde lond, as
sone and heyer to hys sayde fader. and he shall pray
to god for you.



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|rXV.

|r[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_L._Morsbach.]


   To all trwe men of cryste, to whom these presentz
heres come to segh or to here, john Roope of Stapeley,
john maisterson, Thomas the son of henry of Wetenhale,
William Smyth, john Ryuynton, Richard Wryght,
Thomas Wryght, Robert Hyde, john Beche, Raulyn
Daykyn, Thomas Tayleour, john of Crwe, Robert of
lathom, Thomas Dauson, john the son of Richard Wryght,
William Colfox, Richard Wyldebore, William Barker
Hugh of Grayley, Roofe Lufkyn, And Agnes mayre
sende euer-lastyng gretyng in oure lorde iesus. And
for alsmykell as hit is medefull and merytorie to bere
wytenes to truthe, We notyfie to yow by thes presentz:
that we neuer attournet to william lorotte as attourney
to james lefeson, sir Robert hue, sir Richard Waters,
clerkes, nye to none other persone in thaire name,
but onely to sir Sampson meverell, knyght, as son and
heyre to jankyn meverell, his fader. And in Witenes
that this oure recorde above-writon is gode and trwe, to



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these presentz we haue sette to oure seales. Gyfe at
the namptwyche the IX day of Octobre, The yere of
the regne of kyng henry the sext after the conquest the
XXIIII=tieth.=


|rXVI.

|r[British_Museum._Additional_Charter_19336.]


   This endenture mad the teen day of Nouembre če
yeer of če regne of kyng henry če sex=te= XXVti, Be-twen
Anneys, late the wyff of william Paston, on the ton parte,



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and william Palmer, of trunche, on the tothir parte,
witnessyth: čat če seyd anneys hathe grauntyd and lete
to ferme to če seyd william Palmer a pece of londe, oute_take
če medwe in and of če same pece, conteynyng be
estimacion IX acres in all, lyyng in trunche-feld, to
haue and to hold če seyd pece, outetake če seyd medwe,
to hym, his heires and hys assyngnes, fro the fest of
allehalwyn nowh last paste on-to the terme of teen yeer
čan nexte folwyng fully endyd, payyng yeerly there-fore
to the lordys of the fee the rentys, seruys and custumys,
taxes and talagys of all the holl forseyd pece, duryng
the terme be-foreseyde. and the seyd william Palnere
schall felle and dite the medwe, and bringe home all
the heie, and stakke it in seche an hous, in če maner
of the forseyd anneys in paston, os sche or her debite
wyll assyng hym. and yf sche kepe houssold there, he
schall dyne or suppe there, at če bryngyng home. and
the seyd anneys schall warent the lond clere to the
seyd william palmer on-to če daye of če makyng of thise
endenture. and yf the forseyd medwe be not dite in
good tyme of če yere, but appeyred or lost, throwh
če defaute of če forseyd palmer, čat čan it be lawfull
to the seyd anneys, or her assyngnes, to distreyne op-on
the holl forseyd pece of lond, on-till the seyd anneys be
satysfyed of the valew of the heye, yf it had well a-be
dite. jn witnesse where-of, eche of them to othirs
parte haue set her selys. youe če day and če yeer
a-boue seyd.



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|rXVII.

|r[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Lorenz_Morsbach.]



|p34


   Be hyt knowen to all men that thys present writynge
shal come to, that y, john knyght, sumtyme seruaunt to
john meverell, Squyer, was with my seyd mastyr at
Stapeley in Chestyr-Shyre in the house of john Rope,
Squyer, and ther my seyd mastyr was so visited with
goddys visitacion, that he was in poynte of deth. at
wheche tyme the seyd john Rope take fro my seyd mastyr
in his sekenes hys purse, in the wheche purse was the
Seal of my mastyrs Armes. the wheche purse and Seal,
when that my mastyr was reuerted, was broughte to
hym a-geyn by the seyd john Rope, and the Seal was
enbrowed with reed wax, as they had seled there-with.
and, more-over, y herd my seyd mastyr sey in hys good
lyve, as y shal onswere by-fore god and man, mony tymes
and ofte, that he neuere seled dede ny non odyr
thynge to the seyd john Rope, save only an endenture,
made betwen hem terme of yeres. jn-to witnes her-of,
y, the seyd john knyght, haue put to my Seal. wreton
at woluernehampton, the thursday in the fest of seynt
Edward, the yere of the Reigne of kynge harry the VIte
XXVti.


|r[Das_endorsement_lautet: wytnes of john meuerelles
seruaunt for takyng of his maysteres purse and seal.]


|rXVIII.

|r[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Lorenz_Morsbach.]



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   Be it knowen to al men yat yis present wryttynge shal
see or here, yat j, laurence chirke, sum-tyme seruaunt
to my maistre john meuerell, Squier, was with my said
maistre at Staplay in chestur-shire in ye house of john
Rope, Squier, and yere my said maistre meuerell was so
visett with goddis visitacioun, yat was he in point of
deth. at ye woche tyme ye said john Rope towke fro
my said maistre john meuerell in his secnesse his purse,
in ye woche purse was his Seal of my said maistre armes.
ye woche purse and seal, wen my maistre reuerted, was
broght to hym agayn be ye said john Rope, and ye seal



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was enbrowed with red wax, ase yai had seled yerwith.
and, more-ouer, j herd my said maistre say in his prosperite
and wil-faire, and ose shal onswere be-for god and men,
mony tymes and oft, yat my said maistre neuer seled
deed ne nothir <wynn>rit to ye said john Rope, saue onle a
nendentre, mad be-twen hem terme ¨eres. in-to wittnese
of yis record, j, ye said laurence, to yis present record
j haue sett to my seal. wryton at Colsill-m[aner] arderne,
ye seturday next be-fore ye fest of ye natiuite of our
lady, in ¨ere of our lord ye kyng henre ye sext XXIX.


|r[Das_endorsement_lautet:_a_testemoneall_for_takynge
his_seall,_Stapely.]


|rXIX.

|r[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Lorenz_Morsbach.]



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   Knowen be hit to all men that, for as meche as
one john Roppe, of Chestre-Shire, gentelman, pretendith
to haue a ryght tytle and astate by john meuerell, off
woluernehampton, Squyere, of parcell off the manor of
Stapley in the said counte of Chestre: wherfore we,
william leueson and james leueson, Squyere, william
Salford and Nicholas leueson, Gentilmen, Robert lyne and
Thomas Pym, prestes, Raynald Tolle, Nich[ol]us Vnderhyll,
john ffysshere, john Newport, william Cook, john clerk,
john Skryven, william Taylour, henre Grasseley, and william
lorotte say expressely, as the said john meuerell sayd in
his last dayes, and at all tymes said in his lyue, that
he neuer enfeffed, ne relesched, ne sealled no maner of
wryting to the sayd john Roope vff no parcell of the
said manere of Stapeley, saff onely an jndenture, off the
which the said john Roope toke parcell of the said john
meuerell, parte of the said maner of Stapeley, to terme
of yeres, as hit apereth by the jndenture. And the said
john meuerell said he was neuer holdon to hym, all yff
they were Cosyns, ffor his lyuelod off the said Stapeley
wes sore distressed, wasted, and aneyntised by the
menes of the said john Roope and his evill will. jnto
the wytnes of this oure record testymonyall we haue put
to oure sealles. writon at wolluernehampton, on ffryday
next after the ffest of the Natiuite of oure lady, the
yere of oure souerayne lord the kyng henre the sext after
the conquest XXV.

|r[Das_endorsement_lautet:] of Staplay.



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|rXX.

[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Lorenz_Morsbach.]


   Knowen be hyt to alle men that, for als meche as
on john Roope, of Chestreshyre, Gentylman, pretendyth
to have a ryght tytle and astate by john meuerell, Squyere,
of the manere of Stapeley in the sayde Counte of Chestre:
Wherefore we, wyllyam leueson, Squyere, james leueson,
Squyere, wyllyam Saliford, Gentylman, Nicholas leueson,
Gentylman, Robert lyne, prest, Thomas pym prest, Reynold
Tolle, Nicholas vndurhull, john ffyssher, john Newport,
wyllyam Cook, john clerk, john Skryven, wyllyam Tayllour,
henre Graseley, and wyllyam lorette say expressely, to oure
knowlache, as the sayde john meuerell in his laste dayes
sayde, and atte alle dayes sayde in his lyve, that he
neuer enfeffed, relesed, ny seled no maner of wrytyng to
the sayde john Rope of the maner of Stapeley, save an



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endenture, by the whyche he toke hyt terme. for he
sayde he was neuer holde to hym, al yf they cosyns,
for his lyuelod of Stapeley was destryed, wasted, and sore
aneyntysed by the menes of the sayde john Rope and his
euell wylle. jn-to wyttnes of this oure recorde testimonial we
have put to oure Seales. Wryte atte woluernehampton,
the ffryday next afture the Natiuite of oure lady, The
yere of oure Souerayne lorde the kyng henre the VI afture
the conquest XXVII.

[Das Endorsement lautet:] of the manor of Stapley.


|rXXI.

|r[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Lorenz_Morsbach.]



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   This indenture made by-twene Sampson meuerell,
Knyth, on that on party, and Nicholas monntgomery
squiere, on that odyr party, beyris wyttenes of certayne
covena[n]des, that is to wyt: če sayd Sampsone has mared
Thomas, his son, to Elizabeth, doghtur of the sayd
Nicholas, a-pon the condicions vnder-wryton, that is to
wyt: that the forsayd Nicholas schall pay or do to be
peyed to the forsayd Sampson, or to his certayne attorney,
too hundreth marc of lafful mony of jnglond. of the
whych forsothe somme the sayd Nicholas schall pay or
do to be payed to the sayd Sampson, or to his certayne
attorney, in the dey of the makyng of the esposels of the
sayd Thomas and Elizabeth, twenty pounde of laful money
of jnglond, and at the fest of the Natiuite of saint john
Baptyst then next suing ten pounde, and at the fest of
saint martine in wyntur čen next suing ten pounde of
gud and laful mony of jnglond, by euene porcions; and
so forth fro yere to yere, vnto the sayde somme of too
hundreth marc be fulle ron vp. Also the forsayd Nicholas
schall fynde the forsayd Thomas and Elizabeth of his
awne propur costes, duryng the terme of sex yer next
suing, the dey of the esposels of the forsayde Thomas
and Elizabeth fulle be fulfilled. also the sayd Nicholas
schall pay or do to be payed to the forsayd Thomas and
Elizabeth, or to on of home, or to hor certayne attorney,
euer a yer a hundreth schelyng, duryng the terme of
sex yer beforsayde, at too tymes of the yer, by euene
porcions, that is to wyt: at the fest of the Natiuite of
saint john Baptist and saint martine in wintur. also
the forsayd Nicholas schall make all maner costes of the
forsayd esposeles of hys awne propur cost. also the for_sayd
Sampson schall make or do to be made a state
of the maner of ffroddeswall, with the appurtenaunce in
coton and mylwych, in tayll to the forsayd Thomas and
Elizabeth. also the sayd S. schall make no alionacion



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of no parcell of lond, bot leve all his londe to the forsayd
Thomas in tayll aftur his deses. also the forsayd
Sampson schall take the forsayd maner of ffroddeswall
in ferme, duryng the terme of sex yer beforsayd, for
euer a yere ten pounde, so that, the sayd terme of VI yer
fynycht and fulle ended, the sayd Sampson schall be
contente and payed of thre skore pounde, and the sayd
Nicholas ther-of to be quit, that is to wyt of the sayd
somme of too hundreth marc. also the sayd Sampson
schall make a state taill to the forsayd Thomas and
Elizabeth of all hys londes, tenementes, rentes, and seruis,
with the apurtenance, in Spondon, in the counte of Derb[y],
and V marc more in a-nother place, as the forsayd
Sampson and Nicholas thinke resonable by ther counsell.
also the sayd Nicholas schall make a state taill to the
forsayd Thomas and Elizabeth of hys maner of makley,
wyth the appurtenance, in tho counte of Derb[y], aftur
the deses of Dame margaret monntgomery of Sudbury.
also the seyd Nicholas schall gyfe to the sayd Sampson
a gowne, and to Dame jsabell a-nother. and to thes co_venance
beforsayd, of euer other party to be fulfilled,
the partes be-forsayd ether to othur haue set to hor
seals. geyue tho tusday next aftur če fest of the decol_lacion
of saint john Baptist, in če yer of the regne of
kyng henre the sext twenty and sex.

|r[Das_endorsement_(mit_anderer_Tinte_und_sp„ter)_lautet:]
Couvenantz of maridge. |r[Das_šbrige_ist_von_noch_sp„terer
Hand.]


|rXXII.

|r[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Lorenz_Morsbach.]


   This endenture made at couentre, tho monday next
after the fest of seynt hillare, the yere of the reign of
kyng herry the sixt after the conquest XXVlti, be-twix
sir Sampson meverell, knyght, of the on party, and Nicolas
mongomery, Squier, on the oder partye, witnesseth: that
where-soeuer appoyntmentz, accordes and couenauntz
waren had be-twix hem, as hit apperith be endentures



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made the tewsday next after the fest of the Decolacion
of seynt john baptist, the yere of kyng herry the sext
XXVI: for the performyng of whiche matere the seid
parties assembled at couentre the forseyd monday, a-cor_dyng
to theire assurance made be theire endentures
a-forseid, there vtterly to haue concluded the seid ap_poyntmentz,
whiche as yit neither on the partye of seid
sir Sampson nor on the party of the seid Nicolas be not
fully performed. in whiche seid endentures a-mong other
hit was appoynted, that the seid Nicolas shulde fynde
Thomas, Son of the seid sir Sampson, and Elizabeth his
wyfe, duryng six yere next after theire espousels, at his
cost, and pay to them euery yere, duryng the seid terme,
c s. at midsomer and at martilmas, be evene porcions.
of whiche fyndyng and payment of the c s. the seid
parties nowe be thus accorded, that hit shall be at the
eleccion of the seid Nicolas, whether he woll make the
seid payment and fyndyng, or elles yerly to pay to the
seid Sampson X li., yf so be that Thomas, son of the
seid sir Sampson, woll agre, that his seid fader holde
the maner of ffroddeswall, with the appurtenaunce in coton
and milwiche, for VI yere, in content of III {superscript} XX li. con_teyned
in the seid first endentures. And the seid Nicolas
woll and graunteth be theis presentz that, yf the seid sir
Sampson performe, full-fill and execute all the seid ap_poyntmentz,
accordes and couenauntz in the seid furst
endenture, on his part to be performed, accordyng to the
same endentures, be the fest of Estur next comyng: that
then an obligacion of cc li., made to the seid Nicolas
be the seyd sir Sampson tho forseid monday, be voide.
also he graunteth be theis presentz, that he then ony
accion a-¨eynst hym, vppon the seid endentures, woll
not sue nor attame. And the seid sir Sampson woll
and graunteth also be theis presentz that, yf the seid
Nicolas performe, full-fill and execute all the seid ap_poyntmentz,
accordes and couenauntz in the seid furst



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endentures, on his part to be performed acordyng to the
same endentures be Estur next comyng: that then an
obligacion of cc li., made to the seid Sir Sampson be
the seid Nicolas the forseid monday, be voyde. and also
he graunteth be theis presentz, that then he ony accion
a-geynst the seid Nicolas, vppon the seid endentures, woll
not sue nor attame. and the seid parties graunten be
theis presentes either to other that, yf hit fortune ony
variaunce to fall be-twix them, touchyng any of the
premisses, that then thei woll a-byde the reformacion of
theire bothe councels, so that theire councell be theire
labur assemble and make reformacion be-twix them,
with-in a moneth next folowyng the seid fest of Estur.
jn witnes of whiche thynges, iche of the said parties to
theise endentures either to other theire seales han set,
at couentre, the monday and the yere a-bouen seid.


|rXXIII.

|r[British_Museum._Additional_Charter_19861.]



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   To alle that this wrytyng shal here or se maut, wyf
of john Bakon, Esquyre, doughter of Sir Thomas Bedyng_feld,
knyght, sende duwe reuerence and gretyng. Syn it
is meritorye to recorde and certifye the truthe, in savyng
of ryght and wronges to be esshuwed and voydid, wher_fore
in as meche as j am, for the truthe in goddis part,
duwely requirid to witnesse and notifye: that j have herd
seid and reportid for truthe, as of the issu of Sir Richard
moundevyle, sumtime of Okynhill, the yingere knyght,
wheche weddid dam maut Bedyngfeld, modir to myn
ayel, of wheche truli j have pleynli herd reporte of
truwe and credible persones for certeyn, that the same
dam maut had bi the seid sir Richard, be-for the espousel
betwix hem, II doughter in bast, but, as of ony issu,
melery had betwixe hem, aftir espouseles, truly and in
good feith, j neuere knewe ne herd speke of for truthe,
as j dar take charge be-for god. And to witnesse of
this, to this present wrytyng j haue pit my seal. The
date at Norwych the X day of septembre, the yer of
the regne of oure souerayn lord kyng herry the sixte
after the conquest the XXVlII.



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|rXXIV.

|r[British_Museum._Additional_Charter_23173.]


   This endenture ymade the XXVIIl day jn the monthe
of september, the yere of the reygne of kyng harry the VI
the XXXIte, bytwene Nichollas carew, esquyer, jn that
one partye, and william accland, on that other partye,
beryth wytnesse: that the seide Nichollas hath demysid
and lette to ferme alle his game jn the north-syde of his
maner of Bedyngtoun vn-to the seide william, with all the
game beyng jn pollardishill and the fryth, and the North_gate
howse, to haffe and to holde and to ocupye alle the
seide game jn the Northside of the maner aforseide, with
the game jn pollardyshille and the fryth, and the north_gate
howse to dwelle and lye ther-jnne, to kepe the game



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to the seide william or his asignours, fro the day and
the date of this present wrytyng vn-to the terme of VII
yere thennes nyxte folowyng, and fully to be full-filde,
yeldyng ther-for yerly to the seide Nichollas, his heyrys
or his asignours, IIII li of gode and lawfull money, to
be payde atte II termes of the yere be even porciouns,
that ys to sey, atte the fest of syn mychell and owre
lady day in lente. and yf hit so be that the seide rente
be byhynde, jn partye or jn all, thanne be hit lawfull
to the seide Nichollas, his heyrys and his asignours, jn
the seide game with pollardys-hill and the fryth with the
northgate howse to entre and to holde this present
endenture nothing with-stondyng. also the seide william
shall leve the same game as gode as he fyndyth hit or
beter, atte the ende of his terme. and the s[e]ide Nichollas
shall ffynde william and his man mete and drynke, and
all maner stuffe for to pleshe and to hele his borewys,
for to norshe his game, duryng the terme a-forseide.
to all thes kovenauntes, well and truly to be kept on
william partye, the seide william byndyth hym to the
seide Nichollas jn a obligacioun of X li, whos date ys
the XXVIII day of september. jn-to wytnesse here-of
eche of them to other seuerally to thes endentures hath
put to ther seles. jyeve atte Bedyngtoun the day and
yere a-for-seide.



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|rXXV.

|r[Northallerton,_Arncliff_Hall._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Douglas
Brown,_Esq.]


   M[emoran]d[um], yat, ye X day of ffeuer¨eer, ye
¨eer of Reyn kynge Henry sext sith ye conquest XXXI,
it is agreyd and accorded betweyn sir William Mauleuerer,
knyght, and Richard Wyman, esquier, yat is to say: yat
ye said sir William hath grauntid his will to ye said
Richard to haue his doghtour Beatrix to his wyfe. And
yat he sall pay, or make to be payd, to ye said Richard,
or his assignez, XL li. in mariage with his said doghtour,
and hir chaumbre, That is to say: first, yat mylady sir
William wyfe sall pay yer-of X marces. And ye said
Richard sall haue of ye said sir William ffee at Kirkby
Moresheed of Martynmes last past c. s., and of Whisson_day
next cummyng an-oyer c. s. And at ye day of mariage
X marces, and at Martynmesse next cummyng X marces,
and at Martynmesse cummyng a twelmonth X li. of his
ffee at kirkby Moresheed beforesaid. And if it lappe,
yat ye said sir William dye with-in ye day of ye last
payment, or afore it, yat yen ye seid Richard schull be
payd by sich personez, as are bounden to hym by two
obligacionez. And, more-ouer, ye said Richard sall make
a feffement to ye said Beatrix, terme of hir lyve, in two



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placis of his with-in Yorke, yat is to say: oone on ye
payment in ye holdyng of Brownflett, And an oyer in
Mekillgate in ye holdyng of Sparowe. And yat ye said
Richard shall wedd ye said Beatrix afore ye fest of ye
jnuencioun of haly Crosse next cummyng, or with-in X
days aftir. And yat yeiz appoyntementes to be fulfillid
on ayther partye, with-owt fraude or cosyn, ye said sir
William byndys hym, his heirs and his executourz, in c. li.
to be payd to ye said Richard, or his assignez, for his
party. And, in ye same fourom, ye said Richard byndys
hym to ye said sir William in c. li. to be paid to ye
said William, or his assignez. And yis for to be doon
by ye advice of councell of lernyd men, by both ye
partiez chosen. jn wittenesse whereoff, [ayther] to othour
party of theez indenturez enterch[a]ungeablye thayre
sealx has putt, ye ¨eer and day above-seid.


|rXXVI.

|r[G”ttingen._Im_Privatbesitz_von_Lorenz_Morsbach.]



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   Humfrey, Duke of Bukyngham, Erle of Herford,
Staff[ord], and North[amtoun] and john, Erle of Shrousbury,
to all that this present Writyng endented shall se or here
gretyng in our lord euerlastyng. for as meche as dyuersis
contrauercyes, variance and debates haue byn hade [and]
meued, and long tyme contynued, be-twyx Thomas
meuerell, squyer, his seruauntes and tenauntz on the on
party, and Will[iam] Basset, squyer, his seruauntes and
tenauntz on the other party, for wheche contrauercyes,
variance and debates to be cessed and.. s. d, ayther
of the saides Thomas and Will[iam], and other with theym,
byn seuerally bounden by theyr obligacions in II C. marc,
that they and eyther of theym, theyr [heirs and execu_tours]
shall stonde, obey and performe the award, ordi_naunce
and domo of vs, the saides Duke [an]d Erle of
Shrousbury, as well of and in the [pre]myss as of
[the] other accions, trespas, offences, appelles, debates
and demaundes hade and meued be-twene the partyes
aboue-said, as in the said obligacions more pleynely
apereth: We, the saides Duke and Erle of Shrousbury,
for the weyle of peasse and reformacion of iniuries and
wronges hade and done betwene the said partyes, haue
takn vppon vs the labur and charge to arbitur in the
premyss, and cald to-fore vs the the said partyes, and all



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theyr compleyntes, quereles, greuaunce and causes to vs
in writyng articled and the vnsweres and replicacions
to theym made diligently and by gud deliberacion haue
herd examend and well vderstonden. Wherefore We,
the saides Duke and Erle of Shrousbury, award, ordeyne
and deme in maner and forme that foloweth:
   ffurst, we award, ordeyne and deme that the saides
Thomas and Will[iam] shall be ful frendes and of fryndely
deylyng and pardon, and ley apart all maner rancour and
greuaunce.
   Also, we award, ordeyne and deme that the said
Will[iam] shall pey to the said Thomas XX li. of lafull
money of Englond, that is to say: in the fest of the
Nat[iuite] of our lord next comyng c s., and in the fest
of saynt john Bapt[ist] then next foloyng c s., and in the
fest of the Nat[iuite] of our lord then next foloyng c s.,
and in the fest of saynt john Bapt[ist] then next fo_loyng _c s.
   Also, we award, ordeyne and deme that the said
Will[iam], his seruauntes and his tenauntz, and euer-iche
of theym, shall be nonsute, or ellus discontynue all
maner accions personell and appell that they haue, or ony
of theym hase, agaynes the said Thomas, his seruauntes
and tenauntz, or ony of theym.
   Also we award, ordeyne and deme that nother the
said Will[iam], his seruauntes ner tenauntz, ner non of
theym, ner non other comprehendet within theyr articles
by-fore vs named, shall sue ony accion personell or appell
agaynes the said Thomas, his seruauntes or tenauntz, nor
non of theym, for non offence, trespas, ner cause afore
this day don, meued, ner shewed.
   Also, we award, ordeyne and deme that the said
Will[iam], ner no nother, by his procuryng ner assent,
shall let ner disturbe the said Thomas, his seruauntz
ner his tenauntz, to haue theyr deliuerance or aquitell of
ony enditement, that they or ony of theym be endited
at the makyng of this award.



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   Also, we award, ordeyne and deme that the said
Thomas, his seruauntes and his tenauntz, and euer-iche
of theym, shall be nonsute, or ellus discontynue all maner
accions personell and apell that they haue, or ony of
theym hase, agaynes the said Will[iam], his seruauntes
and tenauntz, or ony of theym.
   Also we award, ordeyne and deme that nother the
said Thomas, his seruauntes ner tenauntz, ner non of
theym, ner non other comprehendet within theyr articles
be-f[or]e vs named, shall sue ony accion personell or
appell agaynes the said Will[iam], his seruauntes or tenauntz,
nor non of theym, for non offence, trespas, ner cause afore
this day don, meued, ner shewed.
   Also, we award, ordeyne and deme that the said
Thomas, ner no nother, by his procuryng ner assent, shall
lett ner disturbe the said Will[iam], his seruauntes ner
his tenauntz, to haue theyr deliuerance or acquitell of
ony enditement, that they or ony of theym be endited
at the makeyng of this award. jn Wittenes whereof,
to this present writyng We, the saides Duke and Erle
of Shrousbury, haue put to our sealles. yeven at Burton,
the X day of Juny, in the yer of tho regne of kyng henre
the sext aftur the conquest XXXVII.

   |r[Das_endorsement_(in_anderer_und_sp„terer_Hand)
lautet:] the award of the Duke of Buckingham and the
Earle of Shrewesbury betwix Basset and Meuerell.
   |r[Die_beiden_Siegel_sind_nicht_mehr_vorhanden.]