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Bargain and sale, indented, by Thomas Whitbie [Whitby] of Chester, gent, and Sara,...
Catalogue reference: WALE 31/73
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This record is about the Bargain and sale, indented, by Thomas Whitbie [Whitby] of Chester, gent, and Sara,... dating from 1614 Aug 16 in the series Palatinate of Chester: Modern Deeds, Series F. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WALE 31/73
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1614 Aug 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bargain and sale, indented, by Thomas Whitbie [Whitby] of Chester, gent, and Sara, his wife, to William Massie esq of Potington, Cheshire, of a messuage, lands, and tenements in Caughall, Cheshire, late in the possession of Thomas Tyddesley of Caughall, husbandman, and of the inheritance of Thomas Hanley of Boughton, Cheshire, deceased, father of Sara, for £145. Seal and signature of William Massie. Witnesses:- Hugh Davenport; Peter Drinkwater; Gruffudd Price; John Cottingham; Robert Burton; John Worrall; Lancelot Frank.
Endorsed:- An indenture of lease to Thomas Tyddesley and Joanne, his wife, for the term of their lives, shall stand. Thomas Whitbie [Whitby] and Sara constitute Thomas Bevington of Chester, beer brewer, and John Cottingham of Ledsham, Cheshire, gentleman.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- J 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Topics
- Food and drink
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WALE 31
Palatinate of Chester: Modern Deeds, Series F
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