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Folios: 50v-51. Leicestershire. Quitclaim. First party: William, master of the hospital...

Catalogue reference: DL 42/2/3/27

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DL 42/2/3/27
Date
1277 June 11
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Folios: 50v-51. Leicestershire. Quitclaim.

First party: William, master of the hospital of St John of Leicester, and the brothers and sisters of the same hospital.

Second party: Edmund, the king's brother, earl of Leicester [Edmund of Lancaster].

Place or subject: All sheaves of corn, namely two thraves from every type of corn, which William and the brothers were accustomed to receive from their alms and from the alms of his ancestors, at the door of their grange in their manor of Leycestre [Leicester]. For this quitclaim Edmund gave the master and brothers 5s of yearly rent in Leicester to the aid of the hospital in recompence for those sheaves forever.

County: [Leicestershire].

Additional people: Witnesses: Merlo de Harecourt; William le Waleys; Robert le Waleyz; John de Dyggeby [Digby], knights; Thomas de Bray, then steward of the honor of Leycestre [Leicester]; Nicholas de Burbach; William le Engleys, then mayor of Leicester; Thomas Gunfrey; Roger de Chaddisdene, then reeve of Leicester; and Alexander de Backynton, clerk.

Dated at Leicester.

Sunday on the feast of St Barnabas the Apostle 1277.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Not Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19719096/

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