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Folio: 214. Herefordshire. Quitclaim. First party: Geoffrey, earl of Esessa [Essex]....

Catalogue reference: DL 42/2/19/4

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This record is about the Folio: 214. Herefordshire. Quitclaim. First party: Geoffrey, earl of Esessa [Essex].... dating from [1100-1399] in the series Duchy of Lancaster: Cartularies, Enrolments, Surveys and other Miscellaneous Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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DL 42/2/19/4
Date
[1100-1399]
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Folio: 214. Herefordshire. Quitclaim.

First party: Geoffrey, earl of Esessa [Essex].

Second party: Robert, earl of Leicester.

Place or subject: Brohesburnam, which Geoffrey held of Robert, earl of Leicester, in fee and inheritance by the service of one knight. For an exchange which the earl of Leicester gave to Geoffrey and his heirs in Great Nerhaven by the half part of the service of one knight. The exchange is, as follows: 76 acres in two fields from his demesne and a certain courtyard between his ancient courtyard and the monastery, two yardlands which Hamelin holds and one cottager who holds five acres and one croft and 12d in the mill, and such rent as pertains to those 76 acres with the meadow pertaining to such land, with all stock, namely four oxen, eighty sheep and three pigs, each pig priced 6d. Robert gave this to Geoffrey and his heirs for £4 worth of land in the service of half part of one knight.

County: [Herefordshire].

Additional people: Witnesses: William de Caisneto; William Bord; Ivo de Harencort; Geoffrey de Tureville; Robert de Croft; Robert Pinchun; Roger de Cranford; Henry Marescall' [Marshal]; Roger son of Richard; Robert de Mandavill [Mandeville]; Richard son of Osbert; Ralph fitz Gerold; Richard de Bercherell; Jordan de Taid; and Henry de Mathem.

Undated.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C19719571/

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