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Charter issued by the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar
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Indenture of demise by Margaret Catesby, lady of Lapworth, widow, to George Assheby,...
Catalogue reference: E 40/8304
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This record is about the Indenture of demise by Margaret Catesby, lady of Lapworth, widow, to George Assheby,... dating from 1439 Mar 1 in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 40/8304
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1439 Mar 1
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Description (What the record is about)
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Indenture of demise by Margaret Catesby, lady of Lapworth, widow, to George Assheby, Margaret his wife and John their son, from Michaelmas last for their lives in survivorship, of a tenement called 'Ilaton,' late Walter Slye's, and lands called 'Brokshawe' wherein William Persounes lately had a life estate but had surrendered it and by his charter granted it to the said George; and also of the reversion of other lands called 'Pukland,' expectant on the decease of Margaret Assheby his mother; by the rent of 10s. for 'Ilaton,' 5s. for 'Brokshawe,' 5s. for 'Pukland' and a heriot on a tenant's death; repairs to be done by the tenant. 1 March, 17 Henry VI.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Seal.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Landed estates
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4947063/
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E 40
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A
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