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Deed poll by John, earl of Oxford; reciting that he is seised as of fee and right...

Catalogue reference: E 40/13450

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This record is about the Deed poll by John, earl of Oxford; reciting that he is seised as of fee and right... dating from 1521 Feb 22 in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
E 40/13450
Date
1521 Feb 22
Description

Deed poll by John, earl of Oxford; reciting that he is seised as of fee and right of the offices of warden and steward (custodis ac senescalli) of the whole forest of the king of Essex, commonly called Waltham Forest, by inheritance; to which office of warden belongs (dinoscitur pertinere) from time beyond memory the appointment and admission of a deputy throughout the whole forest, of a forester on horse, and three foresters on foot, called 'yomen fosters,' in three bailiwicks of the same forest; being desirous of fulfilling the king's pleasure, he grants that the king for life may appoint such deputy, steward and foresters, who shall hold such offices for the king's life, their own [lives] or during pleasure, as shall seem good to his Majesty, with the fees accustomed; when, after the king's death, vacancies occur, the earl and his heirs to have the appointment. 22 February, 12 Henry VIII. Signed John Oxinford. Endorsed: 'No. ix. The Earl of Oxford's Deed of departing from the Forest of Waltham during the King's life.' Essex

Note
Seal. See Fifteenth Report of Commissioners of Woods and Forests (1793) Appx No. 6.
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The National Archives, Kew
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Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series A

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