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Grantor: Roger Townsend, knight; Grantee: Thomas Townsend, his son, William Salman,...
Catalogue reference: E 327/749
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This record is about the Grantor: Roger Townsend, knight; Grantee: Thomas Townsend, his son, William Salman,... dating from 29 Hen VIII in the series Exchequer: Augmentation Office: Ancient Deeds, Series BX. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 327/749
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Date (When the record was created)
- 29 Hen VIII
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Description (What the record is about)
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Grantor: Roger Townsend, knight; Grantee: Thomas Townsend, his son, William Salman, and Henry Clyfton, feoffees to uses; Place or Subject: Grant of the manor of Leches in Cawston, and of a messuage and lands in Fordham Heath by Denver and Hilgay; County: Norfolk
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Government finances
- Manors
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E 327
Exchequer: Augmentation Office: Ancient Deeds, Series BX
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