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Indenture witnessing that Richard Whitwik 'is witholden to serve Sir Philip Thornbury,...
Catalogue reference: E 210/1172
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This record is about the Indenture witnessing that Richard Whitwik 'is witholden to serve Sir Philip Thornbury,... dating from 1448 Nov 7 in the series Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Ancient Deeds, Series D. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- E 210/1172
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1448 Nov 7
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Description (What the record is about)
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Indenture witnessing that Richard Whitwik 'is witholden to serve Sir Philip Thornbury, knight, and dame Margret his wif, in the offices of lardyner, catour and and cook' in their household, during their lives, for which he is to receive 20s. yearly with clothing; he is also to have a tenement at Pottersgrene called 'Bathis', for his life, yielding to them yearly a 'roseflour', and suit of court &c. he is also to have reasonable fuel in the east park', except for bakyng or brewyng to chepe', and if he become unfit for service through sickness &c. he is still to have the said tenement without the said pension &c.: [Hertfordshire] Little Monden, 7 November, 27 Hen VI. English.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Clothing
- Conveyancing
- Pay and pensions
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Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Ancient Deeds, Series D
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