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Demise by John Burgeis and Richard Brangewayn, treasurers and wardens of the lands...
Catalogue reference: C 146/299
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This record is about the Demise by John Burgeis and Richard Brangewayn, treasurers and wardens of the lands... dating from [1429-1430] in the series Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C 146/299
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1429-1430]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Demise by John Burgeis and Richard Brangewayn, treasurers and wardens of the lands and rents of the town of Bridport, to William Offelle, alias Milleward, and Joan his wife, and John Syferwest, son of the said Joan, of a tenement with shops and gardens in High Street, Bridport, for their lives, and the life of the survivor: [Dorset.]
Dated: Monday before St. Matthew the Apostle, 8 Henry VI.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5884758/
Series information
C 146
Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C
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