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Grant by Guy Fairfax, serjeant-at-law, Thomas Urswyk, Recorder of London, William...
Catalogue reference: C 146/725
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This record is about the Grant by Guy Fairfax, serjeant-at-law, Thomas Urswyk, Recorder of London, William... dating from [1464-1465] in the series Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- C 146/725
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1464-1465]
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Grant by Guy Fairfax, serjeant-at-law, Thomas Urswyk, Recorder of London, William Porte, esquire, and William Norton, esquire, in pursuance of the will of Anne, late the wife of John Martyn, late one of the Justices of the Common Bench, to John Martyn, younger son of the said John Martyn, of the manor of Dergate in the parish of Harnell, (Hernhill), and lands, etc, in the same parish; also of a tenement in the parish of Bocton under le Blene (Boughton-under-Blean). Appointment of John Turnour and John Chaundeller attorneys to deliver reisin: [Kent.] Dated: 20 February, 4 Edward IV
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- Seal, and fragment of seal
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
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C 146
Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C
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