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Debtor: John Newport of the parish of Farningham [Axton Hundred, Kent] Creditor:...

Catalogue reference: C 131/51/5

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This record is about the Debtor: John Newport of the parish of Farningham [Axton Hundred, Kent] Creditor:... dating from 1402 Nov 18 in the series Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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C 131/51/5
Date
1402 Nov 18
Description

Debtor: John Newport of the parish of Farningham [Axton Hundred, Kent]

Creditor: Thomas Mayneld, and Robert Pepir, citizens and grocers of London.

Amount: £12

Before whom: William Brampton, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster.

When taken: 14/02/1402

First term: 24/06/1402

Last term: 24/06/1402

Writ to: Sheriff of Kent [and Herts]

Sent by: Chancery

Endorsement: Jo0hn Newport was not found in the bailiwick. The execution of this writ appears in the inquisition.

Note
Inquisition and return: Date to be returned to Chancery: [Illegible] Attached is the inquisition made at Dartford in Kent [Dartford and Wilmington Hundred] on Fri. 22/12/1402. John Newport had on the day of the recognisance 40 acres of arable and a new barn with a garden in the vills of Horton, Farningham, and Eynesford [Axton Hundred, Kent] worth 6s. 8d after expenses and two services.
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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9537098/

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Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I

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