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Debtor: William Pounfreyt, clerk, the son of William Pounfreyt of Bardfield in Essex....

Catalogue reference: C 131/51/6

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This record is about the Debtor: William Pounfreyt, clerk, the son of William Pounfreyt of Bardfield in Essex.... dating from 1403 Jan 16 in the series Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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C 131/51/6
Date
1403 Jan 16
Description

Debtor: William Pounfreyt, clerk, the son of William Pounfreyt of Bardfield in Essex.

Creditor: Thomas Fulham, citizen of London.

Amount: £30

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

When taken: 08/01/1400

First term: 24/06/1400

Last term: 24/06/1400

Writ to: Sheriff of Essex

Sent by: Chancery

Endorsement: Reply of Helming Leget, Sheriff: William Pounfreyt was not found in the bailiwick. The rest of the execution of the writ appears in the extent.

Note
Inquisition and return: Date given for return to Chancery: 29.4.1403. Attached is the extent made at Braintree before Helming Leget, Sheriff of Essex on Monday 5.3.1403. William Pounfreyt, clerk, had on the day of the recognisance a messuage and a barn in Great Bardfield in Essex [Uttlesford and Freshwell Hundred] which are worth 20s.1d a year. Dorse: Memo. that on 1.6.1403 the messuage and barn were handed over to Thomas Fulham.
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Legal status
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I

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