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Debtor: Thomas Bettenham, of the Parish of Pluckley in Kent [Calehill Hundred], gentleman....

Catalogue reference: C 131/74/1

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This record is about the Debtor: Thomas Bettenham, of the Parish of Pluckley in Kent [Calehill Hundred], gentleman.... dating from 1466 Feb 8 in the series Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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C 131/74/1
Date
1466 Feb 8
Description

Debtor: Thomas Bettenham, of the Parish of Pluckley in Kent [Calehill Hundred], gentleman.

Creditor: Henry Eburton, citizen and draper, of London.

Amount: £60.

Before whom: Geoffrey Fielding, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster.

When taken: 21/07/1457

First term: 02/02/1458

Last term: 02/02/1458

Writ to: Sheriff of Kent

Sent by: Chancery.

Endorsement: William Haute, knight, Sheriff, replies that Thomas Bettenham was not found in the bailiwick. He has seized his manors, lands, and tenements into the King's hands.

Note
Inquisition and return: Date to be returned: 20/04/1466. Attached is the inquisition made at Ashford {Asshettyfford} [Chart & Longbridge Hundred] on 15/03/1466 before William Haute, knight, Sheriff of Kent. Thomas Bettenham had on the day of the recognisance, and afterwards, the Manor of Sherlond, and 80 acres of land in Pluckley and Little Chart, worth £7 6s. 8d. a year; he had a horse, 2 mares, 8 oxen, and 6 pigs, worth 60s.
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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/C9537548/

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Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I

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