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Debtor: Richard, Earl of Kent. Creditor: William Capell, knight. Amount: £2000. Before...

Catalogue reference: C 131/94/19

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This record is about the Debtor: Richard, Earl of Kent. Creditor: William Capell, knight. Amount: £2000. Before... dating from 1506 Nov 26 in the series Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
C 131/94/19
Date
1506 Nov 26
Description

Debtor: Richard, Earl of Kent.

Creditor: William Capell, knight.

Amount: £2000.

Before whom: William Brown the elder, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster.

When taken: 26/08/1506

First term: 29/09/1506

Last term: 29/09/1506

Writ to: Sheriff of Hunts

Sent by: Chancery.

Endorsement: Francis Hasledene, Sheriff, replies that the extent appears in the schedule.

Note
Inquisition and return: Date to be returned: 08/02/1507. The Sheriff had replied to an earlier writ that at the time of the recognisance the Earl was seised in demesne of the Manor of Brampton with its lands, worth £49 6s. 3d. a year; and of the Manor of Hemingford Grey [in Toseland Hundred, Hunts.], worth £30 a year. Attached is a letter from the Sheriff certifying that he has delivered to William Capell the Manors of Brampton and Hemingford Grey.
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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/C9538009/

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C 131

Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I

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