BorBE2/71

Indenture: (i) Thomas Prior of the Priory of St John Baptist and St John Evangelist of Caldewell and the Convent; (ii) George Gascoign, esquire, John Poley junior, gentleman, John Hochyn (Vicar of Cardington), and William Joy of Bedford (feoffees of Henry Rudyng, late Master of the Hospital of St John, Bedford, of 11 messuages and 341 acres of land in Bedford); and (iii) John Mordaunt of Turvey (one of the King's serjeants at the law). Signatures of Prior and canons: Thomas the Prior, William Harwell, William Huntyngdon, Thomas Kyllyngworth, William (? ... )ton, John London, (?Abel) Wrest, William Hycchyn. Endorsed: "Obitt out of Caldwell."

5 Jan 1499/1500

From: 1499 To: 1500

Recites that the said Rudyng, by his Will, declared that the said messuages and land should be "amortized" to the said Priory to the intent that certain obits should be kept yearly for him in the Priory for ever; that the Prior is unable to do so; that the messuages and lands are therefore sold to Mordaunt, who is to pay 40 marks yearly for the obits. [A few other details.] Mordaunt is to suffer (blank) Saunders to have one of the messuages for life. [5 seal tags, but all seals broken off]

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Prior, Thomas,
Gascoign, George,
Poley, John,
Hochyn, John,
Joy, William,
Rudyng, Henry,
Mordaunt, John,
Harwell, William,
Huntyngdon, William,
Kyllyngworth, Thomas,
London, John,
Wrest, Abel,
Hycchyn, William,
Saunders

Bedford Cauldwell Priory, gentleman, vicar, CARDINGTON, Bedford St John's Hospital, TURVEY, sergeant at law, Henry will: Rudyng, obits, prior