Reference
X942/1/4
Title
Indenture witnessing grant and lease (graunte i lesse)
Date free text
Sunday next before the feast of St. Laurence in the 24th year of the reign of Edward III: 8 Aug 1350
Production date
From: 1350 To: 1350
Scope and Content
Parties:
(i) Gerard de Braybrok, knight;
(ii) John Golde of Etone
Operative Part:
- (i) granted (a) to (ii): (i) to have and to hold the wardship until the marriage or the forfeiture of the marriage if he does not marry, without ‘disparagement’ [matching an heir in marriage], until he attains his majority (sa(u)ns e(s)tr’ desperagee ta(u)nqe a pleyn age)
from (i) and his successors… (le heyr i issuit de heyr ou heyr tanqe ascun des heyrs serro(u)nt de pleyn age).
Property:
(a) the wardship (garde) of all his lands and tenements in Colmworth (Colmorde), Bolnhurst, Wilden and Eton until the marriage of John, son and heir of John Chann/Chaun of Colmworth, which [estate] escheated [came or descended] to him (escheyerent) after the death of the said John Chann who, himself, held the tenements from him (i) by knight’s service.
Warranty clause by the grantor and his heirs to the grantee, his heirs and executors, of the wardship, marriage and forefeiture against all men (contre to(u)tes gentes).
Witness clause (referring to interchangeable sealing) recording the following as witnesses:
- John Ragonn/Ragoun:
- John Rokkesdone;
- John Oyldeboef and others.
Given at Bushmead (Bisschemade)
Single seal
Language
Norman French
Level of description
item