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Z1803/26
Title
Gift of William Seybrok (Seabrook?) of Wheathampstead, Herts to Richard Kylbeye (Kelber?) and his son William of 1 acre and 3 roods of land with a hedge and embankment lying in two parcels in West Hyde in Luton in a field called Bromfield
Date free text
25th April 1457
Production date
From: 1457 To: 1457
Scope and Content
Gift of
(i) William Seybrok (Seabrook?) of Wheathamstead, Herts to
(ii) Richard Kylbeye (Kelber?) and his son William of
Property:
(a) 1 acre and 1 rood of land with a hedge and embankment lying in two parcels in West Hyde in Luton in a field called "Bromfield" next to land lately held by William Parke and Richard Kelber on the one part, and land lately held of Reginald and John Cockayne on the other and abutting of the one part land lately held by William Parke and Richard Kelber.
(b) 2 roods of land next to land lately held of the said Reginald and John Cockayne of the one part and next to the land of John Sparke on the other part, and abutting the other rood of land aforementioned and also above the croft called North Croft.
William Seabrook lately held these roods and acre with Robert Smith of West Hyde of the gift of Thomas Threader of the parish of Wheathampstead in a charter of enfeoffment given on the 1st March 1447,
Witnesses: John Thrale, William Henham, John Smith, Robert Laurence, John Aylemer and others.
1 Seal
Language
Latin
Archival history
Purchased at auction on 26th January 2023 as lot 4 of Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works, Forum Auctions, 4 Ingate Place, London, SW8 3NS.
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