in Lincolnshire.
I managed to track down the new owner and he agreed to make the
information from
the indenture public in exchange for a translation. Chris Phillips has
been good enough
to provide the translation below and to place it with photographs of the
document and
seals on his site when he does his next update. I feel this will give
the indenture good
public exposure.
Of the four seals appended to the deed, Chris has been unable to find
arms in records
to confirm those of Kirketon, the remaining three have records that
correspond. Also
many of the place names are a bit of a mystery. Any ideas?
The indenture and seals can be seen at:
http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sou ... ndex.shtml
This indenture attests that we Roger de Kirketon, knight, Robert
Bernak, John de Haugh and Thomas de la Launde have demised, delivered
and by this our present indented charter have confirmed to Grace the
daughter of Richard the son of John de Roos of Tydd
A moiety of the site of the manor of Loueden, from Tydd St Mary
towards the east with part of the Park and of the Lane from the Edyk
as far as the land formerly of Robert the son of John to the width of
the same site of the manor with part of the Edyk next to the river
bank on the eastern part as is attested by by bound and mark, which
contains 9 acres, 3 roods, 4 perches, 5 feet and a half of land by
estimation.
And 110 acres, 2 roods, 10 perches, 5 feet of arable land, of which:
* in Dufcotecroft 10 acres, 1 roods, 2 perches and 5 feet of land,
* in the same place 4 acres, 2 roods, 33 perches and 9 feet of land,
* in the same place 15 acres, 1 rood, 23 perches, 12 feet and a
half adjoining the Edyk,
* in the same place 5 acres, 1 rood, 25 perches and 9 feet next to
the Wilgh,
* in the same place in a croft 12 acres, 2 roods, 23 perches and 9
feet with a windmill [molendino ventritico] on it,
* 4 acres, 1 rood, 12 perches, 13 feet and a half next to Milnecroft,
* 13 acres, 32 perches and 9 feet in 2 pieces at Makerelesdore,
* 9 acres, 26 perches in the Longemikilfeld at Parkelanesende,
* 5 acres, 1 rood, and 17 perches at Kelbylond beyond the lane,
* 10 acres, 1 rood and 10 perches at Kelbylond,
* 6 acres and a half and 27 perches of land next to the land of
Nicholas Jurdon,
* 3 acres, 1 rood and 1 perches of land opposite the land of
Nicholas Jurdon,
* 2 acres which extend from the Edych on the eastern part of the
manor as far as the land formerly of Robert son of John and thus
from there as far as Millecroft towards the east,
* 2 acres adjoining Drouedyk which the Rector of the church of
Tydd St Mary holds in exchange,
* 6 acres, 3 rood, 15 perches and 9 feet with 2 acres of pasturage
[maretti] or in the said piece of pasturage be it more or less.
And 56 acres, 10 perches and 9 feet of meadow and pasture, of which:
* 10 acres, 10 perches and 9 feet of meadow lie at Fencroft,
* 6 acres of pasture in the marsh called Cokkesdole,
* 40 acres of pasture in the marsh called Russhedole.
* And 2 acres of native land which John son of Nicholas Godewill
our native holds in the said vill, and the aforesaid John with
all his suit,
* 2 acres and 1 rood of native land which John son of Agnes holds,
* 3 acres of native land which Thomas Shottfeld [?Shortfeld] holds,
* 3 acres of native land which Nicholas Benet holds
* and half an acre of native land which Nicholas Dobyn holds.
Also we have granted to the same Grace the rent and service of the
free tenants written below in the aforesaid vill, namely:
* 3 shillings and a pound of pepper valued at 18 pence to be
received from the tenants of the manor of Treton from 10 acres
of land and 7 acres of pasturage,
* and 12 pence to be received from Margaret formerly the wife of
Richard Eliaduk for 5 acres of land,
* 12 pence to be received from the lands and tenements formerly of
Hugh de Hillyngton,
* 16 pence to be received from Nicholas Dobyn for 4 acres of land,
* 6 pence, a halfpenny, a farthing and half a pound of cumin
valued at 1 penny to be received from John de Retherwyk for 6
acres of land and for land in Redymer,
* 16 pence to be received from William Gilbert for 4 acres of land
with a messuage on it,
* 8 pence from Richard son of Roger, the chaplain, for 2 acres of
land,
* 6 pence to be received from Simon Cokke and William de
Childerhous for 2 acres of land,
* 2 shillings and 2 pence to be received from Geoffrey son of
Robert and John son of William son of Geoffrey for 3 acres, 1
rood of land,
* 2 shillings to be received from Geoffrey Hunston for 24 perches
of land,
* 6 pence to be received from Nicholas son of Nicholas for 1 acre
and a half and 39 perches of land
* and 2 burning torches to be received from the tenants of the
lands formerly of Nicholas Eliaduk for 1 acre in Kirkefeld,
which tenants shall find one burning torch in the church of Tydd
St Mary for 3 nights yearly at the Birth of the lord, Easter and
of St John the Baptist, and another burning torch in the chapel
of St John the Baptist within the manor of Loueden yearly for
the same nights and daily for the celebration of mass in the
same chapel,
* together with all other services of the aforesaid tenants
* and with half the court of the said manor of Loueden
* and half the fishery of 'EE' belonging to the said manor of Loueden.
To have and to hold all the aforesaid lands and tenements rents and
services both of the free men and of the natives with the bodies,
cattle and suits of the same natives and all other things and rights
abovesaid aforesaid, to Grace her heirs and assigns, of the chief
lords of that fee by the services owed and customary for it for ever.
In testimony of which we have affixed our seals to this indented
charter, these being witnesses:
* Robert de Roos, knight,
* Robert de Hau[er]yngton, knight,
* John Hode of Flete,
* John de Retherwyk of Tydd,
* William son of Fulk of Sutton,
* Robert son of Nicholas of the same
and others.
Dated at Tydd St Mary the first day of May in the first year of the
reign of King Richard the Second from the conquest of England [1378]
Guy Vincent