| Description | From: Elizabeth, daughter of William of Reculver; Agnes, daughter of William of Reculver
To: Edmund of Stablegate, citizen of the city of Canterbury; Alexander Hanekyn', clerk
A messuage which Elizabeth and Agnes purchased of William of Reculver, their late father, in St Michael [Burgate] parish, Canterbury, lying with the city wall to east, the chapel of St Mary Queengate ('Quenyngate') to south and the lane called 'Quenyngatelane' to west and north.
Given at Canterbury.
Witnesses: Thomas Everard, bailiff ('ballivus') of the city of Canterbury; Nicholas Horn, bailiff ('ballivus') of the city of Canterbury; John of Sheldwich; William Frensshe; William Brun; William Scot; Roger de Walyngforde
Endorsed with description in mid 14th cent hand.
Exhibited as part of the 'Books from the Age of Chaucer' exhibition, held at the Cathedral Library 7-24 Aug 1990. The exhibition caption states that Chaucer was the guardian of Edmund Staplegate's son. |