| Description | (1) Lease (in English)
From: William, prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
To: [John Pyriot; Walter lokynton'; John Lambe; one of the lessors is of the parish of ... next Rochester, wax chandler]
[Large area of text lost at beginning of document. Sense unclear in places.] ... [a marsh], a hope called 'Shepperhope' and 7 acres of land in the parish of [Cliffe at Hoo], Kent, and 200 ewes. For a term of 7 years. for an annual payment of £10, payable as specified. Conditions on repairs and maintaining the marsh. Right of re-entry if payment in arrears. No date [1471x1494]. [Date: the prior is presumably either William Pettham, I, or William Sellyng, I.]
(2) Acknowledgement of lease (in Latin)
From: John Lokyn', alias Rolffe of Cliffe parish, Kent, husbandman; Thomas Chirche of Cliffe parish, Kent, husbandman; John Dyve of Cliffe parish, Kent, smith; John Lokyn' alias Rolffe junior of Halstow parish, Kent, labourer
To: the prior and convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
John, Thomas, John and John have received a marsh called 'Risshemersshe' [in Cliffe at Hoo], 100 ewes price 16d each and 4 acres of arable land form the priory. For a term of 5 years. For an annual payment of 66 8d with the tithe, payable as specified in the priory's manor of Cliffe. Condition on maintaining the marsh. No date [late 15th century]. [Date: other references to John Rolffe.]
(3) Note (in Latin) relating to the will of Richard Ealdyng' of St Margaret's parish, Canterbury, proved on 19 Ap 1452.
(4) Column of sums of money at end of document.
No date. [Date: handwriting and dates of originals.] |