| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/I/209A |
| Title | Lease |
| Date | 10 Jun 1405 |
| Description | From: Thomas Chillenden, I, prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory; the convent of Canterbury Cathedral Priory
To: Godfrey Fynegh of Ickham
1½ acres of land in Ickham parish and in the 'borgha' of Seaton ('Setene') in a field called 'Mellefeld', lying with the land of Thomas Swynyfford to south, the land of William Chapman to north, the lane called 'Chauntreylane' to west, and the priory's land to east. For a term of 16 years from Michaelmas, for an annual payment of a quarter and four bushells of barley on All Saints Day, and of a hen at Christmas. Right of distraint and re-entry if payment in arrears. Sealed with the priory seal ad causas [now lost]. Given at Canterbury.
Endorsed with 'ykh'm' and description in contemporary hand, with Ickham in Norris's hand, and with description in Bunce's hand. |
| CustodialHistory | This document was bought from John Wilson, booksellers, in April 2006. It was included in a private collection of documents bought by the booksellers, with no further details of the history or provenance of the collection available. The collection contained no further documents of relevance to Canterbury.
Its provenance is curious, as it bears the endorsements of Samuel Norris and Cyprian Rondeau Bunce, but not their catalogue numbers. The medieval endorsement clearly shows that it was the priory's part of the indenture, and formed part of the priory's muniments. It appears that it strayed from the cathedral's muniments in the early 19th century. No other cases of strays during this period are known.
Norris marked the charter 'Ickham' and added the letter O. He catalogued most other Ickham charters under his section K, under 'Knoldane' or Knowlton. Some of the Ickham charters were indeed endorsed in the Middle Ages with this placename, for a place now unidentified which seems to have formed part of Ickham manor. Thus, why Norris allocated this charter to his O section, with no further number, is curious. Bunce endorsed the charter with a description, in his standard way, but did not give it a further reference number. It does not seem to appear in either the Norris or Bunce catalogues. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Parchment, 1m, indented at top, seal tag |
| Language | Latin |
| AccessStatus | Open |