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Lease, Alice Portington to John Garman, 1471-08-31

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 41
Identifier: Ch_ang_01_41

Scope and Contents

Lease of a fish-garth and ferry by Dame Alice Portington to John Garman, signed in Adlingfleet (Yorkshire).

Dates

  • Creation: 1471-08-31

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English, Middle (1100-1500)

Material

Parchment

Script

Transitional Cursiva Recentior script with Secretary features.

Dimensions

55-76 x 279 mm

Transcription by Dr. Crafton

This endentur made betwix Dame Alic Portington late þe wif of Sir John Portington knyght on þe on parte And John Garman of Whitgift on þe other parte Witness þat þe said Dame Alic has graunte and to farme latyn to þe said John A fish garth and a ferry with all maner of fishing fro hakonsile to denman cros oþerwise callid Bosom cros except þat þer come Any Aunterus fish þat is to sai if porpas or sturgyn þan þe said Dame Alic to haue a quarter þerof and þe said John to haue and to holde þe forsaide fish garth and þe ferry with all manner of fishing within þe bounds a forsaide in þe lordship of Usflete fro þe fest of saint martyn next commyng to þe time of sex yere yelding yerly to þe said Dame Alic iiii marces and ui samons In witnesse of this þe partees abouusaid has sundirly set to þare seles writen at Adlingflete þe xxi day of August þe yere of our lorde millesimo cccc lxxi.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository

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