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ECR 01 052

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ECR 01 052

Title

Modbury, Devon: Indenture of lease by Joan, Queen of England

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Item

Date

22 October 1430

Content description

Indenture from Joan, Queen of England, to William Beuselyn, Prior of Modbury, Laurence le Fourmyer, monk, John Fortescu and Thomas Hall of the custody of the Priory of Modbury fro twenty years for a yearly rent of 23li:13s:4d. On December 1422. the Queen had granted the same to William Fanchelin, the Prior, Nicholas Radford, Robert Treage, John Woldston and Henry Drewe for twenty years for the same rent, the premises had returned into the Queen's hands, because the rent had been in arrears to the extent of 11.li:6s:8d. for forty days and the lessees had done damage to the property to the extent of twenty pounds and more.
Given at Westminster.

Seal, round 66.mm. red wax, pendent on doubled tag. Chipped at the edges, an excellent impression. The arms of England, impaling Navarre and Brittany
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