ECR 08 017
Reference code
ECR 08 017
Title
Beckford, Gloucestershire and Colsterworth, Lincolnshire: Indenture of agreement concerning pasture
Level
Item
Date
20 May 1318
Content description
Indenture of agreement between Thomas son of Thomas of Eston [Easton in Stoke Rochford] and the Prior of Bekeford who had brought a plea against him before the Justices of the King's bench at Westminster concerning 224 sheep of the said Prior seized by the said Thomas in the town of Colsterworth in a certain place called Rishinge by the water of Wyme [Witham] in which place the Prior claims for himself and his men of Colsterworth to have common for one whole year for all his beasts and each other year after the cutting and leading of the hay until the Purification, which right he and his predecessors have had time out of mind. The plea is settled as follows, that the said Thomas agrees that the Prior shall have common as aforesaid with free and sufficient ingress and egress, and Thomas is to hold Rishinge in severalty until the time that the neighbours cut and lead their meadows but is not out of malice to allow the hay growing there to be cut or led during the time of the said severalty in which the Prior and his men are not able to have their common as by right they ought to have, but if he does so he grants that the Prior may use and enjoy his common whether the grass is standing or the hay lying. The part of the indenture remaining with the Prior is signo dicit Thome signatum, that with Thomas sigillo dicit prioris roboratum.
Witnesses: John Nichard of Eston [Easton], William Palefrey of the same, Thomas le Cole of the same, Ralph son of Felicia of the same, Roger de Corby of Colsterworth, William Petyt of Birton [Burton Coggles], Robert de Gretham of Suthwyme [South Witham].
Seal, oval, originally about 21mm, the top quarter broken away, red wax, on doubled tag. A lion (or dog) curled up, some folliage behind. ...TOME DE ESTON
Witnesses: John Nichard of Eston [Easton], William Palefrey of the same, Thomas le Cole of the same, Ralph son of Felicia of the same, Roger de Corby of Colsterworth, William Petyt of Birton [Burton Coggles], Robert de Gretham of Suthwyme [South Witham].
Seal, oval, originally about 21mm, the top quarter broken away, red wax, on doubled tag. A lion (or dog) curled up, some folliage behind. ...TOME DE ESTON
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