ECR 39 34
Reference code
ECR 39 34
Title
Royal Patents: Grant of protection of goods
Level
Item
Date
20 June 1444
Content description
Grant to the Provost and College of Eton and all persons inhabiting the town or parish of Eton that no taker or purveyor of victuals for the royal household or other royal minister may take from them any corn, hay, oxen, sheep, cows, pigs, piglets, poultry, fish, or other victuals, carts, boats, straw or other goods against their will, upon pain of £10 of which half is to go to the crown and half to the college. No host [hospitator], taker or purveyor of the household or other minister is to harbour any persons within the town or parish against the will of the Provost or his representative, but all the houses are to be for the boys and scholars coming there for their education or for persons connected with the College, at the discretion of the Provost. Witnesses: J. archbishop of Canterbury, W. bishop of Lincoln, W. bishop of Salisbury, Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, John, duke of Exeter, Humphrey, earl of Stafford, William, earl of Suffolk, steward of the household, Ralph de Cromwell and Ralph Botiller, treasurer, Knights, master Adam Moleyns, keeper of the privy seal. Given at Westminster, by the King.
The Great Seal, green wax, on thin red and blue threads. The initial letter has not been filled in.
The Great Seal, green wax, on thin red and blue threads. The initial letter has not been filled in.
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