Lease, Elsfield, Oxfordshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.3913
  • Dates of Creation
      14 Jan. 1399 (Tuesday after the Feast of St Hilary the bishop and confessor 22 Richard II [14 Jan 1399])
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

John and Joan Hore, Thomas and Joan Loundres, all of Ellysfeld [Elsfield], Oxfordshire, lease a close of pasture called Rywurthe and an adjacent house called Dey House in the manor of Elsfield, to Hugh Benet, and William Swanborne of Oxford, for 20 years at an annual rent of 10 marks. Counterpart: Doc 3915. Indenture, witnessed by William Makkenay, William Cok, John Hye, Henry M'kam, Adam ?On'way, and others. Two tagged pendant red round seals (slightly damaged) with what appear to be monogram 'R' and 'bird' or 'dragon' devices. Sixteenth-century identifying endorsement. In pencil at top-right: '14'.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Worn at folds, and punctured