Bartholomew Chaundeler of Cambridge and Joan his wife, lease to Geoffrey Fawkener of Little Eversden, and Agnes his wife, all their lands and tenements in Orwell, Wympoll [Wimpole], and Malketon [Malton], excepting the solar with a room beneath (which is reserved for Joan's use), for nine years from Michaelmas next, at an annual rent of 26s 8d payable half-yearly at Easter and Michaelmas. Indenture, witnessed by Robert Caldecote, Henry Adam, Richard Adam of Orwell, and others. Seal and tag wanting. Contemporary endorsement of quittance.
Lease, Orwell etc., Cambridgeshire
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Doc.3653
- Dates of Creation12 May 1395 ('Ibidem' [presumably Orwell], Wednesday after the Feast of SS Gordianus and Epimachus, martyrs, 18 Richard II [12 May 1395])
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 item(s) vellum vellum
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Presented by Mrs R G Harrison, The Little House, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, 13 May 1941
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