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E101/414/16 folio 88v ( Recognisances ), 1497 [modernised text]
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Sir John Melton owe for the fee farm
of York shire belonging to the Duke of York
C li

Thomas Bell m
er
c
er
of London & Jerom
Bonevix are bound by recognisance in
£ 2000

that they shall content & pay to the
King's g
ra
ce for a forfeiture of as many
Sarples of Cotswold wool as Amount
unto
£ 1712
6 s
if the King's
sergeants & the King's attorney can
make thereof any forfeiture
and
at such
a fine as by them shall be awarded

a recognisance of Thomas Worth of Devonshire
of v ‌
C
marks w
i
‌
t
h
condition that he shall bring
sufficient surety by obligation a afor my Lord
steward Roger Holand & other a afor Easter
for his fine besid
es
40 marks paid in hand 110 marks

It
e
m that he shall enfeoff Sir R
eignold
Bray & other in
c
er
tain manors & lands &c
etera
to the intent they shall
grant an annual rent of
£ 20
out of the same
unto suchon of the King's servants as his grace shall
name for term of his life & till suchon be named
the same
£ 20
to be paid to the King's grace

It
e
m that he shall find good surety in
£ 200
to
be of good behaviour to the king & his heirs

It
e
m Robert Batyn is bound by recognisance in
£ 200

to grant a fief to Sir Reignold Bray & other in c
er
tain manors
& lands &c
etera
to the intent they shall guarantee an anuell
rent of
£ 10
out of the same unto suchon of the
King's servants as his grace shall name for term of
his life and till suchon be named the same
£ 10

to be paid to the king
entered & examined huc

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