County: Northamptonshire
Code: D0502
Reference: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire Archives: KHAC2/2740/27
Function: Affidavit
To aỻ trewe crıstenme to whom̄ thıs psent wrytyng shaỻ Com̄ · gretyn · J John̄ Colles o wynwyk certefye and wıtnesse that J was at
a lete holdy at Sawtry on Bukynghᷓm Fee more tha · xx · ye ago · And there J har the Styward caỻ the Frıthƀorows o wynwy
Amon whıche he cally John̄ Est o wynwı the whıche was brother to wıllıam Est the ma of lawe / and the saı John̄ stode stıỻ
and wol not Answe An than̄ hıs neıgħburs say he was there · And tha the Stywar Aske whye he answore not · and he saı · for
callı not hy by hys name And ‸ than̄ the Stywar Aske hy what was hıs name · he saı Joh Batte and for that name he wol
Answe · And so the Stywar drow out Est and set ın Batte · And thıs wıỻ J bere recor and testefye where that o J schaỻ
Jn wıtnesse o whıche to thıs my wrytyn J putte my Seaỻ the ııȷd · day Maí the thrı ye o the reıgne o Kyn Edwar
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