County: Sussex
Code: D0905
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: Wiston 3029
Function: Declaration




To aỻ men be ytt knowy þt J · Edwarde Pykcombe Examyned  Sworne up on A booke ın Eschewyng trowble  ꝑuırıe say
And declare ın þe psence of herry Roos knygh · Joh Dudeley · Edwarde Barkley Rıchard Lenkeno · Joh woode þe Elde · phelyppe
leıres · Thomas Cowmbe · wıll Ernele Thomas lekeno of Gorynge · Thomᷓs Troyce · Edmūde Sawtre · Perys veske · wıll
Oppey · Jamys Byne · Rı Farnefold · Thomᷓs Cheney Esquyers · wat Grene · Joh Palmere Gen · þt J þe seyd Edwarde pykcombe
toke ~~~ þe man of Twyn Benfeld to ferme of Joh Abbseley ·  watky Okynde feffeys to þe vse of Joh Benfeld
squyre paynge yerly as þeı and J wa acordyd · to þe seyd Joh Benfeld  so dıde durynge hıs lyfe by þe wylle  þe assente of
þe sayd Feffeys · And forþmo þt þe sayd Joh abbsely  watkyn Okynden ınfeffeyd by dede on Rı Alfrey  othır to qwom J
attonyd þan beyng tenaūt  fermo of þe saıd man  to hym payd þe ferme of ıȷ · ye aftyr þe seyd feffeme · And also J of
my fayȝtħ sey · þt to my knowlıche durynge þe terme of xx · ye neu had knowlıche þt Joh abbseley  watkyn Okynden
made any feffement to eny ꝑsone or ꝑsonys but oonly to þe seyd Rı alfray  hıs felowys · Sealıd wt my seale ın þe psence
of ye saıd herry Roos knyȝgtħ · Joh Dudley and othır a fore namyd at arundeỻ þe vıȷte · day of Janua ın þe xıııȷte ye of
kynge Edwarde þe ıııȷte ·