County: Nottinghamshire
Code: D4396
Reference: Nottingham, Nottingham UL: Mi D 493
Function: Attestation
To aỻ trewe xp̄ıe Peple that thıs psent wrıtyng sees or heres J Johanne late the wyff of Joħn Oxto ın gu and hole myn sendıs gretyng ın god euelastyn And for als mucħ as J the saí Johanne am nowe of grete Age
and ın the last yers of my lyf here ıt ıs to me to saıe the trewtħ ın euere case that J knowe treuly And for ‸ so mucħ as there has bene and yıt ıs mat of warıaunce by tven on maıst Roƀt yong and me for cteyn landes
and tenementꝭ ın Gourto Blesby and Gıppesmere ın No Shıre the whıcħ the saıd Maıst Roƀt nowe claymes to haue of my gyft to hym and to hıs heırs · J wıll that ıt be opponly knowen the comonyng And bergay by tven
hym and me of the saıdꝭ landꝭ and tēntꝭ and what astate he ha of me The teno and the cırcumstaunce y off felowes as J wıỻ an swere to god y fore the saıd Roƀt oft and dıuse tymes labore to me and desırıd tohaue
the saıdꝭ landꝭ tēntꝭ ın ferme and ꝓmısed to me that he suld nevere faıle me and what rent he and J agre of J sul be truly y of cōtent and J trustyng hıs faır specħ and ꝓmyse a bout the xıııȷ yere of ye reg of kyng · H sıxt
lete theym to hym yeldyng to me yerly y for · vȷ marcꝭ and for · defaute of paıement that J sul entre ın the saıdꝭ landꝭ tēntꝭ where the were letyn alway before for vıȷ mark by cause he suld haue bene to me gud and trewe
and socour me ın aỻ my Mats wıtħ hıs labo and conseıle accordyng to hıs faır ꝓmyse And J put me aỻ to hıs reule and delıued aỻ myn Euídence to kepe to hym and he entred ın the saıdꝭ landꝭ and tēntꝭ by vtu of ye saıd
lees and paıed me yerly duryng · v · yers the rent weỻ and truly and xx he sen to me by Joħn Roos Esquıer and more J had neuer of hym and late J send to hym for my rent and the arrerage y off and he saıd he wol
noon pay for he saı yt he was ınfeffe by me as ıs aboue rehersıd to hym and to hıs heırs wt out condıco where ın troutħ ther was neuer specħ y of by tven ye saıd Maıst Roƀt and me nor of noon other Bergay then
as ıs abouesaıd and that J wıỻ make gud op̄on a boke or appo the blıssıd sacrament or ín any other wıse that can or may be thogħt of my ꝑt to ꝓue the troutħ y Jnn And for that þt as ye saı Maıst Roƀt wold nott
paıe me my rent and the arrerage y off nor wol not socur me ın my grete nede and specıally ın lake of sustínᷓnce And had no thyng to lyff appon bot the saıd rent and had not bene that J had relevyng of ye saıd
Joħn Roos y Jnn lık to haue ꝑıssht wherfor J entre ın aỻ ye saıd landꝭ and tēntꝭ appo the saıd ‸ Maıst Roƀt and has made astat y of vnto ın fee symple to the saıd Joħn Roos to ꝑfome myn íntent declared to hy
wher for J besecħ aỻ thoo that sees or hers thıs my declaraco and wrıtyng to gyff faıtħ credence and gud wıỻ y to For as J wıll answer to god at the day of Dome ıt ıs trewe and declares ıt opponly
and other astat bergay nor comonyng y of was neuer by tven the saıd Maıst Roƀt and me And hertely J besecħ and pᷓy aỻ man men to support sustey and to hold wt ye saıd Joħn Roos and me ın thıs
trewe mat ıf ıt saỻ happy any quareỻ to be made y to by the saıd Maıst Roƀt or any other by hıs saıd vntrewe and Fayned claym And for wıtnes that thıs ıs my wrıtyng wıỻ and declaracıo
J haue called and specıally labod Maıst Joħn lathum pbendere of ye pbend of paleshaỻ of Nortħweỻ Rıchard wyllughby Esquıer Sheryff of ye Shırs of No and Derby Rogg vıcare of the Chırcħ of laxto Joh
Pecħ vıcare and confesso · to me the saıd Johanne of the chırcħ of Northweỻ Thomas Scot of the same gentılman Rıchard legerard of ye sam Rı Bayly of Eykeryng wıllıam Bellmaker of Newerk wıllıam legerard of the
[...] of knesall and many other called y to to bere wyttnes y off Jn wıtness weroff als weỻ J the saıd Johanne as the saıdꝭ Maıst Joħn Rıchard Rogg Joh Thomas Rıchard Rıchard wıllıam wıllıam and Rogg wygan
[...] day of Nouemb ye reg of kyng herry sext aft the cōquest xxıx