County: Kent
Code: D2148
Reference: London, British Library: Add. Charter 36522
Function: Attestation




[...] be hıt to aỻ Crısten · that we Thomᷓs of hylles Nıcholas of hylles Gentılmen . Thomᷓs [...] Thomᷓs atte hale Thomᷓs watte
[...] suffıccıant comyners · aỻ of þe parysshe of Brenchesle . we beynge of the age the leeste of vs of thre skore wynter and
[...] vs ıııȷ · skore wynter  we knoynge  neghtbo᷑s beyínge to the londes and tenymentes atte Elmehırste . wyche tenymentes
[...] walters of Elmehırste · wyche tenementes wıtħ many moo . beth holdynge an ever haue be owte of myende wıtħ sevte
[...] other appurtenaunces rentes and seruıces to the Courte of Beanecrouche  wyche ın olde tyme was  Joħns of Lenehᷓm
[...] Rı atte wealde and so downe to  Thomᷓs Colpeper that nowe ıs  to the whıche courte of Benecrouche many of vs xltí
wynter to gedır haue ben tenᷓntes and sevto᷑s of Court and ȝıt be an ın the same Courte take owre charges ın Jurres be twex
partıe an partıe · releue an paye owre rente owre aunceto᷑s an we wıth owte tyme of myende  And we newer knewe ne herde
teỻ ne never was cleyme thıs vıȷ · skore wynter  more of the tenementes of Benecrouche and hese · but x · s · as sheweth be a
custumare of the Bysshop̄ıs of Rouchester · gedere ones a ȝere · atte Mıdlenton̄ Sonundaye x · s · to be paıe to the Bysshop̄ of
Rouchester  wyche x · s · for ese of the lordeshıp̄ was parcelle owte be  Joħn of lenehᷓm an other that were lordes of Bene
crouche that every man knewe what he shulde bere to the porcoū of thıs x · s · The Courte holde herıettꝭ an relıeffes an the
leve of x · s · wıtħ aỻ the hole lordeshıpe to  Thomᷓs Colpeper and ‸ hıs aunceto᷑s  An never no Bysshop̄ of Rouchester ther ın
put cleyme but thıs nowe late ‸ thıs ııȷ ȝere wıtħ owte euydence shewynge · but be evıỻ ꝓcurment · An that thes poyntes be trewe
aỻ ‸ sume we seyne so helpe vs gode and halydome as we wıl answere before gode atte daye of doome · an for mede of owre
soles ın dıscheyínge of a mannes ryght · we make thıs testımone ın owre lıves · because we ben̄ men of grete age · we be
owre oone wıỻ wıtħ owte corarcoū haue touched the booke · Jn wıttenessynge of thes thynges we haue sette to owre
seales · wrıten ın the feste of Ester the ȝere of the regne of owre lorde kynge Hen the · v · after the conquest
of Englond the ıııȷte ·