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 ·