County: Sussex
Code: D0603
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: Sussex Archaeological Society H517
Function: Attestation
Be it knowen~ to alle maner men that John Goryng and Alice late the wyf of Thomas Moderby & sumtyme the wyf of
walter wyxy shewed vnto vs the Mair and Citeȝins of ∧ the Cite of Chichester two dedys of Feffement and a letter of attourney
alle thre enseled the Copies where-of are be–forn~ wrytten~ Desyryng vs to recorde that we sawe the seid dedes and
letter of attourney and to wtnesse that these ben~ the true Copies of thaim for by-cause that Thomas Bartelot
hathe purchased alle the londes that ben~ comprysed yn the same Dedys in Byllynggeshurst and he may natte haue
the seid Dedys yn as much as ther~ ben~ mo londes yn other townys comprysed yn the same dedes as hit [...]
by thaim we ther~-fore the seid Maire and Citeȝins heryng the seid Dedes and letter of attourney redde and
accordyng to the same Copies to alle maner men~ notefie and wtnesse for veray trowthe that these ben~ the
very true Copies of thaim &-c~ Jn the wtnesse where-of we haue~ putte to oure Comyn~ Seale yeuen~
the vijthe Day of Februar~ the yere of the Reygne of kyng Edward the iiijthe the vijthe .