| Description | Indenture of lease for 3 lives by Sir William le Scrop, knight, to Thomas de Bishopdale of Ellerton on Swale, his wife Margaret, and their sons Thomas and John, of one messuage and 4 bovates of land in the township of Ellerton, to be held for the lives of Willliam, Margaret and John, at the annual rent of 36 shillings, with clauses for distraint on arrears, warranty and sealing.
Witnesses: John de Cleseby, George Darell, Robert de Bellerby, John de Gunwardeby, William de Redenesse and others.
Dated at Ellerton on Swale, Thursday after the feast of St Michael 17 Edw III.
Endorsed with number "59" in ink.
Seals: three, round, cream-coloured, one with design of coat of arms surmounted by helmet, attached by tags. |