Scope and Contents
By virtue of a recognisance 'ordeyned and made by statute for the recovery of dettes' dated the day previous, John Billyngs of Dadyngton [Deddington], Oxfordshire, gent, stands bound to Thomas Pope esq, treasurer of the court of augmentations, in the sum of #500. By this indenture, Pope agrees to forego the sum provided that Billyngs performs all his obligations under a pair of indentures dated 9 October last. Indenture, signed and sealed by 'John Byllyng'. Traces of pendant tagged red round seal. Endorsed in a later hand: 'A voyd / obligation'.
Dates
- Creation: 25 Oct. 1537 (29 Henry VIII)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Small hole at centre left
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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