Lease of a mill, [Woodmill, Gloucestershire?]
Scope and Contents
In consideration of 20s, Elynor de Aula leases to Geoffrey Bretun a mill called Wodemulne with pasture - for two cows, one horse and two oxen, or for one ox, one cow, and one horse - from the Sunday before Ascension Day 1257, for one year. Fishing rights reserved. Contents of the mill specified. Witnessed by John Symond, Richard de Bok'vill then bailiff, Philip de Winchecumbe, John le Flecher, Nicholas Fordwin', William Lewin, Hugh Bretun, and others. Tag, seal wanting. Endorsed in later hands: 'Wodemill', and 'Wood Mill / 1257'.
Dates
- Creation: 1257 (Circa, undated)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Some small holes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased at Sotheby's, Lot 190 (Phillipps MS 36250), 13 April 1981
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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