1390-02-14, Westminster

Johu Drayton knight to Alice who was wife of John de Nowers Recognisance for 100/., to be levied ete. in Oxfordshire. Wt. 11522. C10 Edmund Clay, Richard Knowisle citizen and draper of London and Roger Payn citizen and spurrier of London to Thomas de Newton citizen and mercer of London, his heirs and assigns. Demise, sale and quitclaim, for a sum of money beforehand paid, which sum they have distributed among poor prisoners and in other works of piety for the souls of John Payn late citizén and armourer of London and of the faithful departed, of the manors of Southalle, Frank in Great Warlee, and Bryggehams co. Essex, whereof the deceased made a feoffment to the said Edmund, Richard and Roger and to Alban parson of Haddam, Thomas Carleton and John Cheverell, their heirs and assigns, under a condition that they should make a feoffment thereof to Joan late his wife, now wife of Roger Hasshebournham, and to the heirs of his body by her, and under other conditions in his charter specified, which feoffment they accordingly made, reserving to themselves and their heirs the reversion for lack of issue of the said John and Joan, and Roger Hasshebournham and Joan granted all their estate of the said manors to Thomas Neweton and Anne his wife, who are now in possession of the same, under condition that if Joan should die without issue by John Payn, the said feoffees should sell those manors and distribute the money among the poor ete. for the souls aforesaid, reciting that the said Alban, Thomas Karleton and John Cheverell are now dead. Dated 14 February 13 Richard II.