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Scope and Contents Letters (in Norman-French) by Henry del Strothre, lord of Newton, acknowledging that he is bound to Roger Corbet and his heirs in an annualrent of 100 shillings for certain lands, which he has by grant of said Roger in West Newton [Northumberland], by way of exchange for the above rent, as appears by a charter made thereupon, and declaring that he had atturned by payment of one penny to Robert Ra and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Corbet, son and heir of Roger, in acknowledgment of the...

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Letters (in Norman-French) by John Darreys, narrating that as Alayn of Strother has become bound under 'estatut marchent', made at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1st May 1359, to pay the granter 80 livres at the feasts of Pentecost and St. Peter 'ad uincula' [Lammas] next, by equal portions, the granter wills that Alayn or his heirs may pay 40 livres at Pentecost and forty marks at Lammas, until the ' estatut marchent' lose its force and be of no avail, etc. At Newcastle-on-Tyne, 4th May [1359].

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Letters (in Norman-French) by Rauf of Neuille, lord of Raby, narrating that Henry of Strothre and Aleyn his brother were bound and obliged by their writing to pay him 90 marks at Martinmas last and at Candlemas next to come, and discharging them of the sum of 45 marks paid as at the Martinmas term. At Newcastle-on-Tyne, 3rd January 1364.

Scope and Contents Letters by William of Brinseley (?), chaplain, narrating that Henry of Strothre is bound to pay him £8 of silver on 24th June next; yet the granter wills that if Henry do not infeft him in the manor of Manylawes fourteen days after said date, according to indentures made between said Henry and Alice Perers, so that the bargain fails, then the said Alice shall be free to do what she pleases vvith said manor, until the obligation be void. Given at London, Saturday, in the feast of St. Katrine...

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MS 217 is now MS 211/XXXVII. A detailed description is available here.

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Precept by Patrick of Dunbar, Earl of March, desiring Nichol Fitz-Hugh ('le fuiz Hugh'), his bailiff, to give to Sir Robert de Lawedre, younger ('le fuiz'), heritable sasine of the reversion of the lands of Whitelaw within the earldom of Dunbar, and 10 livres yearly from the mill of Dunbar, and the farms and issues of the granter's said town ('ville') of Dunbar, according to the terms of charters to the grantee. Dated at Berwyk on Twede, 20th October 1324.