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Letters Patent by Queen Elizabeth, narrating that her father, King Henry VIII, had granted various meadows to Robert Gother, 19th February 1572

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Identifier: La.V/585

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Letters Patent by Queen Elizabeth, narrating that her father, King Henry VIII, had in the thirty-third year of his reign [1541] granted to Robert Gother various meadows: Dove meadow, Dunstall meadow, Mowle meadow, Wide meadow, and others named, with various pasture closes as described, all lying in Twickenham in county Middlessex; and that the said lands were afterwards granted to William Russell and Joan his wife; and further, that in the eleventh year of the Queen's own reign [1568], there was granted to Bernard Hampton, one of the clerks of the privy council, the whole manor of Twickenham, part of the possessions of Edward, late earl of Hertford. And now the Queen grants to Katrine Hampton, widow of the now deceased Bernard Hampton, the meadows, etc., before described: To be held from Michaelmas 1583 for twenty-one years. Reddendo, the sum of £6, 13s. English money; and also the whole manor of Twickenham, from 1590, for twenty-one years. Reddendo, 40s. English yearly. Dated at Westminster, 19th February [1572].

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  • Creation: 19th February 1572

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Archivist's Note

Margaret Forrest 25th February 2014

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