COPY OF DEED FROM RAUFF JURDON TO ROBERT DENNY Dated 2d Nov 12th Edward IV AD 1473 Translated into English from the original deed by Walter Denny 1874.
This indenture made the second day of November the 12th year of the reign of King Edward the 4th Between Rauff Jurdon of Combes and Eateryne his wife on the one part and Robert Denny of Little Stonham on the other part Witnesseth that the said Rauff Jurdon and Kateryne his wife have sold to the said Robert Denny two tenements with all the appurtenances lying in the town of Combes aforesaid whereof one tenement late was John Fravyll's and the other tenement late was Alane Haserde's And one piece of pasture and one piece of land lying in the same town of Combes that William Gardener sold to the said Rauff Jurdon And also all their other lands and tenements meadows feedings pastures woods rentes and services As well their free land as their copy land lying in the said town of Combes with all the appurtenances Under this condition following that is for to say That the said Robert Denny his heirs and assigns shall pay or do pay to the said Rauff Jurdon and Kateryne his wife their heirs and assigns the sum of fifty pounds of lawful money of England in manner and form underwritten that is for to say At the day of the delivery as well of their estates of the said tenements lands meadows feedings and pastures as well of all the said free land as of all their copy land as of the estates of all and any other manor enfeoffed in the same 14 of lawful money of England At the Feast of Christmas that shall be in the year of our Lord 1473 9 of lawful money of England And at the Feast of Christmas then next following that shall be in the year of our Lord 1474 9 of lawful money of England And so every year from the next following at every Feast of Christmas 9 of lawful money of England until the said sum of 50 be fully satisfied content and paid Provided always that if so be that there be any rent services or customs due and claimed of right of the said lands and tenements meadows feedings and pastures as well of the free land as of the copy land to any other manor tenement person or place more than is specified or named in these presents And to these manors tenements persons and places following due to be paid and of right by them asked and claimed that is for to say To the manor of Combes 17 of money and the office of the Colyour the when it falleth after the quantity of the copy land belonging to the same Manor To Johane Cole widow 13d of money To the said Manor of Combes for blaunch ferm 2d And to the parson of the same town of Combes 3 d in money and two hens and one cock then it shall be lawful to the said Robert Denny his heirs and assigns to retain and withhold in their hands of the said sum 50 for every penny so claimed and of right to be paid 20d And the said Banff Jurdon and Kateryne his wife shall have occupy all the said lands and tenements rents meadows feedings and pastures as well the free land as the copy land the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel next for to come after the date of these presents And they and every of shall discharge the said Robert Denny and all the said and tenements rents meadows feedings and pastures the King and all the lords of the fees of all manors rents suits services and customs or duties growing and going out of the same unto the said Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel for to come In witness whereof to these Indentures the parties aforesaid interchangeably have put to their seals the and year abovesaid. (Genealogy of the Denny family..., pg. 25-26).