| Description | GIFT, indented, by Richard de Pakinton to Thomas de Ellesworth' --- of all his land with buildings and appurtenances in Watergatstrete in the City of CHESTER which lies between the lane leading to the grange of the Abbot of Chester on the one side and the land of sd. Thomas on the other, and extending from Watergatestrete to the land of the Rector of the Church of Holy Trinity, with the exception of the cellar beneath the stone hall. Consideration: 24/- p.a. to be paid in four equal parts at Christmas, Easter, the Nativity of St.John the Baptist and at Michaelmas. Wit: John de Brichull, then Mayor of Chester, Richard de Whetelegh, Richard Russell, then sheriffs of Chester, Richard de Lewede, Roger Blund, Henry de Blakerode, William de Basingwerke, Hugh Mody, William the clerk and others. Endorsed: "Indentura int. Ricm. de Pakynton et Thom. de Ellesworthe de tenemt. in Cest'a". Parchment. Seal on tag, hexagon, with legend illegible. |