Deed poll on vellum, with a vellum seal tongue  

Endorsed De terra in Reywell in early hand

Dated Monday, 26 April, 1395

An extraordinary piece - would look striking framed. 

Dating of this document:

The last sentence of the document translation says "Given at Write to him on the Monday next after the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist in the year of the king's reign of Richard the Second after the eighteenth conquest.". Richard II came to power in 1377 and died in 1399 so the 18th conquest is the 18th year of his reign putting the year at 1395. Monday, 26 April, is not specifically stated in the document but "Monday next after the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist" is stated. The St. Mark feast day is April 25 each year, hence the exact date of the document of Monday, April 26, 1395.

The written leaf measures 28cm x 10cm, with 9 lines of text.

Translated from Latin as:

Alice Lenyang of Writtle (Essex), widow, grants Thomas Chercheman of the same one piece of meadow in Writtle in the hamlet of Rokyswelle, lying between the pastures formerly of John Sotyl and those of Thomas himself, and with one headland abutting on to the holding of Thomas and the other on to the lane called Vulneryslane.

Let the present and the future know that I Alice Lenyng of Writele in pure I granted my widowhood, and I confirmed my present charter to Thomas Chercheman of the aforesaid town one piece of meadow lying in the town of Writele in the hamlet of Rokyswelle between the pasturag of the former John Sotyl on one side and the pastures of the aforesaid Thomas on the other side, on the one side, he abuts upon the tenement the aforesaid Thomas and another [sic] abutted his head upon the lane called Vulneryslane, to have and to hold the whole aforesaid piece of meadow with ditched hedges [et all] his other appurtenances to the heirs and assigns of the aforesaid Thomas freely, quietly, well, and in perpetual peace of the chief lords of that fee by the services due therefrom and customary by law. And I the said Alice and to my heirs the aforesaid piece of meadow with ditched hedges and everything else against all the heirs and assigns of the said Thomas We will guarantee the peoples of eternity. In witness whereof this present I have affixed my seal to this charter, in the presence of these witnesses: Johanne Leygchfot, Richard Johanna, Richard Herdy the elder, Thomas Redale, John Brown and others. Given at Write to him on the Monday next after the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist in the year of the king's reign of Richard the Second after the eighteenth conquest.

The original Latin reads:

Sciant presentes et futuri quod ego Alicia Lenyng de Writele in pura viduitate mea dedi concessi et hac presento carta mea confirmavi Thome Chercheman de villa predicta unam peciam prati iacens in villa de Writele in hameletto de Rokyswelle inter pasturag quondam Johannis Sotyl ex una parte et pasturas predicti Thome ex parte altera, una parte abbuttat super tenementum predicti Thome et aliut [sic] caput abbutat super venellam vocatam Vulneryslane, habendui et tenendum totam predictam peciam prati cum sepibus fossatis [et omnibus] aliis suis pertinenciis predicto Thome heredibus et assignatis suis libere quiete bene et in pace imperpetuum de capitalibus dominis feodi illius per servicia inde debita et de iure consueta. Et ego predicta Alicia et heredes mei to tam predictam peciam prati cum sepibus fossatis et omnibus aliis suis pertinenciis predicto Thome heredibus et assignatis suis contra omnes gentes warantizabimus imperpetuum. In cuius rei testimonium huic presenti carte sigillum meum apposui, hiis testibus: Johanne Leygchfot, Ricardo Johanna, Ricardo Herdy seniori, Thoma Redale, Johanne Brown et aliis. Data apud Writele die lune proximo post festum sancti Marci evangeliste anno regni regis Ricardi secundi post conquestum decimo octavo.

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