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Land Grant, Little Nantyan,
Lanlivery, dated May 1381
Land Grant,
Little Nantyan, Lanlivery - 12 May 1381
This document confirms that on the 12 May 1381, Nicholas
atte Castel (son of Nicholas) granted the land called
Little Nantyan, to his daughter Alice and her husband,
John TREWBODY of Nitherapolscoth, and to their lawful
heirs.
(NOTE: Due to varying computer programs, that
calculate medieval dates, the date of this document may
be 11 May 1381)
Sciant presente et futuri quod Ego Nicholaus atte Castel
dedi concessi et hac presente carta mea confirmavi
Johannis TREWBODY de Nitherapolscoth et Alicie uxori sue
filie mea unum mesuagium et unam dimidiam acram terre
Cornubiensem cum pertinentiis suis in parva Nantyan in
suco et humidus sullonatim iute vicines quod Nicholaus
pater meus quondam ibidem pretenuit habenda omnia
predicta mesuagium et terras cum omnibus suis
pertinentiis et libertate predictis Johannis et Alicie
et heredibus de corpore eorundum exeuntibus libere
quiete iure heredibus inperpetuum Tenendo de capituli
domino per servitia debita et iure consueta Et si
contingat predictis Johannis et Alicie sine heredibus de
corpore eorum obire quod omnia predicta mesuagia et
terras remanentur Walterio filio meo et heredibus de
corpore sue exeuntibus Tenendo de capituli domino per
servitia debita Et si contingat predictum Walterium sine
heredibus de corpore sue obire quod omnia predicta
mesuagia et terras remanentur Johann?s fili? meo et
heredes de corpore sue exeuntibus tenendo de capituli
domino per servitia quod debita Et ego predicte
Nicholaus et heredibus mei predicta mesuagia et dimidiam
acras terre predictis Johannis et Alicie et heredibus de
corpore eorundum exeuntibus Warantizare defendere
tenemur In cuius rei testimonium huic presente carte
sigillum meum apposui hiis testibus Thomas CORTEYS
Radulphus KEYL Johannis PENLYN Robertus SIMON Radulphus
WEBBA et aliis Data apud Parva Natyan die sabbati
proxima post festum Sancti Johannis ante portam latinam
Anno regni regis Richardi Secundi post conquestum anglie
quarto
(It could be re-worded as:)
Know present and future that I, Nicholas atte Castel,
have given and granted, and by this my present charter
have confirmed, to John TREWBODY of Nitherapolscoth and
Alice his wife, the daughter of me, a messuage, and a
Half Cornish Acre of land in Little Nantyan, being
marshy ground neighboring that was previously held by my
father Nicholas, all the aforesaid messuage and land
with their appurtenances to be had forever to the
aforesaid John, Alice, and to the heirs between them
lawfully begotten or to be begotten, freely and quietly,
by right of inheritance, holding of the principal lord
by due service and custom.
And if it should happen that the aforesaid John and
Alice die without heirs between them lawfully begotten
or to be begotten, I wish that all the aforesaid
messuage and land pass to my son Walter and his heirs,
by right of inheritance, holding of the principal lord
by due service.
And if it should happen that the aforesaid Walter die
without heirs, I wish that all the aforesaid messuage
and land pass to my son [or daughter?] John [or Joan?]
and his [or her?] heirs, by right of inheritance,
holding of the principal lord by due service.
And I aforesaid Nicholas, and my heirs to warrant and
defend forever the holding of all the aforesaid messuage
and Half Acre of Land to the aforesaid John, Alice, and
the heirs between.
In which matter I have placed my seal to the present
charter, with these testators Thomas CORTEYS Ralph KEYL
John PENLYN Robert SIMON Ralph WEBBA and others.
Given at Little Natyan on the Saturday after the feast
of St. John at the Latin Gate the fourth year of the
reign of Richard 2nd after the Conquest.
(The above transcription was only possible with much
help from my friends on "Rootschat", for which I give
credit and thanks.)
N.B. Words in italics within brackets are
inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source: CRO Ref AP/S/3924
Contributed by Grantley Hutchens
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