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Richard Brende 1394

Wiltshire Record Society, Feet of Fines 1377-1509, page 36.

My guess is that pl. means plaintiff. Refers to Richard Brende (Brind) and his son William as land holders.

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1394

171. Quin. of Eas. (Made oct. of Purification). Hugh Tourhalt and Joan his wife, pl.; Oliver Harnham and Henry Sereman, clerk, def. Manor of Sunton (Colyngbourne Suthampton) and 12 messuages, 260 a. of land and 2 a. meadow in Sunton, Easton (Eeston) and Shaw (Shawe) by Chute (Chuyt). Right of Oliver, having the manor, except 2 messuages, 1 toft, 1 mill, 28a. of land and 3a. meadow in it, and 8 messuages and 208 a. of land, def.'s by gift of pl., grant back and render to pl. and the heirs of their bodies. Also grant to pl. of the reversion of 1 messuage and 26 a. of land in Sunton which Nicholas Moryn and Alice his wife hold, 1 messuage, the toft and mill and 8 a. of land in the manor which William Pak, Alice his wife and William their son hold, 1 messuage and 6 a. of land which Richard Brende and William his son hold, 1 messuage, 20 a. of land and 2 a. meadow in Shaw which Nicholas Wythegg and Alice his wife hold, 1 messuage, 5 a. of land and 1 a. meadow in the manor which Thomas Coupere, Margery his wife and William thier son hold, and 1 messuage, 15 a. of land and 2 a. meadow in the manor which Nicholas Heywey and Joan his wife hold, all for the term of their lives of the inheritance of Oliver. To hold to the pl. and the heirs of their bodies. Successive remainders to thew heirs of the body of Hugh, John de Alderleigh and Thomasia his wife and the heirs of their bodies and the right heirs of Hugh.

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