Paston letters and papers of the fifteenth century, Part I

INDENTURE OF RELEASE AND QUITCLAIM OF FASTOLF MANORS 1470, 07, 14

indentura inter dominum episcopum Wintoniensem et J. Paston militem de acquietancia et relaxacione. E. iiijti xmo.

This endenture made bitwene the right reuerent fader in God, William Wayneflete, Bisshop of Wynchestre, executour of the testament of Sir John Fastolf, knyght, on the oon parte and John Paston, knyght, son and heire of John Paston, squyer, and executoure of the testament of the same John Paston, squyer, named to be oon of th'executours of the testament of the said John Fastolff, on the other parte, witnesseth that where in other endentures made bitwene the same parties, wherof the date is the day of makyng of thiez presentz, of disposicion and departyng of alle the maners, londez, tenementz, possessions, and hereditamentes, with theire appurtenauncez whiche were of the said John Fastolf, knyght, in the counteez of Surré, Essex, Suffolk and Norffolk, and in the citee of Norwich, the said John Paston, knyght, hath oonly therof taken and shall have toward hym-self and his heires and other to his vse the maner of Castre with th' appurtenauncez and the londes and tenementz called Vaux, Redham, and Bosoms in Castre, the manere called Spencers in Haryngby, and the londes and tenementz called Spensers in Haryngby with theire appurtenauncez, and also to have to hym and to his heires and other to his vse of the said maners, londez, and tenementz, togider with the maner of Wynterton called Begvyles, the manere of Reppes in Bastwyk, the third parte of the manere of Rounham, londes and tenementz called Cattes in Haryngby, londez and tenementz called Billes in Stokesby, londes and tenementz in Yernemouth with theire membres, possessions, hereditamentz, and appur- tenauncez to the yerly value of l li. over all charges and reprisez at eleccion of the said John Paston accordyng to the saide other indentures, and of the manerez of Haylesdon, Drayton, Tolthorp, and tenementz in the cité of Norwich with theire appurtenauncez the said reuerent fader and John Paston, knyght, to have as in the said endentures more playnly may appiere, the said John Paston, knyght, not to have more of any of the maners, londes, tenementz, possessions, and hereditamentes whiche were of the

said John Fastolf, but vtterly to leve theym to the said reuerent fader, to parfourme therof the wille and entent of the said John Fastolf, but if the said John Paston like to have of theym by waye of eschaunge as in the saide endentures more playnly may appiere. Therfore the said reuerent fader relesseth and quietclaymeth by thiez presentz to the said John Paston ml ml ml ml marc. by reason of the bargayne allegged to be made bitwene the said John Fastolf and the said John Paston, squyer. The said reuerent fader also relesseth, dischargeth, and quietclaymeth by thiez presentz to the said John Paston, knyghte, and his heires the fundacion or makyng of removea college and endowyng of vij preestes and vij poure men to praie perpetuelly for the sowles of the said John Fastolf and of Dame Milcent his wif and theire benefactours, whiche fundacion, makyng, and endowyng the said John Paston, squyer, by reason of the said allegged bargayn was bownde and sholde have made. The said reuerent fader also relesseth and quietclaymeth by thiez presentz to the said John Paston, knyght, alle manere of accions, claymes, and demaundes whiche the said reuerent fader hath or may have ayenst the said John Paston, knyght, his heires or execu- tourz, or ayenst th'executourz of the testament of the said John Paston, squyer, or any of theym by reason of the testament of the said John Fastolff and of the godes or catelles whiche were of the said John Fastolf and whiche cam to the handes of the said John Paston, squyer, John Paston, knyght, or any other persone to the vse of theym or of any of theym. And the same John Paston, knyght, relesseth and quietclaymeth by thiez presentez to the said reuerent fader alle maner accions, claymes, and demaundez of londez, possessions, or godes whiche were of the said John Fastolf whiche the same John Paston hath, or may have by reason of the said allegged bargayn, or by reason of any agreement bifore tyme had or made bitwene the said reuerent fader and the same John Paston, or by any other reason or cause growen bifore the makyng of the saide other indentures; alwey forseen that this present endenture nor no graunte nor relesse therin con- teyned extend not to the avoydyng or dischargyng of any promys, covenaunt, penalité, paiement of money, estate, or relesse of londez or tenementz, or liueree of evidences to be made , or graunte to be parfourmed or caused to be parfourmed by any of the saide partiez to oþer or any to their vse to be parfourmed herafter, conteyned in the said other indentures, but that all the poyntes and articles in the saide other indentures conteyned be truely parfourmed and kepte after the true intent of the same. In wittenesse wherof the said partiez vnto thies endentures have chaungeably putte theire seales the xiiij day of juyll the xth yere of the reigne of Kyng Edward the iiijth. John Paston, K.