County: Kent
Code: D2788#38
Reference: Maidstone, Kent History and Library Centre: DRb/Pa6, fol. 207v
Function: Resignation




Humberly besechyng~ your~ lordeshippe to tender~ the heryng~ of me sir william walker~
your~ obediencor~ for so moche J am apoynted to resigne my benyfice of Riershe of
your~ diocesse vppon~ sherethrusday nexte at the Fordeste vppon a pencion therfor~ J wylle
and graunte by thes presentes if in the said dey the said resignaconn be not
of my behalfe to your~ lordeshippe made then J wille this bille with~ my
hande wryttyn~ stande for my resignaconn pure & sponte the which resignaconn on the
saide condiconn
J make now and write [...] wt myne awne hande and
resigne by this presentes vn-to yowr holy handes made the laste day of marcij in the yer
of our~ lorde god Ml vc xvijt~ And to this testymonye J reqier~
John Beer~ notary to make my resignaconn in the saide sherssethrusday
and to delyuer it to you my saide lorde to admitte it And declar~ my
saide benyfice voide whether J conclude of the saide pension~ or not And this
to obserue J haue sworne on the holy Euangeliste not coacted or compelled