County: Sussex
Code: D0905
Reference: Chichester, West Sussex Record Office: Wiston 3029
Function: Declaration
To alle men be ytt knowyn~ þt J . Edwarde Pykcombe Examyned & Sworne up-on A booke in Eschewyng trowble & peruirie say
And declare in þe presence of herry Roos knyght~ . John Dudeley . Edwarde Barkley Richard Lenkenor~ . John woode þe Elder~ . phelyppe
leires . Thomas Cowmbe . willm~ Ernele Thomas lekenor~ of Gorynge . Thomas Troyce . Edmunde Sawtre . Perys veske . willm~
Oppey . Jamys Byne . Ric~ Farnefold . Thomas Cheney Esquyers . water Grene . John Palmere Gent~ . þt J þe seyd Edwarde pykcombe
toke ~~~ þe maner of Twyna~ Benfeld to ferme of John Abbseley . & watkyn~ Okynden~ feffeys to þe vse of John Benfeld
squyre paynge yerly as þei and J war~ acordyd . to þe seyd John Benfeld & so dide durynge his lyfe by þe wylle & þe assente of
þe sayd Feffeys . And forþermor~ þt þe sayd John abbsely & watkyn Okynden infeffeyd by dede on Ric~ Alfrey & othir to qwom J
attournyd þan beyng tenaunt & fermour of þe said maner & to hym payd þe ferme of ij . yer~ aftyr þe seyd feffemet~ . And also J of
my fayȝthe sey . þt to my knowliche durynge þe terme of xx . yer~ neuer had knowliche þt John abbseley & watkyn Okynden
made any feffement to eny persone or personys but oonly to þe seyd Ric~ alfray & his felowys . Sealid wt my seale in þe presence
of ye said herry Roos knyȝgthe . John Dudley and othir a-fore namyd at arundelle þe vijte . day of Januar~ in þe xiiijte yer~ of
kynge Edwarde þe iiijte .