Catalogue description Gift

By Henry Mees of Rocliff near Burghbrig' to the Lady Agnes Mauleverer, Lord of Newton near Ripplay, and John Vavasour her son of 6 acres 1½ roods of land in the fields of Ripplay, Overstaynlay and Nederstaynlay, viz: 3 acres of Ripplay next to the highway from Ripplay and Nidde to Ripon, 1 acre at Nederstaynlay on (super) Skynner Flat and 1 rood on hundreliscogh, 1½ roods abutting on Kaytondyke, 1 rood at Overstaynlay on Lynkar and ½ acre on Barcharte, 1 acre at Langmyre abutting on (?) Threlbek.

Witnesses: John de Ingleby, William de Swale, Nicholas Gilliot, John Somyer the elder, John Somier the younger.

Ripplay, Friday before the feast of St. Luke the Evangelist, 11 Richard II.

Seal: circular, red wax, on parchment tag, perfect. Monogram 'S'.