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Reference Number705:134 BA1531/76/91
Hierarchy Browser NumberP1531/1/76/91
TitleCharter of William Freywyn and Richard Baron
DescriptionGiving to Thomas Wyeth, vicar of Hanley, William Bawgh, William Seerde, John Cavyll, Roger Freywyn of Forthey, Roger Freywyn of Church End, Walter Baron, Richard Trygge and Nicholas Bonour one parcel of meadow called Owghleyand another called Redcleveysmedew, in the meadow of the lords of Hanley, which they recently had of the gift and feoffment of Nicholas Hanley; to be held with all appurtenances to [the grantees], their heirs and assigns, in perpetuity, of the chief lord of the fee by the services due from it and lawfully accustomed. Sealing clause.Witnesses: Richard Lechemer, William Hanley, John Freywyn of Northend, Roger Bagger, John Turnour and others.
Dated at Hanley.

Seal: red wax (1) illegible; (2) device of letter T surmounted by a crown.

1. The detail of this charter suggests that the school had been founded in 1486 or even earlier, and that it was linked with the chantry of St Clement : the grantors are executors of Simon Hanley's will and they are granting land which they received from Nicholas Hanley, Simon's son, to a body of trustees. Part of this land (Owghley) was later (1578) seen as former chantry land (WCRO BA 6097 Ref 250.6/iii) and appears in 1523 as school land. See also , vol 4, 516-9; the writer had not seen this deed, but concluded that it was relevant to the foundation of the school in c. 1486. See also Introduction, p xiii and note 20.

[Ref. 208 in J. P. Toomey, Records of Hanley Castle (Worcs. Hist. Soc. 2001) [q.v. for additional details])]
Date30 March 1486
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