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This indenture witnesseth that John Fox, master of the hospital of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin, in Fossgate, York, with the common consent and assent of the master and constables of the gild of mercers of the city of York, hath granted and let unto Joan Cantcliffe of York, widow, one tenement within the hospital aforesaid, which Abraham Colton lately caused to be built, and one garden to the same annexed, with an entry leading to the river Foss, and one bed in the said hospital, and four pence in silver, to have and to hold the aforesaid tenement and garden with the entrance and four pence in silver, to be paid to her weekly or her assigns for her whole life. And moreover the aforesaid Joan shall not sell or alienate the aforesaid bed nor fourpence weekly to be paid to her or her assigns, but the said bed and fourpence shall maintain and take to her own proper use. Yielding to the aforesaid John, master and his successors being masters three shillings and four pence, at the terms of, etc. And the aforesaid master and his successors shall repair and sustain the aforesaid tenement at their own proper costs and expenses during the whole life of the said Joan. [Clause against waste by Joan.]

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Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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This indenture witnesseth that John Fox, master of the hospital of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin, in Fossgate, York, with the common consent and assent of the master and constables of the gild of mercers of the city of York, hath granted and let unto Joan Cantcliffe of York, widow, one tenement within the hospital aforesaid, which Abraham Colton lately caused to be built, and one garden to the same annexed, with an entry leading to the river Foss, and one bed in the said hospital, and four pence in silver, to have and to hold the aforesaid tenement and garden with the entrance and four pence in silver, to be paid to her weekly or her assigns for her whole life. And moreover the aforesaid Joan shall not sell or alienate the aforesaid bed nor fourpence weekly to be paid to her or her assigns, but the said bed and fourpence shall maintain and take to her own proper use. Yielding to the aforesaid John, master and his successors being masters three shillings and four pence, at the terms of, etc. And the aforesaid master and his successors shall repair and sustain the aforesaid tenement at their own proper costs and expenses during the whole life of the said Joan. [Clause against waste by the said Joan.] In testimony whereof to one part of this indenture in the possession of the said Joan, the said John, master of the hospital, hath put the common seal of the said hospital, and the master, of the guild of mercers aforesaid, hath put the common seal of the said guild of mercers, and to the other part remaining with the said John, the master, the said Joan hath put her seal, dated the twelfth day of August, 1439.

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