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Date: April 18, 1617
Repository: The National Archives, Kew, UK
Call number and opening: LR 11/50/720
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Rowington in Com{itatu} Warr’
The extract{es} of the Leete, and Co{u}rte Baron of our Soveraigne Lorde the Kinges Ma{ies}tie of his Manno{u}r aforesaid there holden the xviijth day of Aprill in the xvth yere of his highnes raigne of England ffrance and Irela[nd]e and of Scotland the one and fifteenth.
Imp{ri}mis of Henry Cowp{er} for his defalte of sewte vnto this Courte Leete vjd
It{e}m of Thom{a}s Measy for ye like vjd
It{e}m of John Hill for the like vjd
It{e}m of Richard Smyth Jun{ior} for the like vjd
It{e}m of John Shakespeare sen{ior} for sellinge ale & breaking of the assise iiijd
It{e}m of Elizabeth Cowper vid{ue} for the like iiijd
It{e}m of Thom{a}s Phesey for the like iiijd
It{e}m of John Clarkeson for the like iiijd
It{e}m of Thom{a}s Birde for ye like iiijd
It{e}m of Valentyne Hewes for the like iiijd
It{e}m of Richarde Smarte baker for sellinge breade and breakinge of the assise viijd
It{e}m of Thom{a}s Lee for incrochinge the lande of John Saunders xiid
It{e}m of W{illia}m Greene for y{a}t hee beinge Thirdbourowe came nott to make p{re}sentm{en}t of y{a}t belongeth to his office vjd
It{e}m of W{illia}m Shakespeare for ye like vjd
It{e}m of Thom{a}s Willy{a}ms for the like vjd
It{e}m of Robert Kirby for ye like vjd
It{e}m of Richard Price for the like vjd
It{e}m of Johane Willy{a}ms widowe for ^\her fyne vpon/ her admyttance to a Cottage and a seclion [for section?] of lande vjd
It{e}m of Thom{a}s Willy{a}ms for his ffyne of admyttance to one Mesuage and one yeard land xxs vjd
It{e}m of W{illia}m Grissold for his ffyne of admyttance to one Mesuage & one yerd land ixs iiijd
It{e}m of Susan ^\John/ Haule gen{tleman} and Susan his wife for the ffyne of admyttance of the said Susan vnto one cottage in Stretford after the decease of W{illia}m Shakespeare gen{tleman} late father of the said Susan ijs vjd
S{u}m{m}a huius pagine xljs./
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