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E36/216 folio 146v ( Loans ), 1518 [modernised text]
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first day April year ix ‌
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reign of the king Henry 8 ‌
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Richard Gressham John Gressham & William Gressa
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are bound in 11 obligations to pay 200 marks at Easter yearly
dur
ing
11 years and in the 12 obligation to pay at
Easter year of the lord mill
esi
mo D 29th 50 marks for as much money
lent unto the said Richard
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received of my Lord cardinal in Oct
ober

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9th reign of the king Henry 8 ‌
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. these obligations following

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mis a promise or writing obligatory of the
king of Castile vndre his brode seal that his
chancellor shall upon the receipt of 1020
nobles at Antwerp or at Bruges by Leonarde
Friscobald deliver his letters obligatory for Repayment
of the same. over and above 10000 marks paid
before that in ready money/.
Item an obligation vndre the king of Castile
his great seal for the payment of the said
40000 nobles w
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h
in the term of 3 years either in
English nobles or in crowns of gold of the
sonne at
4 s
5 d
sterling the crown amounting
to 100000 flore
n
nys. either of the 2 first years years
30000 flore
n
nys that is 12000 nobles being 16000 nobles.
the first of the 3rd payments to begin
18th day of July year x ‌
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. reign of the king Henry 8 ‌
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Item a another obligation vndre the said King's great
seal that where he had liberty to pay the said
40000 nobles. in nobles or crowns at
4 s
5 d
the
crown that nowe he shall pay all in English
money

Item a another obligation vndre 5 estat
es
seals for the
more sure payment of the said 40000 nobles.

Item a letter of attorney under the King's great
seal vnde Barn
er
d of Mesa busship &c
etera
. & John of la
Zouche for the receipt of the first 20000 nobl
es
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ready money

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marks

Item a writing obligatory of the said king for 35000
florence at
2 s
8 d
the piece for the charg
es
of Fenlowe
to be payd in 4 years next aft
er
the 40000 nobl
es

be payd that is to say 10000 florence yearly the
18 day of July dur
ing
3 years & 1005 florence
the 18 day of July in the 4th year
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