<County: Lancashire>
<Code: L1198>
<MS reference: Preston, Lancashire County Record Office, DDPt 24 (1454/5)>
<Text: Award>


THys Endentur~ berse wytnese wher~ as varians & Debate wos hade & stirrid betwene Elyn~ that was ye wyffe of christofore Brown@
opon yt one party & henr~ of Ryscheton~ & christofore Ducworth & all thair~ feloschype yt werene present wt thame at that tyme yt the said~
christofore Brown~ toke hys dethe3 wond on yt other~ party for ye whiche varians & debate ye parties aforesaid by thar~ awne agremet arne
bowndon to other~ . by thar~ severell obligacions in xv marc~ . to performe & fulfyl ye ordenance Dome & award of Robert Schirbrirne ye yonger
esswyerer & Robert Walmersley of all Accouns of trespassese querell & debates & Accoun of appelle of & for ye dethe of ye said christofore Brown~
late husband to ye said Elyn~ . hade done or caused before ye day of ye date of thys present awarde . where apon~ we ye said Robert & Robert
all chalenge3 & Onswarse ymong~ ye said parties by vorherd knawnne & vnderston~ by+gude diliberacion~ & by agrement & assent of both the
said parties ordeigne3 demyn~ & awardes ye saide parties & ychone of thame to be fule frende3 & acordet ychone wt other~ of & for all Accouns
trespasses querell Debates & appelle3 above said for euermore . And also we demyn~ & awarden~ ye said Elyn~ to relese cesse & lose ye accoun
of appele yt scho hase or any wise may haue ayenst ye said henr~ & christofore Ducworth or ayenst ayther~ of thame or ayenst any other~ persone
or persones as for ye dethe of ye said christofore hir~ housband And also we domyn~ & awarden ye said Elyn to make & seale & dilyuere
to ye said henr~ before fastyns Euyn~ next afther~ ye date of thys Awarde a suffischand relese to ye same henr~ [&] christofore Ducworth
of all maner accouns & appeles aforesaid . And also we Demyn~ & awarden ye same Elyn yt sho fro nowe forth nawther~ succur support
reset cowncel ne cause no maner of persone ne persones yt wold schewe any malys agaynes ye sayd henr~ or christofore Ducworth or to
ayther~ of thame as for ye dethe of ye said christofore hir~ housband by Awe or lawe bot thame lett to her~ power~ . ne yt ye said Elyn~
ne none of hir~ frendes for hir~ ne in hyr~ name destourbe ne lett ye said henr~ to haue Coronor~ qwest as for ye dethe of ye said
christofor~ hir~ housband to passe to ye entent of ye said henr~ And also we demyn~ & awarden~ ye said henr~ to pay or make to be
payd to ye said Elyn~ or hir~ asenes . x . marc~ . of lawefule mone of england in forme yt folose . ye is to wete j Marc~ before ye next
sonday next foloyng~ ye date of thys present awarde . And also we demyn~ [<ill><2-3 words></ill>] & awardyn~ ˆ [ye same] henr~ to pay or make to be payd to ye same Elyn
or to hir~ assenes . xx s~ . wt-in~ <ill></ill> viij day of ye fest~ of Nat~iuit~ of sant Johnn Baptist~ whych sal+be in ye 3er~ of owr~ lord Jhesu
<ill><2-3 chars></ill> thovsand iiij hondereth . libr~ and xx s wt-yn viij days of ye natiuit~ of owr~ lord Jhesu next after ye fest~ beforesaid & xx s~
wt-in viij days of ye fest of ye Natiuit~ of sant John~ Bapt~ yt sal+be in ye 3er~ of owr~ lord Jhesu . m . cccc . lvj & xx s~ wt-in viij dais
of ye Natiuit~ of owr~ lord Jhesu next foloyng~ ye fest~ next befor~ said . xx s~ . wt-in viij dais of ye fest~ of Natiuit~ of sant Johnn Baptist~
yt sal+be in ye 3er~ of owr~ lord Jhesu . M . cccc . lvij . and xx s~ wt-in viij dais of ye Natiuit~ of owr~ lord Jhesu next svyng [ye] next fest~
afor~said Jn-to ye wytnese of this owr~ award & ordenance we ye said Robert & Robert to both ye parties of thes Endentur~s settys
owr~ Selys Geffen~ at Ribschastr~ on~ ye thrid day of Februar~ ye xxxiij 3er~ of ye regn~ of kyng~ henr~ ye sext after ye conquest
of england