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Doccombe Manor
The Murderer's Gift


1472 Doccombe Manor Rental
Document Ref: U63-70463-029
Source: Canterbury Cathedral Archives
Language: Latin
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TEXT TRANSCRIBED, TRANSLATED & TABULATED
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COMMENTARY
Date: 20/10/1472
Made by: Prior William Pettay & Thomas Coterell, Farmer & Receiver of the Prior's manor of Doccombe in Devon.
The table:
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The rents have been converted to just pence (d) from shillings & pence for ease of manipulation, computation & comparison.
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The tenancies have been identified by cross-reference to other contemporary sources such as the court rolls.
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The total rent with the mill given in the original is £6 18s 7.5d but the figures here add up to £6 17s. 7.5d.
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