Licence

Reference Number: BC/6/2/1/1/53
Level of Description: Item
Title: Licence
Date: 2 Feb 1432/1433
Extent: Extent: 1 item
Description: 1. William Phelyppes, Mayor, and the Commonalty of Bath
2. Roger Stanburgh, and Alice, his wife
Licence by 1 to 2 to have, dig and make a "gowte" in the ground beyond the highway as well outside as inside the "burghwalles," with an opening properly constructed, and through the said walls to make an opening; and with an exit for the water of the "gowte" from the door of Roger's and Alice's garden and from the buttress of the garden wall of the tenement of William Wytte, running below to the ditch at the end of the garden of John Brian, tucker ["towker"], outside. To hold the said "gowte" for their lives, in survivorship. Rendering to the Mayor, &c., one penny at Whitsuntide, with clause for forfeiture in default.
Witnesses: William Phelyppes, Mayor; Walter Ryche; John Northfolke; Thomas Hyckes; John Hayne, cofferers.
Dated at Bath, in the Guild Hall, 2 Feb: 11 Hen. VI.
Language: Latin

Former Reference number BC151/1/53