XLIV. 10 August 1400

Know all present and future that we, John Alein, and Henry Alein, my brother, of Stanfordc, have given, granted, and by this our present charter, have confirmed to Thomas at Crouche of Dover, the reversion of half an acre of land lying in Castledane, near Cophill, viz., between the land of John Giles to the west, and the land of Thomas Robeshone to the north, and late the land of Stephen Clerlce to the east, and between the land of the said Thomas Crouche to the south, which half acre of land indeed after the decease of Johanna, the wife of the said Thomas at Crouche, should fall to us the said John and Henry by hereditary right : to have and to hold the reversion of the said half acre of land, with all its appurtenances, when it shall fall in after the decease of the aforesaid Johanna to the aforesaid Thomas at Crouche, his heirs and assigns for ever, from the capital lords of that fee by the services due therefrom and by right accustomed ; and we the aforesaid John and Henry, and our heirs, will warrant the reversion of the said half acre of land with all its appurtenances when it shall fall in, as is before said, to the aforesaid Thomas at Crouche, his heirs and assigns, against all men for ever. 

In witness whereof we have affixed our seals to this our present charter. 

Given at Dover on Saint Lawrence's day, in the first year of the reign of King Henry, the fourth after the conquest of England. 

Witnesses : John Giles, then Mayor of Dover ; John Ceroid, Bailiff ; Nicholas Spisour ; John Evebroke ; Richard at Berghe ; John Hamon ; John Sandercoke ; Peter Guston ; Richard Sedenor ; and others.