XLVIII. 17 June 1403

Know all present and future that I, William Ger • • •, alias Harpele, of Saint Margaretlenne in the County of Norfolk, have given, granted, and, by this my present charter, have confirmed to John Petham, of Dover, my whole pourparty of one quarter of palm-barley of the perpetual and annual rent arising yearly from the two acres of land of Alexander Nealot, of Dover, lying in the parish of Hougham, and in the tenure of Siberston, viz., between the land of the heirs of Martha Borgeis to the east and north, and between the land of Thomas at Hall to the west and south, which certain pourparty of barley lately fell in to me by hereditary right by the death of Robert Harpele, formerly my brother : to have and to receive the whole my said pourparty of the farm of the said quarter of barley to the aforesaid John, his heirs and assigns, for ever : on the payment of the service of discharge therefrom due and accustomed, according to tenour of certain charters executed on that behalf between the said Alexander and Robert : and I, William aforesaid, and my heirs, will warrant the whole of my said pourparty of the farm of the said quarter of barley to the aforenamed John, his heirs and assigns, against all men for ever. 

In witness whereof I have affixed my seal to this my present charter. 

Given at Siberstone on the seventeenth day of June in the fourth year of the reign of King Henry, the fourth after the conquest of England. 

Witnesses : Thomas Giles ; Thomas atte Halle ; Alex- ander Chilynden ; John Maister ; Edmund Marchal ; and others.