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Gift with warranty from Nicholas Arch' of Ilmyndon' to Thomas Colyns of Thomeworthe of all lands and tenements in Ilmyndon' and Foxcote which formerly belonged to Gilbert Genet of Foxcote; to hold for ever from the chief lords of the fee for due and customary service. Dated at Ilmyndon' Thursday after the feast of St Benedict the Abbot, 38 Edward III. Witnesses: Richard Ocley, John Geffray of Ilmyndon', Richard Geffen of the same and others. Circular seal of red wax on tag, 3/4 in., on a shield suspended from a forked tree, within a cusped decorative border, 3 barbed arrows pointing downwards and the chief lozengy. Legend: S' Nichol ........[Ar]cher.... Latin, parchment, 93/4 x 23/4 in.