Letter patent of Richard Bingham

22 28 May 1462, Westminster

Letter patent of Richard Bingham, JKB, reciting that writs of appeal
having been served in the king’s bench by Thomasin, widow of Henry
Perpoint of Holme, esq., against Robert Grene late of Plumpton, near
Knaresborough, gent., and others named therein of the death of her
husband, and by Richard Grene, nephew and heir of the late John
Grene, against John Perpoint late of Rodmanthwaite and others named
therein, Sir William Plompton, kt, and Henry Perpoint now stand
bound in mutual obligations of £100, dated 24 May 1462, payable at
Pentecost next coming, each to be nullified on condition that Thomasin
and Richard abide by the award and judgement of Richard Bingham,
chosen by both parties, otherwise the obligations are to remain in force.
The award is to be given in writing and sealed before Pentecost next
coming.

     Having called the parties before him and heard the reasoned answers
to their quarrels he delivers his sealed judgement on the morning after
Ascension Day – within the time specified – as follows: that neither
Thomasin nor Richard shall pursue their appeals in the king’s bench,
but shall be recorded as non-suited before Pentecost next coming.

[English]

[Copyist’s note.] This deed hath some wax remaining att the copying
the 17 of June 1616.

[CB, 552]