Source:  Public Record Office: C 1/155/1
Title:  Early Chancery Proceedings
Date:  [1486-1515]
Place:  Cornwall

To the most reu^rent Fader in god tharchebisshop’ of Caunterbury Chaunceler of Inglond

Mekely besechith yo^r goode & gracious lordship’ yo^r pore Oratour John Pluk son’ & heire of Joh’n Pluk that where the seid Joh’n the fader was seased of & in iij meases CC acres of land in Carne & Venne within the Countie of Cornwaill in his demesne as of fee And so therof died seased after whois dethe the p^rmysses discended vnto yo^r seid Oratour as son’ & heire vnto the seid Joh’n the fader by force wherof yor seid Oratour entred & therof was seased in his demesne as of fee and yet is And it is so g^acious lord that all the euydens chartours & myniment^s conc^rnyng the p^rmysses ar com’ to the possession’ & hand^s of on’ Will^am Burges of whom yo^r seid Oratour often’ tymes haue requyred delyuer of the seid euydenc^s whiche to do he at all tymes hathe refusid & yet dothe cont^ary to consciens And for asmoche as yor seid Oratour knowith not the nombre of the seid euydenc^s nor wheron’ they be contayned he is without remedy by cours of the co’en lawe Wherfore please it yo^r seid goode lordship’ the p^rmysses considered to g^aunt a write sub pena to be directed vnto the seid Will^am co’maundyng hym’ by the same to appere by fore the Kyng in his Chaunc^ry at a c^rteyn’ day & vnder a certeyn’ payne by yo^r lordship’ lymyted there to aunswere to the p^rmysses as right & consciens shall requyre And thus at the reu^rens of god and in the way of charite