Source:  Public Record Office: C 1/348/71
Title:  Early Chancery Proceedings
Date:  [13 November 1504]
Place:  Cornwall

To the moste Reu^rent Fader yn’ god Wyllyam Archibushop’ of Caunt^rbury and Chaunceller of Englond

Mekely besechith youre good and gracious lordship youre contynuall Oratour Joh’n Plucke soon’ and heire of Joh’n Pluck That Where the seyd Pluck nowe of tender age and in ward with oon’ Joh’n Tregasowe by reason of c^rtayn londys & ten’t^s holdyn’ of the seyd Joh’n Tregasowe by Knyght^s s^ruice in Bofenell & Venne wythin the Countie of Cornwall stondyth seased of iij meases CC acres of lande xl acres of furse & heith in Bofenel Venne & Carn wythin the seyd Countie in his demeane as of fee by the title of descent to hym discended from the seyd John the f^rrnyng the p^rmisses among^s other good^s and catall^s which were the seid Joh’n the fader ar comen to the hand^s possession & keapyng of on’ Wylliam Burges the executo^r to the seyd Joh’n Plucke the fader and oughten’ tymes syth the deth of the seyd Joh’n the fader youre seide Oratour hath’ comyn to the seyd Willuam Burges and requyred hym to make delyu^rey of the seyd Euydenc^s Charteurs and Munyment^s for his laufull defens of certeyn’ titles & claymes p^rtended to the seyd Meases land^s ten’t^s and other the p^rmisses which to doo the seid William’ Burges hath at all tymes denyed & yet doth to the greate hurte and damage of youre seyd Oratour and lyke to growe to his Dysheryson vnlees then’ youre good lorschip’ be graciuosly showed to hym’ in thys behalfe And for asmoche as youre seyd Oratour knowith not the numbre nor content^s of the seyd euydencs charteurs and Munyment^s nor where they ar yn bagge or boxe sealed or Cofre locked he cannot atteigne moo remedy by the course of the comeyn lawe of thus lande for the delyu^ray of the same ayenst all Rygh’t and good conscience Please it therefore +your good lordship+ the p^rmisses tenderly consydered to graunte a wrytte of sub pena to be directyd to the seyd Wyllyam Burges commaundyng hym by the same to appere be the Kyng in his Courte of Chaunc^ry at a certeyn’ day and vnder a certeyn payn’ by youre good lordschip’ to be lymytted there to auswere to the p^rmisses accordyng to Ryght and good Conscience And that for the loue of god, and yn the Wey of Charyte And youre seyd Oratour shall daily pray to god for the p^rseruac’on of youre mooste noble estate long to endure