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Bargain and Indenture: John Hynde

Receipt of John Hynde of Madingley, esquire, for £40 received of Nicholas Metcalfe, clerk and Master of St John's College, as part of a bargain concluded in an indenture made between John, of the one part, and the said Nicholas, Leonard Burton and Hugh Fitzherbert, gentlemen, of the other, 4 July 18 Hen: VIII [1526].
Seal and signature of John Hynde

Fell's scholars: William Fell

Receipt by William Fell for 40s. from Nicholas Metcalfe, SJC master, which sum shall be delivered to Master Morgan, Schoolmaster at Much, [Great] Bardfield,Essex, to support Fell's two scholars with him there.

Loan of £4: Nicholas Metcalfe

Acknowledgement by Nicholas Metcalfe that he borrowed £4 from John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, through Richard Sharpe, to be repaid when required. Also listed in the receipt are £3 for a trip from Calais, the hire of a horse and payment for two nurses for [Elizabeth] Penny.