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Richard Chetham, Prior of Ledes [Leeds], Kent, to John Fisher, about rates of exchange between ducats and stirling, prior to Fisher's journey (not made) to the Lateran council

List of payments, probably by the executors of the Lady Margaret, headed 'Rewardes'. It is a formed of a sheet folded in four containing 91 names followed by payments totalling £200 16s 8d.

Bull of Alexander VI to Lady Margaret. Alexander VI has recently commended to Henry VII Hadrian Castellensis [Adrian de Castello], Domestic Secretary, for the see of Worcester, but it had been promised by his Queen Elizabeth to a certain confessor; Henry VII prposed to appoint Hadrian one of his Proctors at the Curia. The Pope is content, but asks the favour of the Margaret for Hadrian.
St Peter's, Rome, 8 December 1498
Signed: Jo. Mutinen

Remise and quitclaim by Richard [Fox], Bishop of Winchester, Thomas [Ruthall], Bishop of Durham, John [Fisher], Bishop of Rochester, and John Cutte, knight to Thomas Thomson, clerk and Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, of all their rights in the lands, holdings, rents, reversions and services which they had in the parish of St Egidius [St Giles], Cambridge, and which were formerly John Smyth's of London, gent[leman].
13 July 8 Hen: VIII

Remise and quitclaim [undated] by the Master and Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge, to Thomas Thomson, clerk, and rector of Wellwyn, Hertfordshire, of all their rights in lands etc in the parishes St Giles, Cambridge and of Coton which were formerly Richard [Foxe], Bishop of Winchester's, Thomas [Ruthall] Bishop of Durham's, John [Fisher], Bishop of Rochester's and John Cutte's ,knight, and which Thomas had of their gift. And the Master and Fellows will guarantee the lands against John [Islip], Abbot of Westminter and his successors.

A copy of the directions of the Lady Margaret concerning the lands left to St John's College, that those in feoffment in Northamptonshire shall revert to the King [Henry VIII] when her will has been performed.

Three page account of the meeting of Henry VII and Philip, King of Castile near Windsor on 31 January 1505. The description may have been written by or for John Fisher for Lady Margaret. The account includes a description of archers shooting for the two Kings. It ends with narrator telling Lady Margaret (`Madame... your grace') that Holt will tell her fuller detail about the decoration of royal rooms and persons .

Receipts and bills of deposit for/from Lady Margaret's executors.

Receipt by Thomas Thomson, Master of Christ's College, from Robert Shorton SJC Master, by the order of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester and Dr Hornby of £20.
Signed: per me Thomas Thomson

Receipt for 5 marks from John Wode [Wood] signed by Richard Regnay, for the costs of the examination of the will of Lady Margaret.
23 November 1511

Receipt by Reynold [Reginald] Bray, citizen and fremason [freemason OR mason] of London, from Doctor Metcalfe, of 20 s. in part payment.

Receipt by Philip Morgan, physician to Lady Margaret, of 5s 2d, in addition to money paid him for sale of certain 'stuff' by her executors and of 40s for his expense (which include the creation of an inventory for the items sold).
Signed: Hugh Ashton and John Fisher.

Receipt by Mayarde Vewyck [Meynnart Wewyck], of London, paynter [painter], dated 7 February 1511/[2], from John [Fisher], Bishop of Rochester, of £3 in part payment fro a certen [certain] table and ij patrones [patterns] drawen [drawn] for my ladie [lady] the Kyngs [King's] graundames [grandmother's] tomb.
Signed: meynnart Weyck

Account of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, of money received by him from Katherine, Countess of Devonshire. Three payments of 250 marks, at Christmas 1516, Midsummer 1517 and Christmas 1517; total £500; with expenditure amounting to £377.1.41/2.

Receipt by John Wood, solicitor to the executors of 'my lady the Kyngs grandame', by commandment of my Lord of Rochester and Master Henry Hornby, two of the said executors, from Master Robert Shorton, of £20 in part payment of greater sum as well as for diverse 'writyng in the Chauncery and Escheker and other weyse' as payment for learned men and other for their services and rewards for Michaelmas term last.
Signed: per me John Woode
Countersigned: per me Henricum Hornby

Receipt by John Wolf "setezen [citizen] and peynter [painter] of London from the executors of the Lady Margaret of £3 6 s. 8 d. by the hands of Sir Thomas Mawdysley [Mawdisley], for making 33 skochans [escutcheons] in metallis [metals] per paly with a cronnall and in colors"
2 October 1509 per me Johnnem Wolfe
Countersigned: Jo. Roffe. Henry Hornby

Receipt by John Watton of Chesterton, labourer, for 3 pounds 10 shillings paid him by John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, executor of the will of the Lady Margaret, foundress of the College, in full satisfaction of 7 pounds owed him by William Tomlyn, late Master of the said College [sic: Master of St John's Hospital]. With a relaxation of all actions against the Bishop of Rochester or against Alan Percy, Master, and the Fellows and Scholars of the College. 7 May, 10 Henry VIII. Signed Thirleby

Receipt by the King's clerk, John Walles from Lady Margaret's chamberlain, Sir Roger Ormeston, for the fine of £26.13.4 for the fine of knighthood from John Markham.
Signed: Per me Johnnes Walles.

Indenture of receipt for 250 marks by John Fisher and Hugh Ashton, Lady Margaret's executors; the eighth installment of £2800 from Katherine, Countess of Devonshire, due by indenture 20 July 1313.

Receipt, by Alice Stanhope from John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, for a chain of gold weighing 4oz & £4.6s.8d, in excess of £3.6s.8d. delivered to her by Hugh Ashton, bequeathed by Lady Margaret; in Fisher's hand.
Signed by Alice Stanhope and countersigned, Jo. Roffs.