Title | Quitclaim by John Bishop of Chester to King Edward VI, to an annuity of £83 9s 9½d, reciting that by indentures dated 3 January 38 Henry VIII [1547], Henry VIII gave to the Bishop and his successors an annuity of £83 9s 9½d until certain rectories given by the King to the Bishop and his successors by the said indentures, in full recompense of the manor of Weston upon Trent and other manors, lands etc in the same county, or as many of the rectories as are worth £83 9s 9½d annually, should become vacant or fall into the hands of the Bishop or his successors. Annexed is the consent to, and ratification of, the quitclaim above, by the dean, William Clyff doctor of laws, and Chapter, of the Cathedral Church of Chester, 6 August 4 Edward VI Dated 20 June 4 Edward VI [1550] |