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In 1462 Sept 20, Thomas Gille, the younger, esquire was granted, by Edward IV, (In year 2 of his reign) a Royal licence to crenellate Haicche Arundell (Hatch Manor House, Loddiswell)

The wording of this licence is;

"Grant, of special grace and in consideration of the good and gratuitious service rendered to the king, to Thomas Gille, the younger, esquire, of licence to build walls and towers with stone, lime and sand about and within his manor of Haicche Arundell, co. Devon, and to enclose the said manor with with walls and towers, and construct on the said walls and towers battlements, crenellations, and machicolations and so hold it to him and his heirs; with further grant to the said Thomas, and his heirs, of licence to impark sixty acres of wood and forty acres of wood at Haicche Arundell, enclosing the same with palings and hedges; with further grant of free warren in all their demense lands of the said manor, and a several fishery in all their waters of the same manor."

Granted at Westminster, by King and of the said date etc. {by authority of parliament}.


Original source is

(In fact, the original source given is usually a transcription/translation of what are precious medieval documents not readily availably. It should be noted that these transcription/translations often date to the nineteenth or early twentieth centuries and that unwitting bias of transcribers may affect the translation. Care should also be taken to avoid giving modern meaning to the medieval use of certain stock words and terms.)


Significant later source are;


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