This manuscript is a legal settlement made between two parties who were fighting over control of a messuage (a house with a plot of land) and one and a half virgates of land (a virgate was about 30 acres) in Brede (Sussex). Matilda, daughter of Bartholomew of Walnechope claimed custody of the messuage against Gilbert Tripelere and his wife Johanna, William of Gravenherst and his wife Juliana, Robert of Burgham and his wife Alice, and Walter of Filesham and his wife Agatha. It was agreed that Matilda retain control of the property, with her challengers renouncing their right to the lands, and in return Matilda gave them 100 shillings. Matilda was represented in court by a Walter of Tangele, whilst her opponents were represented by William of Hays.

The document is missing some key information. Normally this sort of charter, called a final concord, would begin with a line stating what court the agreement was made in. The text does refer to 'the same court' ('eadem curia'), suggesting that there was such a line in the charter. Is there anything on the reverse of the manuscript? It might be there. The hand looks like the first half of the fifteenth century to me, and the document relates to property in Sussex. There is a date at the bottom, but it's a little difficult to make out (it might be an indiction date, which is a little difficult to work out without extra information).

Here's my transcription with abbreviations expanded. Anything followed by a [?] is something I'm unsure of or was unable to transcribe correctly:

Inter Matillis filie Bartholomi de Walnechope querentam, et Gilbertum Tripelere et Johannam uxor eius, Willelmum de Gravenherst et Julianam uxor eius, Robertum de Burghame et Aliciam uxor eius, et Walterum de Ffilesham et Agatham uxor eius desforciantes de uno mesuagio et una virgata terre et dimidia cum pertinenciis in Brede unde placitum convenicionis summonitum fuit inter eos in eadem curia, scilicet quod predicta Gilbertus et Johanna, Willelmus et Juliana, Robertus et Alicia, et Walterus et Agatha recognverunt predictam predicta tenementes cum pertinenciis esse ius ipsius Matille et illa remissit et quietaclamanciam de ipsius Gilberto et Johanna, Willelmo et Julianae, Roberto et Aliciae, et Waltero et Agatha, et heredibus ipsorum Johanne, Julianae, Aliciae, et Agathae predicte Matille et heredibus suis imperpetuum. Et pro hac recognverunt et remissione et quietaclamancia, fine et concordia, eadem Matillis dedit predictis Gilberto et Johannae, Willelmo et Julianae, Roberto et Aliciae, et Waltero et Agathae centium solidos argenti.

Et Matillis proctor [?] locum [?] suo Walterus de Tangele. Et Gilbertus et Johanna, Willelmus et Juliana, Robertus et Alicia, et Walterus et Agatha, proctor locum suo Willelmus de Boys

Sussex- Ingrosse- F [?] xv sn [?] I [?] anno vi