jan 1, 1617 - baystead

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The space occupied by one bay of building. 1473 ‘The lessees to build afresh within the site of the said grange a house of <i>four baystedes</i> at least’ (ERAS18/88); 1560 <i>le Baystede ... le Outshutte ... le Foldstede, </i>Dungworth (TWH26/111); 1617 <i>Itm two baysteades of rey</i> [rye] <i>£26 13s 4d</i>, Ripley (YAJ34/200). The first example is from a Burton Agnes deed and relates to <i>Hunloke,</i> an unidentified locality, probably in Lincolnshire.

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