Granted at Westminster. Grant by privy seal and of the said date etc. {by authority of parliament}.

Comments

Original source is;

• Lyte, H.C. Maxwell (ed), 1927, Calendar of Charter Rolls Vol. 6 p. 214-5

(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. Licentia is best translated as 'freedom to' not 'permission'.)

Significant later sources are;

• Coulson, C., 1994, 'Freedom to Crenellate by Licence - An Historiographical Revision' Nottingham Medieval Studies Vol. 38 p. 120
  Powell, W.R. (ed), 1978, 'Romford: Manors and other estates' VCH Essex Vol. 7 p. 67-8

Cook, Sir Thomas (c.1410–1478)

Biographical source include;

• Anne F. Sutton, Sept 2004, ‘Cook, Sir Thomas (c.1410–1478)’ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press) online edn, Jan 2008 online copy (subscription may be needed)