Thomas Chaucer and William Paston Take Care of Business: HLS Deeds 349

Author / Editor
Arn, Mary-Jo.

Title
Thomas Chaucer and William Paston Take Care of Business: HLS Deeds 349

Published
SAC 24 : 237-67, 2002.

Description
Describes and analyzes a deed of property conveyance indicative of the complex relations and interactions among Thomas Chaucer, Richard Wyot, William Paston, Sir John Fastolf, John, duke of Bedford, and others. Compares Thomas Chaucer's appended seal with the known coats of arms of his father, Geoffrey, and his grandfather, John, seeking to clarify past misconceptions about their heraldic insignia.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Life.