Or Edmunds.
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Counterpart of Bargain and Sale - ref.  SAS-B/496  - date: 20 Jun 1638 [from Scope and Content] By William Edmonds of Yapton, gent., (son and heir of William Edmonds late of Yapton, gent. deed) [dec?d?] and Elizabeth his wife (sole daughter and heiress of Thos. Norton late of Chichester, Alderman decd.) to Richard Page of the parish of St. Bartholomew without the West suburb of Chichester, carpenter, - for £75 - of All those two messuages, houses or tenements and two gardens belonging in the said parish of St. Bartholomew between the messuage or tenement sometime in the tenure of John Page and then in the occupation of Matthew Pearle, W. and the lane called Scuttery Lane, E.; which premises were then or late in the occupation of Thomas Kenton and Wm. Butler. One acre of land in a common field called Scuttery Field being excepted and reserved to the said Wm. Edmondes and his heirs.
(WSRO)
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If he was of Hyde, Hants, presumably this refers to the Hyde Abbey estate which his grandfather William Bethell (d bef 1604) owned but had to sell.
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?The following were all involved [mentioned?] in John Edmonds' Will (b c1600 d c1625 of Yapton) so are thought to be related:
# Thomas Edmonds b c1589 at Bayliescourt in Littlehampton Parish, Gentleman, he lived in Eastergate for 12 years from c1613
# Anthony Edmonds b c1595 Bayliescourt in Littlehampton, Gentleman, lived in the City of Chichester for at least 4 years from c1621
# John Edmonds b c1600 d c1625, of Yapton
# Francis Edmonds b c1600, Gentleman
# William Edmonds b c1600, Gentleman?
(http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/edmonds/pats/raw)
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His son Henry married Frances, daughter of Sir John Harrington.

• Married: BEF JAN 1623

1. William Edmonds b: BEF 1630

1. Type: Book
   Periodical: The History of the Family of Drury in the Counties of Suffolk & Norfolk
   Author: Arthur Campling
   Date: 1937
2. Type: Book
   Periodical: Victoria County History of Sussex