Indenture between Henry V and Sir Thomas Tunstall, 29 April 1415
Indentures were a standard form of medieval contract. Two copies of the agreement were made and were cut into pieces with indented, irregular lines which look a little like rows of teeth. The name comes from the Latin for teeth, dentes. Each part had the seal of the parties to the contract applied, the king retaining one, and the copies could be brought together at a later date should disagreements arise.
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