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Land grant from Richard Betton to(?) Johannes Carlos. Gothic hand. Black ink. On the recto, Salop appears in a second hand in black ink in the top margin. Main text begins with a 2-line capital letter. Just above it are two square holes. The bottom of the letter is folded up and contains a red wax pendent seal which contains a central decorative image. The verso contains writing: "5. Hen. 1403"; "Rick..Betton to M° Carlos Mess V in..Betton"; Phillips MS 36314."

Land grant or will from John son of Henri...of Harntote(?) to his brother Stephen. Gothic bastard hand. Light brown ink. Two square holes are near the top left edge of the recto. Last line of text is completed by dashes. The bottom of the document is folded up, and the pendental strands of parchment are attached. The verso contain some writing: "Phillips MS 31881"; "7 E 2."

Louis XV grants the office of Commissaire-priseur (auctioneer) to Charles Violette of Veaugeroux (Vergeroux) for Châtelet of Paris, its goods, and its suburbs. Signed by Louis XV. Cursive hand. Brown ink. The first line of the document is written in letters twice the size of those in the rest of the document. Some of the lines are underlined in red ink. Below the last line of the text is, perhaps, the signature of Louis XV ("Louis" underlined), and just below that is "CharleRoy" in large cursive letters. Another (undecipherable) line appears below this. On both sides of the signature, a (mirrored) discoloration appears, which may be the remains of a seal. Top left of the document contains a modern summary of the contents of the document. Below this summary, in the left margin, are two more pieces of writing in different hands. The verso contains the word "Leejal...(?)". Metal point or blind ruling.

Land grant from Roger (Howalls?). Gothic bastard hand. Dark brown ink. The recto contains two square holes in the top left corner. Text begins with a 2-line capital. 2 paragraphs. Document is torn at the bottom. Two red wax pendent seals are attached to the bottom left corner. The verso is blank, except for some modern writing in pencil. (The date given is 18 Ed. IV. The date of this grant, then, is slightly uncertain due to the fact that Edward IV was deposed in 1470 and enthroned a second time in 1471.)

Legal document concerning heirs, lands, and buildings. Gothic bastard hand. Brown ink. Recto: The main text, about 132 lines long, begins with an initial "I" that is thick for 4 lines and trails thinly down the left margin for 8 more lines. Hash marks decorate the initial. The spacing of the document is quite wide at the top, but it gradually diminishes toward the end of the document. Below the main text is a space, followed by 7 lines of writing. To the left of this paragraph is a penwork notarial seal that resembles a compass. Below this is another space, followed by a paragraph of 6 lines that begins with a 6-line initial "P." Below this is another space and a paragraph of 4 lines. To the left of this paragraph is a penned notarial seal identical to the one above. Verso of this document has writing in multiple hands from different time periods in black and brown ink . Included in this writing is "Jayme Gargallo...de Canarie, the date 15 Mayo 1425" and Anthony de Molinos." Two pieces of parchment have been sewn together to form one page. This seam is horizontal. A tear on the bottom right side of the page has been stitched together. [Proper names included in the document: Jacobi Gargallo...de Caranie and (perhaps) Anthony de Molinos (?).]

Land Grant. Gothic bastard hand. Light brown ink. Top left corner of the recto contains two square holes. Bottom of the document is folded up and sealed by a brown wax pendent seal.

Land grant of John de Hulle. Gothic bastard hand. Dark brown ink. On the recto, the blank space at the end of the text is filled in by thin, disconnected lines. The bottom of the page is folded up, and a pendent seal is attached by means of parchment. The shape of the seal is eye-like. The black wax seal contains a central image surrounded by text, and the back of it is spherical and smooth. Verso contains writing: "Confirmatio (?) John de Hulle, irchall co. Salop. S.L." (middle) and "Phillips MS 36297" (right). There is undecipherable writing at the bottom left of the verso in light black ink.

Land grant from Thomas Penson. Gothic bastard hand. Brown ink. Recto begins with a bold 2-line capital, the decoration of which extends above the first line of text and down to the 8th line of the text (in the left margin). The capital is followed by "nant" in bold letters that are 1.5-lines long. Bottom of the document is folded up and contains pendental parchment. The verso contains some writing: "De ... in Oberton/22.E.4/Charta Thomas Penson...xre (Christ)" and "222." Two square shaped holes appear in the top left corner of the recto.

Land grant from John de Hylethorne. Gothic bastard hand. Dark brown ink. Top left corner of the recto contains two square holes. Bottom of the document is folded up, and pendent strands of parchment remains.

Charter of Richard son of Thomas de Staton granting land, etc., in Wrenthall (and other places) to Robert de Waliboure. Gothic bastard hand in brown ink. Bottom of the page is folded up (about 2 cm). A red wax seal is on this fold. Modern tape is underneath the seal. The verso is blank, save a word written in modern hand and "Phillips MS 36315." Old notes says 21. Edw. III.