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Land grant
Title:
Land grant
Description:
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."
Date:
1404
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Land grant
Title:
Land grant
Description:
Land grant. Gothic bastard hand. Brown ink. Text on the recto begins with a 2-line capital. Bottom of the document is folded up, and "Salop" is written in modern hand on the folded portion. A black wax pendent seal with a central image surrounded by text is attached. Reverse of the seal is globular with a circle impressed in the center. The verso contains writing: "235", 1330 (crossed out) 1329, and some undecipherable writing summarizing the grant.
Date:
1331
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Indenture
Title:
Indenture
Description:
Legal document. Property indenture among Thomas Whitmore, Esquire, of Apley Park in the County of Salop, Sir Thomas John Tyrwhitt Jones of Stanley, and Onesiphorus Tyndall...of Middlesex County. On the recto, This Indenture, printed in large black ink letters, begins the document. Within the capital "T" is a seal in black ink which is topped by a crown and contains a coat of arms that is surrounded by the words "Honi soit qui mal y pense." At the bottom of the "T" in small printed letters are the words "Silvester, Engraver to His Majesty, 27, Strand, London." Manuscript in brown ink. The document is bounded on all sides by double or triple red lines. In the left margin is a blue tax stamp with a tin tab for one pound and six shillings. Below the stamp is a map of the land, to which the document pertains, in turquoise ink. Names of the parties involved are written neatly around the map. A compass stands to the left of the map. Bottom of the document is folded up, and has green ribbon topped with red wax in three places. Left and right edges of the fold are sealed by thin strands of parchment. Verso contains a summary of the document and a white square stamp (the obverse part of the tax stamp) with a crown, 22,, 1, "G, and R." Also on the verso is a witness statement noting that the money mentioned in the document was paid; it is signed "Witness." Metal point ruling. Prickings on the left and right edges. Indenture is accompanied by a 2 page paper manuscript from January 19, 1826, written by M. Mickers (or Mickeus?) and addressed to Sir Thomas John Tyrwhitt Jones Bart of Stanley Hall regarding an estimate of the land.
Date:
1826-03-25
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Marriage contract
Title:
Marriage contract
Description:
Legal document regarding the settlement of the marriage between Alexander John Baylis, Esquire, and Sarah Ann Hopgood. Cursive. Black and Brown ink. Double red ink lines bound the text of the documents. All documents are folded at the bottom and sealed together with green ribbon and (four) red wax seals containing the letter "H". The folded portion of the document contains the signatures of Alexander Baylis, Sarah Ann Hopgood, Wyndham Hart, and Joseph Emerson Dowson. Some pages contain tax stamps.
Date:
1873-09-24
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Land grant
Title:
Land grant
Description:
Land grant (or will?) from Petronilla, daughter(?) of Richard le Bonde to Robert Leget. Gothic hand. Brown ink. Metal point ruling. The bottom is folded up, and pendent strands of parchment remain. The verso contains writing: "Number 188"; Phillips MS 36289"; "20. Ed. 1 1292... Petronella daur of Rich le Bor/nde to Rob Leget/t and his heirs of all her estate in the Manor of Little (Ha..f??) Co Salop."
Date:
1292
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Land grant of John de Hulle
Title:
Land grant of John de Hulle
Description:
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.
Date:
(inferred)1400
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts
Land grant from Roger de Betton son of Richard de Betton
Title:
Land grant from Roger de Betton son of Richard de Betton
Description:
Land grant from Roger de Betton son of Richard de Betton. Gothic bastard hand. Brown ink. "Salop" in modern hand in black ink appears in the top margin of the recto. The bottom of the document is folded up and sealed by a fine, red wax pendent seal. The central image is a lion rampant within a shield within a circle surrounded by text. The back of the seal is globular with a concave circular center. The folded up part of the document contains "Seal a lion rampant" written in modern hand in black ink. The verso contains writing: "...Ed. 3."; Roger De Betton son of Rich Betton Rich only (inserted above) Tor(?) Tho Gr?burg of Tharge Betton..."; "Allemeri(?) 1369."
Date:
1371
Collection:
Single Leaf Manuscripts