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Gift of land, [Eversden?], Cambridgeshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.3656

Scope and Contents

William Sall', citizen of Cambridge, John Clene or Cleue of Toft, and John Wake of Great Eversden confirm their gift (with warranty) to William and Agnes Hereward, of a tenement with adjoining arable croft, lying between the tenements of John Kerbrooc' and Richard Clerk', and abutting on the public highway, together with 16 acres of arable land which they held by the gift of Thomas Hereward. Deed poll, witnessed by John Fythyon', John Courthose, John Vocher [?Bocher], John Wake, John Kerbrooc', and others. Two tags, traces of seal. No endorsement.

Dates

  • Creation: 17 Nov. 1418 (At Great Eversden, Thursday after the Feast of St Martin the Bishop, 6 Henry V, [17 Nov 1418])

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented by Mrs R G Harrison, The Little House, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, 13 May 1941

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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