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Gift of land, [Eversden?], Cambridgeshire

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.3658

Scope and Contents

Richard Adam of Orwell and John Wake of Great Eversden confirm their gift (with warranty) to Nicholas Adam of Orwell, Thomas Adam of Eversden, Henry Wake of Eversden, and Thomas Kyng' of Toft, of all that land and tenement formerly held by James and Joan West. Deed poll, witnessed by John Courthose, John Bocher [?Vocher], Henry Bocher [?Vocher], John Saykyn, Richard Clerk', and others. Two red round seals on single tag: 'four-leaf clover' and 'torch' motifs. Endorsed in pencil: '15'.

Dates

  • Creation: 24 May 1427 (At Eversden, Saturday after the Feast of St Dunstan the Bishop, 5 Henry VI, [24 May 1427])

Conditions Governing Access

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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

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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