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Quitclaim, Held, Nottinghamshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.4072

Scope and Contents

Robert de Watenhowe, knight, son of Roger, quitclaims to Alexander de Wandsleg', to Alexander's wife Ysabel, and to his [later their] heirs, all his land 'de le Held', reserving rights of digging a trench from the river bank to his mill. To be held of the capital lords of the fee. Witnessed by Master Reginald de Amsleg', Master Henry then prior of Fo[?]leye, Master Gerard de Fut[?]n', Gilbert de Brymsleye, John de Perpoynt, Robert Torchart, Ranulf de Wandisleg', Geoffrey de le Held, John clerk, and others. Tag and seal wanting. Endorsed in a seventeenth-century hand: 'Waterholbes', and in a modern hand: 'Held / Co Nottingham'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1300 (Circa, undated)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 item(s) (vellum) : vellum

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Badly worn in places

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased at Sotheby's, Lot 190 (Phillipps MS 36238), 13 April 1981

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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