Land Grant 13th century
Land in Cowick - land grant with warranty: Adam, son of William, the merchant, of Cowick (West Riding, Yorkshire) grants to William of Cargil one section of land in Cowick. Witnessed by John, son of Thomas de Snayth, cleric, and John Godard, Hugh, son of Alan. US$750.
Phillip J. Pirages 1022, cat. 45
Land Grant, 1465
A grant by Thomas Hobford of Evesham to John Mody of all his tenement and lands in the villages and fields of Eldresfeld, Staunton and Pendok, the ceded property having been a gift to Hobford from his brother, Galfridus. The grant is witnessed by Richard Whytyngton, William Delemare, Richard Clytte, Galfridus Mody, Philip Smede and John Donne. US$400.
Phillip J. Pirages 1023, cat. 45
Property transactions 16th-17th centuries
This group of 11 documents, dating from the early 16th to the early 17th centuries, all concern property on the isaldn of Majorca (Mallorca today), some of it in the valley known today as Valldemosa (vallis de Mussa in the documents. The documents are all in the hands of professional scribed and notaries and most of them are legible, so that a diligent scholar could find out quite a bit about land tenure and inheritance patterns in Majorca from these records. They may come from a notary's office, or from the archives of an extended family. US$450.
Phillip J. Pirages 1024, cat. 45
Land Conveyance, 1540In this document, William Pygull de Hoo of Perthale in Bedfordshire conveys 10 acres of farmland to Henry and Thomas Deym of Kimbolton, the land to be worked by John Wylde and Maryell (presumably his wife). The document states that the property had been enfeoffed to Pygull by William Stoughton. US$300.
Phillip J. Pirages 1025, cat. 45 also 603, cat. 44
Conveyance of Manor, 1631
Dated 4 July 1631 this very intriguing document relates to the transfer of Navesby Manor in the county of Northamptonshire by Sir Edward Coke (the famous legal scholar and author) and his wife, the Lady Elizabeth, to Edward Kippax and John Norwood, both of London, the money involved in the transaction to be paid on 10 January 1631/32 O.S. and delivered to the home of John Wolstenholme in Seethingham near Tower Street in London. the document goes into some detail about the former owners of the property and mentions Edward Stafford (Duke of Buckingham, the "sometime owner"), Queen Elizabeth (who seized the property when the Duke was executed), Christopher Hatton (Lord Chancellor who acquired the land), the Lady Elizabeth Hatton (who presumably inherited the land), Coke (who married Elizabeth Hatton, mainly, it is said, to spite Francis Bacon), a trio of personages (Edmond Withypole, Henry Yelverton and John Walter) who somehow were involved in the transfer of the property to Coke, 10 witnesses and Wolstenholme (with whom the Lady Elizabeth was apparently cohabiting, as she and Coke were notoriously unsuited for each other). Beside the witnesses, the document is signed by Kippax, Norwood and Sir Thomas Coventry, Lord Keepoer of the Great Seal, who is presumably a party to the transaction as the Crown's representative. Also, the verso is signed by Coke, Wolstenholme (1562-1639) is of special American interest because, as commissioner for Virginia plantations, he was a central figure in the administration of colonial properties. This document was No. 29991 in the collection of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872) who made collecting the chief business of his life, eventually becoming the greatest collector of manuscripts in history. is collection reached the staggering number of 60,000 manuscripts and approximately 1,000 incunabula, as well as many other printed books old and new. The present item was sold at Sotheby's on 30 June 1936 and again on 23 June 1952. US$1,250.
Phillip J. Pirages 1027, cat. 45 also 604, cat. 44
Land Transfer, 1634
Dated 25 March 1634 O.S. this document acknowledges the receipt of GB240 by one Anthony Starlinge of Colby in Norfolk from Richard Harman, alderman of Norwich, as payment in full for a dwelling house in Colby with its adjacent buildings and curtilage and adjoining lands used in connection with the household. It is signed on the recto by Starlinge and on the verso by witnesses Thomas Ballyston and Robert Goose. US$400.
Phillip J. Pirages 1028, cat. 45 also 605, cat. 44
Appointment, Deputy Steward, 1692
Concerning the mannor of Aldeburgh in the area of Ipswich in Suffolk. The document, issued by Samuel Hilderbee, steward of the court of the manor, appoints as deputy steward Philip Poynter. The "lord" of the manor is Susan Johnson, who is referred to as a "spinster", but this term seems merely to mean a husbandless woman, as she is also the widow of Robert Johnson, and has two children, Elizabeth and Robert. US$175.
Phillip J. Pirages 1029, cat. 45
Property Transactions, 1696
A very large tripartite indenture in two attached sheets. The top is cut in a wavy line and the document was in triplicate, so that should queries of authenticity arise, the outlines of the copies could be compared to prove their authenticity. It dates to 14 July 1696, the reign of William III of England, whose arms are depicted in pen in upper left. The document involves large amounts of property of the Cope family (headed by Sir John Cope the Elder), some in London, some in Oxfordshire. Sir John is raising the princely sum of GB6,000 and to do so, he is giving a 100-year tenure on this property to some legal gentlemen who clearly delight in exhaustive documentation. US$450.
Phillip J. Pirages 1030, cat. 45 |
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Land Conveyance, ca. 14th century
Land at Merston on the Isle of Wight changes hands between William le Baron of Knighton and William of Huntingdon (and his wife Margaret) of the parish of Chale. US$450.
Phillip J. Pirages 601, cat. 44
Land Transaction, ca late 15th century
Conveyance by Richard Gayows the elder (formerly of Catworth in Huntingdonshire) and Thomas Lewys (formerly of Tilbrook in the same county) to Robert Portesoyll and others of land in Wornditch, Kimbolton, beside that owned by the Duke of Buckingham. The land in question is a manse, 12 acres of farmland and a pasture, and it is noteworthy that the two owners transfer this property to no fewer than eight persons, Potesoyll (a soldier), John Phillips (rector of the church of Shelton) and six others. US$325.
Phillip J. Pirages 602, cat. 44
Augmentation to Arms, 1661A grant to Sir George Lane of Tulske in the County of Roscommon in Ireland an augmentation to his family's coat of arms. This distinction is granted for faithful service over a protracted period: Land "hath for above eighteen yeares beene imployed as Secretary unto his Grace James Duke of Ormond late Lord Lieutenant of [Ireland] & acquitted himselfe with much fidelity & prudence in all transactions betwixt his late Matie. [Majesty] King Charles the First of very blessed memory, his Matie. that now is & the said Duke of Ormond & likewise for neare tenn yeares past hee hath with no lesse fidelity, constancy & ability behaved himselfe in his office of Clerke of his Maties. Privy Councell of England", et cetera. Signed on the verso by Richard St. George. US$750.
Phillip J. Pirages 606, cat. 44
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