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Auction: 14035 - Postal History, Autographs and Historical Documents
Lot: 3012

Historical Documents
1662, 1663 and 1683 indentures in latin on vellum, exemplifications of common recovery from the reign of Charles II.

1662 (18 June) by Francis Oldfield and John Crowth(er) from Edward Godfrey of the manor of Great Grandsen (or Gransden magna) and 6 messauges, 2 windmills, 1 dovecote, 6 gardens, 400 acres land, 40 meadow, 60 pasture, 20 wood and 200 heath and scrub in and around Great and Little Gransden, Caxton, Abbotsley, Hardwick and 'Lycott', villages between Huntingdon and Cambridge. Features a fancy initial capital with coat of arms in centre and various heraldic devices.

1663 (28 November) by John Freman and Louis Mountgomery from Sir Henry Capell and his wife Dorothy of the manor of Perry (alias Perry Court), 3 messauges, 2 tofts, 2 gardens, 150 acres land, 20 acres pasture in Preston, Ospringe, Faversham and Luddenham in Kent. (Perry Court still exists and is just south of Faversham.) With large initial capital featuring royal coat of arms in centre and other heraldic devices.

1683 (12 February) by Matthew Young from Richard Harvey of 7 acres of marsh in West Ham, Essex with a portrait of King Charles II in large initial capital with heraldic devices alongside.
All are good to fine and make a very appealing group. Photo





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