Western Michigan University, WMU MS 133

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS6416

Shelfmark:

WMU MS 133

Title:

Lease, 1625 November 17, of land in Great Abington to Thomas Warde

Place:

England

England TGN

Date:

1625

seventeenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

eng

English WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 sheet : parchment, 475 x 722 mm.

Note:

Title supplied by cataloger.
Ms. document.
Indenture document (lease) between Sir William Compton, Sir Thomas Compton, brother of Lord Compton, Augustine Nicolls of Kent, Walter Pye of the Meend, Herets, esquire, Robert Pye of Middle Temple, Thomas Warde of Great Abbington, Combs gentleman, servant to Lord Compton recites lease by Lord Compton. Parcels of meadow arable and pasture pertaining to capital messuage of mansion dwelling...
Parchment, single sheet, indented along top, with plica. 475 x 722 mm. Five parchment tags; all seals lacking. Written in English secretary script; opening words and later, emphasized words in larger bastard anglicana script. Text opens with an 11-line, flourished initial "T". Pricking in both margins. Document folded 5 times. Slashed twice to cancel document.
Written in England and dated 17 November [?] James I. Date of "1625" on the dorse in a near contemporary hand. Signatures of William Compton, Thomas Compton, Robert Pye and two others on plica alongside parchment tags. Three contemporary inscriptions on the dorse along the top: each with signatures (four total) including those of Thomas Warde, John [last name indecipherable] and Richard [last...

Keyword:

Deeds

documentary scripts

Manuscripts, English

Leases

History

Institutional Record:

https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA21346750930002436

IIIF Manifest:

https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~1222605~160313/manifest

Holding Institution:

Western Michigan University