Western Michigan University, WMU MS 154
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS6429
- Shelfmark:
- WMU MS 154
- Title:
- Grant, 1427 October 1, of land from Sir William Babyngton to John and Matilda Howes
- Babington, William, Sir, approximately 1370-1454
- Place:
- England
- Date:
- 1427 October 1
- Language:
- Latin
- Physical Description:
- Extent: 1 leaf : paper ; 363 x 325 mm
- Note:
- Title supplied by cataloger.
Ms. document.
Paper, indented upper margin. Latin, 15 lines, ruled in hard point. Bottom half folded with four seal tags attached, the last appears to be from a fragment of an early Middle English text, which must predate 1427, and with the words "men to persue your laws with other w..." still visible. A red wax seal is attached to the last tag.
A grant for the transfer of land in Barwell (near Hinkley, Leicestershire), by Sir William Babington (Babyngton) to John Howes and his wife Matilda. The document is dated October 1, 1427.
England, the date 1 October 1427 appears at the end of the text. Sir William Babington (c.1370-1454), justice, Order of the Bath, was born into an ancient Northumberland family and pursued a highly successful legal career that allowed him to greatly extend his family's landholdings, which included estates in Leicestershire on the border of Nottinghamshire (Payling). Purchased by Special... - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/4dvb3u/01WMU_ALMA21348588460002436
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/iiif/m/WMUwmu~77~77~1222496~160207/manifest
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