L-Legal-Docs-art - 2/9/08
"Large Legal Documents" by Lady Rebecca the Contrary.
NOTE: See also the files: calligraphy-msg, scrpt-develop-art, Magna-Carta-man, Beg-C-a-I-lnks, parchment-msg, paper-msg, inks-msg.
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Large Legal Documents
by Lady Rebecca the Contrary
Introduction:
A common theory in the scribal community is that larger legal documents did not exist for the time period we study. This comment always had me wondering how large legal documents really did get. We like to compare our SCA awards to legal documents because very often our awards do change the rank of our persona. Several of our awards carry grants, which existed in period. In fact this is such a common theory that many are certain the scribes of our period never worked on large documents and never worked on anything larger than 5X7.
I shared the same feeling until I became more curious about the subject. After some investigation through various lists of legal documents I noted an interesting trend. There were miniature-sized documents and the most common size for a legal document might be a 5X7 or 8X10. However there were also very large legal documents and the larger-sized documents in period were not as uncommon as we thought.
The Search:
The most comprehensive web site I could find which lists a large amount of legal documents and their details is from Harvard Law School special collections section.1 They have the text and properties of a large series of legal documents at their web site.
There are other web sites out there but I have not searched them carefully yet.
I focused on the deeds section because I could find the most detail here however there are other sections that are equally interesting. I compiled a brief list from this web site bringing over as much pertinent information about the documents as I could.
Results of Search to Date:
The most interesting point is that while 5X7 or 8X10 may be the most common size, they certainly did have larger legal documents. Some of the documents were huge. They were mostly out of parch. The web site I focused on listed the measurements in cm. It helps to remember that 2.5 cm = 1 inch when looking at this list. I have yet to collect document size information on every item listed on the web site however I did collect the information on a pretty large section. It is pretty easy to see by the following collection of information in Appendix 1 that regardless of the year or time period a variety of document sizes were used.
From this collection it appears that the average size is 13.5 cm by 25.34 cm (5.4 X 10.14 in). However this is an incomplete collection and the main focus of this research was to find the larger legal document. I suspect when this is all collected together that weÕll find a majority were either 5X7 or 8X10. Those smaller than 5X7 did exist however IÕm uncertain of their frequency.
I also note that currently year has no correlation to size. There is no way to say Òthey only had larger sizes in later years or earlier yearsÓ etc. There were larger sizes at least from 1200 on in a variety of sizes.
As a side tangent it is interesting to note that a huge majority of these documents were parch although there is one instance of paper used in this list.
APPENDIX 1 – NOTE – 1 INCH = 2.5 CENTIMETERS
Compiled from http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/collections/special/manuscripts/deeds/index.php
Type of Document |
YEAR |
DESCRIPTION |
LENGTH |
MMT |
WIDTH |
MMT |
TYPE |
Grant |
1397 |
Grant, 1397, Sept. 3. 21 Richard II. 1 item |
95 |
cm |
29 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1329 |
Grant, 1329, July 25. 3 Edward III. 1 item |
95 |
cm |
21.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1459 |
Grant, 1459, August 11. 37 Henry VI. 1 item |
40.5 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant 1450 |
1450 |
Grant 1450, September 22. 29 Henry VI. 1 item |
37.5 |
cm |
37 |
cm |
parch |
Conveyance |
1563 |
Conveyance, 1563, February 16. 5 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
31.5 |
cm |
42 |
cm |
parch |
Conveyance |
1563 |
Conveyance, 1563, February 16. 5 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
31.5 |
cm |
42 |
cm |
parch |
Bargain and Sale |
1575 |
Bargain and Sale, 1575, Nov. 25. 18 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
30.5 |
cm |
46.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1236 |
Grant, ca. 1236. 1 item |
28 |
cm |
27.6 |
cm |
parch |
Bargain and sale |
1586 |
Bargain and sale, 1586, July 20. 29 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
27 |
cm |
42 |
cm |
parch |
Lease |
1536 |
Lease, 1536, October 2. 28 Henry VIII. 1 item |
24.5 |
cm |
31.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1571 |
Grant, 1571, February 15. 13 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
24 |
cm |
31 |
cm |
parch |
Confirmation |
1170 |
Confirmation, ca. 1170. 1 item |
23 |
cm |
19 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1540 |
Grant, 1540, August 17. 32 Henry VIII. 1 item |
22 |
cm |
33.5 |
cm |
parch |
Agreement |
1341 |
Agreement, 1341, October 1. 15 Edward III. 1 item |
22 |
cm |
29 |
cm |
parch |
Demise |
1511 |
Demise, 1511, July 31. 3 Henry VIII. 1 item |
21.5 |
cm |
30 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1275 |
Grant, 1275, January 12. 3 Edward I. 1 item |
21.5 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Recovery in Worth vs. Hawke |
1545 |
Recovery in Worth vs. Hawke, 1545, November 26. 37 Henry VIII. 1 item |
21 |
cm |
45.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1429 |
Quitclaim, 1429, September 28. 8 Henry VI. 1 item |
21 |
cm |
41 |
cm |
parch |
List of deeds 1585 |
1585 |
List of deeds 1585, September 9. 2 p |
20.5 |
cm |
30 |
cm |
paper |
Inspeximus |
1290 |
Inspeximus, ca. 1290. 18 Edward I. 1 item |
20.5 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Lease |
1334 |
Lease, 1334, Feb. 18. 8 Edward III. 1 item |
20.5 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Lease |
1516 |
Lease, 1516, March 24. 7 Henry VIII. 1 item |
20 |
cm |
35 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1583 |
Grant, 1583, February 6. 25 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
20 |
cm |
34 |
cm |
parch |
Appointment |
1300 |
Appointment, ca. 1300. 1 item |
20 |
cm |
33 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1404 |
Grant, 1404, March 25. 6 Henry IV. 1 item |
20 |
cm |
25 |
cm |
parch |
Lease |
1533 |
Lease, 1533, October 8. 25 Henry VIII. 1 item |
20 |
cm |
20 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1290 |
Quitclaim, 1290, January 27. 18 Edward I. 1 item |
20 |
cm |
12 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1349 |
Grant, 1349, August 28. 23 Edward III. 1 item |
19 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Lease |
1459 |
Lease, 1459, September 29. 38 Henry VI. 1 item |
19 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1372 |
Grant, 1372, November 7. 46 Edward III. 1 item |
19 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1310 |
Grant, ca. 1310. 1 item |
19 |
cm |
18 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1516 |
Quitclaim, 1516, August 1. 8 Henry VIII. 1 item |
17.5 |
cm |
30 |
cm |
parch |
Warranty |
1336 |
Warranty, 1336, Nov. 20. 10 Edward III. 1 item |
17.5 |
cm |
23.5 |
cm |
parch |
Bargain and sale |
1571 |
Bargain and sale, 1571, April 26. 13 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
17 |
cm |
33 |
cm |
parch |
Bargain and Sale |
1510 |
Bargain and Sale, 1510, August 20. 2 Henry VIII. 1 item |
17 |
cm |
32 |
cm |
parch |
Lease |
1544 |
Lease, 1544, October 2. 36 Henry VIII. 1 item |
17 |
cm |
30.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1511 |
Quitclaim, 1511, December 12. 3 Henry VIII. 1 item |
17 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Bond |
1599 |
Bond, 1599, December 7. 42 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
17 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1600 |
Grant, 1600, October 26. 42 Elizabeth. 1 item |
16.5 |
cm |
31 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1180 |
Grant, ca. 1180. 1 item |
16.5 |
cm |
18 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1532 |
Grant, 1532, December 8. 24 Henry VIII. 1 item |
16 |
cm |
42.5 |
cm |
parch |
Fine in Worth vs. More |
1547 |
Fine in Worth vs. More, 1547, April 24. 1 Edward VI. 1 item |
16 |
cm |
32 |
cm |
parch |
Declaration |
1450 |
Declaration, circa 1450. 1 item |
16 |
cm |
24.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1330 |
Grant, ca. 1330. 1 item |
16 |
cm |
21 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1521 |
Grant, 1521. 13 Henry VIII. 1 item |
16 |
cm |
12 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1527 |
Quitclaim, 1527. 19 Henry VIII. 1 item |
15.5 |
cm |
30.8 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1453 |
Grant, 1453, October 5. 32 Henry VI. 1 item |
15.5 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1340 |
Grant, 1340, March 5. 15 Edward II. 1 item |
15.5 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Bond |
1577 |
Bond, 1577, April 16. 19 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
15.5 |
cm |
25.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1300 |
Quitclaim, ca. 1300. 1 item |
15 |
cm |
38 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1449 |
Grant, 1449, August 11. 27 Henry VI. 1 item |
15 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Agreement |
1275 |
Agreement, 1275, January 12. 3 Edward I. 1 item |
15 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Agreement |
1336 |
Agreement, 1336, August 1. 10 Edward III. 1 item |
15 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Grant of free warren |
1254 |
Grant of free warren, 1254, November 22. 39 Henry III. 1 ite |
15 |
cm |
22.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1270 |
Grant, ca. 1270. 1 item |
15 |
cm |
15.5 |
cm |
parch |
Mortgage |
1576 |
Mortgage, 1576, Oct. 17. 18 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
14.5 |
cm |
29 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1514 |
Grant, 1514, December 31. 6 Henry VIII. 1 item |
14.5 |
cm |
25.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
|
Grant, 12th century. 1 item |
14.5 |
cm |
15.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1524 |
Quitclaim, 1524, September 1. 16 Henry VIII. 1 item |
14 |
cm |
42.5 |
cm |
parch |
Fine in Beauchamp vs. Shokesdon |
1372 |
Fine in Beauchamp vs. Shokesdon, 1372, April 11. 46 Edward III. 1 item |
14 |
cm |
32 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1338 |
Grant, 1338, July 5. 12 Edward III. 1 item |
14 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Demise |
1362 |
Demise, 1362, Dec. 24. 36 Edward III. 1 item |
14 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1293 |
Grant, 1293, November 22. 22 Edward I. 1 item |
14 |
cm |
24.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1363 |
Quitclaim, 1363, July 12. 37 Edward III. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
42.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1393 |
Grant, 1393, April 23. 16 Richard II. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
36.5 |
cm |
parch |
Appointment |
1586 |
Appointment, 1586, Sept. 23. 28 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
26.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1304 |
Grant, 1304, September 14. 32 Edward I. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
20 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1270 |
Grant, ca. 1270. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
20 |
cm |
parch |
Agreement |
1499 |
Agreement, 1499, October 14. 15 Henry VII. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
19.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1280 |
Grant, ca. 1280. Edward I. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
18 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1280 |
Grant, ca. 1280. 1 item |
13.5 |
cm |
14.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1373 |
Grant, 1373, Nov. 20. 47 Edward III. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1410 |
Grant, 1410, November 11. 12 Henry IV. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
26.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1465 |
Quitclaim, 1465, Jan. 28. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
26 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1418 |
Grant, 1418, January 25. 6 Henry V. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
26 |
cm |
parch |
Bond |
1526 |
Bond, 1526, Apr. 25. 18 Henry VIII. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
23.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1325 |
Grant, 1325, June 26. 18 Edward II. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Agreement |
1289 |
Agreement, 1289, February 2. 17 Edward I. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1351 |
Grant, 1351, Nov. 19. 25 Edward III. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
22.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1270 |
Grant, ca. 1270. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1346 |
Grant, 1346, May 6. 20 Edward III. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
21 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1325 |
Grant, 1325, June 14. 18 Edward II. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
20 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1261 |
Quitclaim, 1261, November. 46 Henry III. 1 item |
13 |
cm |
18.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1322 |
Grant, 1322, December 11. 16 Edward II. 1 item |
12.5 |
cm |
35 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1337 |
Grant, 1337, September 11. 11 Edward III. 1 item |
12.5 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1260 |
Grant, ca. 1260. 1 item |
12.5 |
cm |
19 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1250 |
Grant, ca. 1250. 1 item |
12.5 |
cm |
14.5 |
cm |
parch |
Demise |
1498 |
Demise, 1498, May 6. 13 Henry VII. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
32.5 |
cm |
parch |
Sale |
1544 |
Sale, 1544, September 22. 36 Henry VIII. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
30 |
cm |
parch |
Release |
1365 |
Release, 1365, April 6. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
29 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1510 |
Grant, 1510, February 1. 1 Henry VIII. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1332 |
Quitclaim, 1332, May 8. 6 Edward III. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1337 |
Quitclaim, 1337, January 13. 10 Edward III. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
25 |
cm |
parch |
Indulgence |
1299 |
Indulgence, 1299, August 10. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1230 |
Grant, ca. 1230. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
17.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1250 |
Quitclaim, ca. 1250. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
17 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1250 |
Grant, ca. 1250. 1 item |
12 |
cm |
15 |
cm |
parch |
Bond |
1428 |
Bond, 1428, August 13. 6 Henry VI. 1 item |
11.6 |
cm |
10 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1350 |
Grant, 1350, Oct. 25. 24 Edward III. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1366 |
Grant, 1366, Nov. 3. 40 Edward III. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
25 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1384 |
Grant, 1384, May 9. 7 Richard II. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1325 |
Grant, 1325, March 9. 18 Edward II. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
21.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1438 |
Grant, 1438, April 8. 16 Henry VI. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
21 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1280 |
Grant, ca. 1280. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
20.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1220 |
Grant, ca. 1220. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
18.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1200 |
Grant, ca. 1200. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
16.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1180 |
Grant, ca. 1180. 1 item |
11.5 |
cm |
15 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1434 |
Grant, 1434, Oct. 4. 13 Henry VI. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
31 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1408 |
Quitclaim, 1408, October 14. 10 Henry IV. 1 item : parch |
11 |
cm |
29.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1533 |
Quitclaim, 1533, April 10. 24 Henry VIII. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1334 |
Grant, 1334, September 11. 8 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
28.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1362 |
Grant, 1362, April 19. 36 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1349 |
Grant, 1349, January 10. 23 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1366 |
Quitclaim, 1366, May 9. 40 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
24.5 |
cm |
parch |
Release |
1347 |
Release, 1347, July 2. 21 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
21 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1200 |
Grant, ca. 1200. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
17.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1348 |
Grant, 1348, March 9. 22 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
17 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1358 |
Grant, 1358, April 24. 32 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
17 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1327 |
Grant, 1327, October 21. 1 Edward III. 1 item |
11 |
cm |
17 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1473 |
Grant, 1473, October 6. 13 Edward IV. 1 item |
10.5 |
cm |
35 |
cm |
parch |
Release |
1363 |
Release, 1363, September 10. 37 Edward III. 1 item |
10.5 |
cm |
30 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1337 |
Grant, 1337, February 3. 11 Edward III. 1 item |
10.5 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1341 |
Grant, 1341, July 24. 15 Edward III. 1 item |
10.5 |
cm |
21.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1295 |
Grant, 1295, July. 23 Edward I. 1 item |
10.5 |
cm |
21 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1328 |
Quitclaim, 1328, December 8. 2 Edward III. 1 item |
10.5 |
cm |
19 |
cm |
parch |
Statute Staple |
1567 |
Statute Staple, 1567, Dec 2. 9 Elizabeth I. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
34 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1355 |
Grant, 1355, January 1. 28 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1345 |
Quitclaim, 1345, April 26. 19 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1358 |
Grant, 1358, July 20. 32 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1359 |
Grant, 1359, August 14. 33 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1357 |
Grant, 1357, Feb. 12. 32 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
25.5 |
cm |
parch |
Acquittance |
1404 |
Acquittance, 1404, January 10. 5 Henry IV. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
25 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1371 |
Grant, 1371, June 27. 45 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
24.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1335 |
Quitclaim, 1335, Feb. 27. 10 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
24.5 |
cm |
parch |
Letters of Attorney |
1511 |
Letters of Attorney, 1511, July 31. 2 Henry VIII. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1334 |
Grant, 1334, March 6. 2 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Declaration |
1487 |
Declaration, 1487, April 4. 2 Henry VII. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Release |
1362 |
Release, 1362, January 16. 36 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1346 |
Grant, 1346, Mar. 19. 20 Edward III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1297 |
Grant, 1297, August 16. 25 Edward 1. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1260 |
Grant, ca. 1260. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
21 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1250 |
Grant, ca. 1250. 35 Henry III. 1 item |
10 |
cm |
19 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1329 |
Grant, 1329, January 8. 2 Edward III |
10 |
cm |
17 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1358 |
Grant, 1358, February 14. 32 Edward III. 1 item |
9.5 |
cm |
32.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1350 |
Grant, ca. 1350. 1 item |
9.5 |
cm |
31.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1439 |
Quitclaim, 1439, June 22. 17 Henry VI. 1 item |
9.5 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1362 |
Grant, 1362, January 21. 36 Edward III. 1 item |
9.5 |
cm |
22.5 |
cm |
parch |
Release |
1368 |
Release, 1368, October 1. 42 Edward III. 1 item |
9.5 |
cm |
19.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1281 |
Grant, 1281, November 2. 10 Edward I. 1 item |
9.5 |
cm |
19.5 |
cm |
parch |
Declaration |
1477 |
Declaration, 1477, August 18. 17 Edward IV. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
38 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1358 |
Grant, 1358, February 14. 32 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
32.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1358 |
Grant, 1358, February 14. 32 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
30.5 |
cm |
parch |
Certificate |
1501 |
Certificate, 1501, May 23. 16 Henry VII. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
30 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1368 |
Quitclaim, 1368, Jan. 21. 42 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1337 |
Grant, 1337, September 17. 11 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
26 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1355 |
Grant, 1355, June 7. 29 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
26 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1336 |
Grant, 1336, September 13. 10 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
25.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1542 |
Grant, 1542, July 6. 34 Henry VIII. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
24.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1332 |
Grant, 1332, June 12. 6 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
23.5 |
cm |
parch |
Receipt |
1352 |
Receipt, 1352, April 9. 26 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1280 |
Grant, ca. 1280. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1341 |
Quitclaim, 1341, June 29. 15 Edward III. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1250 |
Grant, ca. 1250. 1 item |
9 |
cm |
20.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1408 |
Grant, 1408, Mar. 3. 10 Henry IV. 1 item |
8.5 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1355 |
Grant, 1355, July 23. 29 Edward III. 1 item |
8.5 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1290 |
Grant, ca. 1290. 1 item |
8.5 |
cm |
20 |
cm |
parch |
grant |
1250 |
grant, ca. 1250. 1 item |
8.5 |
cm |
18.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1487 |
Grant, 1487, April. 2 Henry VII. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
31.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1428 |
Quitclaim, 1428, April 7. 6 Henry VI. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
27.5 |
cm |
parch |
Bond |
1543 |
Bond, 1543, January 7. 34 Henry VIII. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1337 |
Grant, 1337, July 10. 11 Edward III. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1346 |
Grant, 1346, June 15. 20 Edward III. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1250 |
Grant, ca. 1250. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
22.5 |
cm |
parch |
Surrender |
1438 |
Surrender, 1438, April9. 16 Henry VI. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Letters of Attorney |
1348 |
Letters of Attorney, 1348, December 9. 22 Edward III. 1 ite |
8 |
cm |
18 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1250 |
Grant, ca. 1250. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
16 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1290 |
Quitclaim, ca. 1290. 18 Edward I. 1 item |
8 |
cm |
14 |
cm |
parch |
Agreement |
1361 |
Agreement, 1361, January 29. 35 Edward III. 1 item |
7.5 |
cm |
33.5 |
cm |
parch |
Receipt |
1334 |
Receipt, 1334, Aug. 5. 8 Edward III. 1 item |
7.5 |
cm |
30 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1381 |
Quitclaim, 1381, December 25. 5 Richard II. 1 item |
7.5 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Bond |
1278 |
Bond, 1278, March 9. 6 Edward I. 1 item |
7.5 |
cm |
22 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1300 |
Grant, ca. 1300. 1 item |
7.5 |
cm |
19 |
cm |
parch |
Bond |
|
Bond, ca. 1280. 1 item |
7.5 |
cm |
18.5 |
cm |
parch |
Manumission |
1270-1271 |
Manumission, 1270-1271. 55 Henry III. 1 item |
7.5 |
cm |
18 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1281 |
Grant, 1281, April. 9 Edward I. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
28 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1373 |
Grant, 1373, September 8. 47 Edward III. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
27 |
cm |
parch |
Acquittance |
1439 |
Acquittance, 1439, June 22. 17 Henry VI. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
25 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1334 |
Grant, 1334, May 11. 8 Edward III. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim 1294 |
1294 |
Quitclaim 1294, November 12. 22 Edward I. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
20 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1294 |
Quitclaim, 1294, November 12. 22 Edward I. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
19.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1330 |
Quitclaim, 1330, September 28. 4 Edward III. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
18.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1200 |
Grant, ca. 1200. 1 item |
7 |
cm |
15.5 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1250 |
Grant, ca. 1250. 1 item |
6.5 |
cm |
33.5 |
cm |
parch |
Notice |
1362 |
Notice, 1362, January 14. 36 Edward III. 1 item |
6.5 |
cm |
24.5 |
cm |
parch |
Quitclaim |
1345 |
Quitclaim, 1345, May 31. 19 Edward III. 1 item |
6.5 |
cm |
23 |
cm |
parch |
Letters of Attorney |
1316 |
Letters of Attorney, 1316, May 2. 9 Edward II. 1 item |
6.5 |
cm |
19.5 |
cm |
parch |
Request |
1350 |
Request, 1350, March 14. 24 Edward III. 1 item |
6 |
cm |
33.5 |
cm |
parch |
Appointment |
1382 |
Appointment, 1382, April 25. 5 Richard II. 1 item |
6 |
cm |
24 |
cm |
parch |
Probate of Will |
1500 |
Probate of Will, 1500, January 31. 1 item |
5.5 |
cm |
31 |
cm |
parch |
Letters of attorney |
1334 |
Letters of attorney, 1334, September. 9. 8 Edward III. 1 item |
5.5 |
cm |
20 |
cm |
parch |
Letters of attorney |
1393 |
Letters of attorney, 1393, April 4. 16 Richard II. 1 item |
5.5 |
cm |
19.5 |
cm |
parch |
Letters of Attorney |
1397 |
Letters of Attorney, 1397, May 11. 20 Richard II. 1 item |
3.5 |
cm |
21 |
cm |
parch |
Grant |
1220 |
Grant, ca. 1220. 1 item |
3.5 |
cm |
18 |
cm |
parch |
1.) http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/collections/special/manuscripts/deeds/index.php">http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/collections/special/manuscripts/deeds/index.php
Harvard Law School Library, Special Collections; http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/collections/special/manuscripts/deeds/index.php">http://www.law.harvard.edu/library/collections/special/manuscripts/deeds/index.php, Accessed 2/20/2007
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