Power of attorney, Milton, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.4012
  • Dates of Creation
      29 Jan. 1394 (17 Richard II)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

John [Lestraunge, 6th Lord Strange] son of Roger Lestraunge de Knokyn appoints John Estmond and Bartholomew Knyght as his attornies to deliver, according to the tenor of his charter, seisin of his manor of Middelton [Milton], Cambridgeshire, with the advowson, to Richard Edenevet, rector of ?Llannemynagh, and to John Epurston, rector of Milton. Deed poll. Pendant red round armorial seal (damaged) upon tongue. Contemporary endorsement: 'Littera attornati de Middelton / ad deliberandum seisinam'. Further endorsed in red ink: '332/4' and, in pencil, '273'.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased at Sotheby's, Lot 19 (Phillipps MS 41042), 13 April 1981

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