Gift of land, [Eversden?], Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.3658
  • Dates of Creation
      24 May 1427 (At Eversden, Saturday after the Feast of St Dunstan the Bishop, 5 Henry VI, [24 May 1427])
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

Richard Adam of Orwell and John Wake of Great Eversden confirm their gift (with warranty) to Nicholas Adam of Orwell, Thomas Adam of Eversden, Henry Wake of Eversden, and Thomas Kyng' of Toft, of all that land and tenement formerly held by James and Joan West. Deed poll, witnessed by John Courthose, John Bocher [?Vocher], Henry Bocher [?Vocher], John Saykyn, Richard Clerk', and others. Two red round seals on single tag: 'four-leaf clover' and 'torch' motifs. Endorsed in pencil: '15'.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by Mrs R G Harrison, The Little House, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, 13 May 1941

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