Gift of land, Elsfield, Oxfordshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.3903
  • Dates of Creation
      21 Apr. 1314 (Sunday in the Quindene of Easter 7 Edward II [Edward son of King Edward, 21 Apr 1314]; the regnal year in the dating clause has been altered)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

William de Wyk' confirms his gift (with warranty) to his father Hugh de Wyk', of a messuage and 19 acres in Elsefeld [Elsfield], Oxfordshire, for Hugh's life, at the annual rent of one rose, delivered at the Feast of St John Baptist. Deed poll, witnessed by William de M'ston', John de Bradel', George de Louches, Ralph de ?Sannford, John Bastard de Stoford, and others. Pendant tagged red-brown round seal with 'clover-leaf' device. Endorsed in a ?fifteenth-century hand: 'Carta de terris in Ellisfeld / Wyk'. In pencil at top-right: '2'. The regnal year in the dating clause has been altered.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by Lord Fairhaven, 9 April 1949

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