Gift of land, Madingley, Cambridgeshire

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  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Doc.3636
  • Dates of Creation
    • 3 Feb. 1327 ('At Madingley, Tuesday in the Feast of the Purification', 1 Edward III, [3 Feb 1327])
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

John, son of William Harsent of Maddyngle [Madingley] confirms his gift (with warranty) to William son of Ralph Faber ('Fabriy'), of the same place, of one selion of arable land in the fields of Madingley at Clynchanedyn between the land of Thomas le Bonde and William 'in the dych'. Deed poll, witnessed by John le Palmere of Madingley, Thomas le Bonde, William Halsteyn, James Egle, William in the Dych, of the same place, and others. Black round seal. ?Eighteenth-century endorsement: 'Madingley / 1 Edward 3'.

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Acquisition Information

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

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