Gift of land, Madingley, Cambridgeshire

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  • Reference
    • GB 12 MS Doc.3655
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1 Jan. 1418 (At Madingley, Saturday in the Feast of the Circumcision, 5 Henry V, [1 Jan 1418])
  • Language of Material
    • English .
  • Physical Description
    • 1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

William Bridde of Madyngley [Madingley] confirms his gift (with warranty) to his wife Margaret, of all his lands and tenements lying in the vill and fields of Madingley. Deed poll, witnessed by Thomas Jaunto' of Madyngley, William Benet, Edmund Martyn of the same, and others. Bronze round seal: clawed beast or bird motif. Contemporary endorsement: 'Margareta Larke (?)'. Further endorsed in pencil: '3 / 5 Henry V'.

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Acquisition Information

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

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