1684 ANTIQUE HANDWRITTEN ENGLISH LEGAL DOCUMENT W/SEAL VELLUM PARCHMENT
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Reference Number: Avaluer:4713434 | Handmade: Yes |
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom | Modified Item: No |
Please email with any questions. Antique handwritten English document on parchment with attached seal. Parchment measures 11" by 10 and the seal measures 1 1/4" by 1 1/2". This very old document has faded writing and much of it is in Latin. Written in the top left corner is "Ripple Mannor" which I take to be "manor". Within the first paragraph is "anno domini 1684" which dates this piece. There is a two column list of men's names within brackets and in the text under that the words... "habend & tenend" are written larger than the surrounding text- perhaps a land tenant? The seal is very hard to discern and looks more like a hunk of terracotta clay than wax. It's heavy for its size and has some chips and crack lines. The parchment is a little fragile but is still slightly supple.