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Manuscript indenture of demise from John Fetyplace, gentleman of Beselslight to Henry Towpott of Appleton

Manuscript indenture of demise from John Fetyplace, gentleman of Beselslight to Henry Towpott of Appleton

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Manuscript indenture of demise from John Fetyplace, gentleman of Beselslight to Henry Towpott of Appleton

by Fetyplace, John and Henry Towpott

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Ink on parchment, old folds, parchment hang tag lacking wax seal
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Appleton, England, 1572. 585 x 325 mm. Ink on parchment, old folds, parchment hang tag lacking wax seal. 585 x 325 mm. Berkshire 300 year indenture. Signed by John Fetyplace on bottom right edge. Annotated in brown ink and pencil on verso, with paper label reading C 319.

This manuscript is on a distinctively fuzzy English parchment and would be a wonderful teaching sample.

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Title
Manuscript indenture of demise from John Fetyplace, gentleman of Beselslight to Henry Towpott of Appleton
Author
Fetyplace, John and Henry Towpott
Format/Binding
585 x 325 mm
Book Condition
Used - Ink on parchment, old folds, parchment hang tag lacking wax seal
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Place of Publication
Appleton, England
Date Published
1572
Keywords
Autograph & Manuscripts | British
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Parchment
Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.

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