COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Document Collection
Record
Identifier:
exwsms130_seal_front_detail
Manuscript Identifier:
MS 130
Title:
Conveyance, 1635 April 18, of Lands to Thomas Jackson, seal, front
Alternative Title:
MS 130, seal, front
Origin Date:
1635
Origin Location:
England
Description:
Front of a seal attached to the indenture document of Samuel Ladd of Chartham, Kent, England to Thomas Jackson of the Precincts of Canterbury Cathedral for 400 pounds and message, including cottage, two gardens, two orchards, and three acres of land in Chartham. Ball-shaped, red wax seal bearing the device of a winged heart.
Provenance:
Written in England and dated 8 April, 11 Charles I (1635). Four inscriptions on the dorse: two in an English secretary hand similar to the main text and two in a later crusive hand; the name of Elizabeth Ladd is mentioned along with the names Edward Nordey (sp?) and Godfrey Pyard (sp?). Formerly Phillipps no. 31801; the number “31801” located in center of dorse. Gift of the Department of History, Western Michigan University to WMU Special Collections in 1999.
Extent:
1 sheet with plica
Subject:
Manuscripts, English--Michigan--Kalamazoo
Subject:
Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714--Sources
Subject:
Conveyancing--England--17th century
Subject:
Seals (Numismatics)--Great Britain
Subject:
Deeds
Subject:
Documentary scripts
Language:
eng
Dimensions:
30 mm diameter wax seal; 170 mm parchment tag; 1.5 mm diameter device
Material:
parchment
Binding:
Document was folded five times and severaly worn with several holes along folds.
Decoration Description:
Ball-shaped pendant seal, attached, and made of red wax, on parchment tag bearing the device of a winged heart.
Is Part Of:
Medieval Document Collection
Is Part Of:
Manuscript 130, Western Michigan University Special Collections
Publisher:
Western Michigan University
Date-Issued:
2019
Type:
Text
Format:
image/tiff
Format-Extent:
7,443,576 bytes
Is Referenced By:
Phillipps, Thomas. The Phillips Manuscripts: Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum in Bibliotheca D. Thomae Phillipps, Bt., IMpressum Typis Medio-Montanis, 1837-1871. London: Holland Press, 1968.
Is Referenced By:
C. W. Sutton, "Jackson, Thomas (1570/71-1646)", rev. Margaret Sparks, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Access Rights:
This book is in the public domain. Western Michigan University holds the right to the image and reproduction. The images that are provided here are for non-profit, educational use only. For all other uses please contact Special Collections, Western Michigan University.
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Conveyance, 1635 April 18, of Lands to Thomas Jackson, seal, front
