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Identifier:
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exwsms132_bk
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Manuscript Identifier:
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MS 132
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Title:
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Conveyance, 1659, of Land in Great Dunmow to Richard Phillips
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Alternative Title:
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MS 132
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Incipit:
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This Indenture made the first daie of December in the year of the Lord god according to the computation of the Church of England one thousand six hundred fiftie nine
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Origin Date:
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1659
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Origin Location:
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Essex (England)
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Description:
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Indenture chirograph document (conveyance) of Penelope Warde of Great Dunmow, Essex, widow to Richard Phillips, who was a wheelwright, for ₤10 15s + ₤8 to be paid to her 10s each quarter day with grants of parcels of land in Great Dunmow towards Chelmsford. Robert Remington also mentioned. Remnants of a red wax seal appended to the parchment tag.
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Provenance:
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Written in England, county of Essex and dated 1 December 1659 in document. Signed, "The mark of Penelope Warde" beside the slits for the parchment tag on the plica. Gift of Western Michigan University Department of History to WMU Special Collections in 1999.
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Secundo Folio:
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[text on attached sheet] In the aforesaid summe
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Extent:
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1 sheet
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Subject:
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Manuscripts, English--Michigan--Kalamazoo
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Subject:
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Conveyancing--England--17th century
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Subject:
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Essex (England)--History--17th century--Sources
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Subject:
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Deeds
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Subject:
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Documentary scripts
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Language:
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eng
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Dimensions:
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340 x 560 mm with addendum of 135 x 260 mm
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Material:
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parchment
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Binding:
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Document folded six times. An additional parchment sheet (135 x 260 mm) is attached by the tag behind the plica.
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Decoration Description:
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Text indented along the top line. Four-line initial T opens the text. Initial and following opening words bolded and with elaborate, calligraphic pen flourishes.
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Description of Hands:
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Written in late English secretary hand with exagerated loops on ascenders. A 6-line inscription on the dorse in a contemporary hand similar to the main text, "Sealed and... in the presence". Three signatures follow (illegible except for two Johns). A 13-line addendum (codicil?) in a hand contemporary with the main document attached.
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Is Part Of:
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Medieval Document Collection
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Is Part Of:
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Manuscript 132, Western Michigan University Special Collections
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Publisher:
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Western Michigan University
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Date-Issued:
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2019
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Type:
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Text
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Format:
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image/jp2
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Rights Statement:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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Rights Status:
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No Copyright - United States
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Access Rights:
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Digital reproduction published by Western Michigan University and made available for private study, scholarship or research use under applicable U.S. Law. Access to digital reproductions provided by Special Collections at Zhang Legacy Collections Center, Western Michigan University.
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