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Date

Source

Lot No.

Text

Surnames

1

1619

Dominic Winter 8 Nov 2000

300

Warrant signed by Sir Robert Carey, Chamberlain to the Prince of Wales (Charles I), authorising payment of 21 shillings and 4 pence to Hugh Bowes, Yeoman of the Prince's Wardrobe, for his expenses in moving all the Prince's effects from Bletsoe [Bedfordshire] to Ashby in the summer of 1619, fine condition, with a transcript and a portrait engraving of Carey, 1p., folio An attractive Jacobean court document bearing a good example of the signature of Robert Carey, first Earl of Monmouth (1560-1639), a fashionable courtier in the reigns of both Elizabeth I and James I, and the author of his celebrated "Memoirs". He was Governor of the Household of the young Prince Charles from 1605 - at the time of this letter, Charles was 19 years old. When Charles became Prince of Wales, Carey was appointed his Chamberlain. The journey recorded in this warrant took Bowes and his team of two men and four labourers six days to complete - presumably on account of the vast amount of effects which even the young Charles used to take with him on his journeys throughout the land. (1) £150-200- £280.00

Carey

Bowes

2

19th/20th century

Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001

394

Collection of nine vellum indentures etc, 19th-early 20th c., relating to the enfranchisement of land in the Parish of Pavenham and the award made, including a fine plan of the Pavenham Estate and a manuscript book listing a schedule of the land with cross reference to points on the map Pavenham lies some 5 miles north west of Bedford. (9) £100-150

3

1633

Dominic Winter 3 Oct 2001

258

Early vellum indenture from the reign of Charles I, dated August 25th 1633, granting an estate in Bedford, the document is in excellent condition retaining a perfect large pendent wax seal

4

1750, 1871

Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002

161

Near contemporary copy of the Will of John Miles Junior of Biggleswade, c. 1750, written in a neat legible hand and mentioning a considerable number of people to whom he donated his estate, document on paper with some slight fraying at the edges, but clearly legible, together with two interesting letters of 1871 discussing a prosecution in Biggleswade for the offence of 'disturbing public worship'. Wills from such an early date are now becoming scarce.

Miles

5

1877

Dominic Winter 15 May 2002

405

Copy of the Court Roll for the Manor of Steventon, dated June 15th, 1877, written on four large sheets of vellum. Steventon is now the modern village of Stevington which lies about five miles north west of Bedford. The present document provides invaluable local historical information on the population of the area in the latter half of the 19th c.

6

1877

Dominic Winter 2 & 3 Oct 2002

836

Copy of the Court Roll for the Manor of Steventon, dated June 15th, 1877, written on four large sheets of vellum. Steventon is now the modern village of Stevington which lies about five miles north west of Bedford. The present document provides invaluable local historical information on the population of the area in the latter half of the 19th c.

7

1884

Dominic Winter 11 Dec 2002

404

"Deck of Cards". The scrap album of Private Richard Sharp, E Company, 2nd Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment 1884, containing a large quantity of possibly original verse, observations, essays etc., mainly concerning his time serving in India, and including possibly the original version of what became to be known as the song 'Deck of Cards' - one of the most popular of all Country and Western Songs, blue cloth boards, spine defective, but interior contents in fine condition. An extraordinary discovery, which may finally settle the mystery of the lyrics of a Country and Western classic which has been an international hit for more than 50 years. In this volume, Sharp recounts an anecdote (which he signs as having been composed by himself ) involving a fellow Private in the Regiment, Richard Middleton, who attended church service and was caught playing with a deck of cards. His explanation for his action is that individual cards remind him of religious themes - the Ace being the One True God, the three (or Tray as he calls it) reminds him of the Holy Trinity and so forth. He also observes that the cards provide him with a kind of almanack. The extraordinary feature of this manuscript is that it predates the accepted composition of the song by 70 years - the generally accepted 'composer' being the country and western star T Texas Tyler who had an American number one hit in 1948. It is generally accepted that the event, which is believed to have really taken place, was in WWII during the North African Campaign. The song was most famously reissued by Wink Martindale at various times from the 1950's - each time reaching number one, the perverse sentimentality of the lyrics touching a note of accord with the public. However the present manuscript clearly shows that the story had nothing to do with American soldiers, nor WWII, and was in fact an incident involving a British Soldier in India at the height of the Raj.

Sharp

Middleton

Tyler

Martindale

8

1811

ebay

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE EFFECTS OF BONFIELD BRYANT LATE OF SOUTHOD [SOUTHEND ?]. JULY 29TH 1811. NICE HAND WRITING ON VELLUM,ATTRACTIVE SCRIPT, OVAL CHUNK CUT OUT OF MANUSCRIPT. FROM THE IGI THERE WAS A BONFIELD BRYANT, S.O. THOIMAS & ALICE, BAPTISED AT BEDFORD ST MARY 11 OCT 1799.

Bryant

9

1789

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Offered is this one page vellum document dated 14th January 1789. It deals with the release and fee of serveral messuages in the North end of Luton in the County of Bedfordshire called the Royal Oak. These premises were converted into five tennements. The agreement is between Thomas Godfrey Burn, John Perin to Joseph Smith. It measures 26 inches long by 30.5 inches wide. it retains the revenue stamp and two wax seals with the signatures of Thomas Godfrey Burn and John Perin.

Burn

Perin

Smith

10

1798

ebay

Offered is this one page vellum document dated 17 April 1798. It measures 23.5 inches long by 28 inches wide. It is between Richard Brown, Joseph Smith, John Hill and Robert Hill. It deals with the assignment of the Royal Oak located in the North of Luton in the County of Bedfordshire.The premises were divided into a number of tenements. The document is in very good condition and retains the revenue stamp and four wax seals with three signatures of Richard Brown, Joseph Smith and John Hill.

Brown

Smith

Hill

11

1845

ebay

Offered is this one page vellum document dated 31 January 1845. It measures 23 inches long by 30.5 inches wide. It is between William Townrow, Robert Taylor Clark and William Isaac Milemore. It delas with the conveyance by appointment to the uses of a piece of land at Spring Place near to Chapel Street, Luton in the County of Bedfordshire. It retains the revenue stamp, wax seal and signature of William Townrow.

Townrow

Clark

Milemore

12

1731

ebay

Offered is this beautifully written two page last will dated 14 march 1731. It is the last will of John Trustram of Luton Bedford.It deals with property in Luton and a farm called Farby Farm. it measures 16 inches long by 13 inches wide. It is in very good condition and gives a great insight into that period.

Trustram

13

1681

ebay

This is a lovely little document being the last Will and Testament of John Auger of Bedfordshire, 1681. It is clearly written and has an attachment in Latin (I think), in name of Gulielmus ffoster. It is fully signed and sealed and measures 14 x 8 inches.