Bedfordshire 1-100
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Lot No. |
Text |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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9 |
1789 |
ebay |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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