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ID

Date

Source

Lot No.

Text

Surnames

202

1667

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CROPREDY, BORTON: An attractive seventeenth century obligation bond where Nicholas Byggs of Cropredy, Oxfordshire, yeoman, is firmly bound to John Batchelor of Borton, yeoman, for the sum of 60 pounds in relation to an indenture between the parties for sale of land in Cropredy. Dated 11 November 1667 in the 19th year of the reign of Charles II Property: Medium: Handwritten in Latin and English on vellum. Condition: Good Characteristics: A nice star seal, cracked and incomplete. Document Size (Approx.): 16 by 26 cm

Byggs

Batchelor

203

1805

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FORESTHILL: Lease of a tenement and garden in Foresthill, between Joseph Holliday, innkeeper, now of Waterperry, and William Davis of Foresthill, cordwainer. Dated 5 April 1805 in the 45th year of the reign of George III Property: A cottage in the possession of John Soanes the younger, built by him on waste ground in the manor and parish of Foresthill with a piece of waste ground. Medium: Handwritten in English on vellum. Condition: Good Characteristics: Signature and red wax seal. Revenue and tax stamps. Document Size (Approx.): 52 by 66 cm

Holliday

Davis

Soanes

204

1694

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KENCOT: Conveyance of house and lands in Kencot, Oxfordshire, between Grace Rose of Kencot, spinster, and Thomas Castle of Bampton. Dated 12 October 1694 in the 6th year of the reign of William & Mary Property: A plot of ground called Cyprian Close in Kencot next to a house of Barbara Turner on the south, on Kencot Green on the west and on Lampas Lands on the north. Also a house thereon built. Medium: Handwritten in English on vellum. Condition: Good but seal missing. Characteristics: Signature. Document Size (Approx.): 40 by 65 cm

Rose

Castle

Turner

205

1602

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THIS DOCUMENT IS AN INDENTURE BETWEEN John Lyngdon of Quethiock and Theobald Skelton of St Ive.  (Other names are mentioned such as Richard Corbett of the Countie of Oxford). When this deed was being written in 1602 Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne of England and William Shakespeare was alive and well. THIS DOCUMENT WAS WRITTEN  OVER 400YRS AGO WITH A QUILL PEN USING SEPIA INK AND WRITTEN IN OLD ENGLISH ON VELLUM (PARCHMENT MADE FROM CALF SKIN) THE DOCUMENT STARTS :-

" This Indenture made the fifth day of March in the foure and fourtieth yeare of  the raigne of our soveraigne Ladie Elizabethe by the grace of god of England France Ireland Queene defender of the  faith etc. Betweene John Lyngdon of the parish of Quentiock in the Countie of Cornwall gentellman ......"

THIS DOCUMENT IS LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT DESPITE BEING A LITTLE FADED WITH AGE. AMAZINGLY THERE ARE NO HOLES OR CREASE TEARS ON THIS DOCUMENT WHICH IS UNUSUAL. THE TRANSLATING OF THE WHOLE DOCUMENT THEREFORE WILL BE POSSIBLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE TIME TO DECIPHER THE FIRST FEW LINES. THE DEED MEASURES 18 1/2 x 10 Inches THIS DEED NOT ONLY HAS ITS SEAL TAG IN PLACE, BUT AMAZINGLY MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL WAX SEAL AS WELL. AND MOST OF A COAT OF ARMS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN IMPRESSED INTO THE WAX. There are signatures by the seal. On the back of the document are the signatures of several witnesses.

Lyngdon

Skelton

Corbett

206

1865

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A MORTGAGE INDENTURE ON PARCHMENT IN GOOD CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE AND IS EASILY READABLE. THE INDENTURE IS DATED 18TH. FEBRUARY 1865 AND WAS MADE BETWEEN GEORGE KIRBY A GENTLEMAN OF BICESTER IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORD AND THOMAS GRIMSLEY A BUILDER ALSO OF BICESTER.

Kirby

Grimsley

207

1653

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A large, single-page vellum identure dated 1653 being an Indenture Tripartite between Edward Pennoss of Northleigh in the County of Oxon and Elizabeth his wife, Robert Pennoss of Middlesex and Susan Donningsby. It concerns money due to be paid to Edward upon his marriage and it mentions several properties in the City of Oxford and the names of their tenants. This document has 5 hanging seals but only 2 of the wax seals have survived. In normal condition for a document of this age. There is a tiny hole at the bottom but no loss of text and another larger hole at the bottom which seems to have been caused by one of the seals but it looks like there has been an old repair to this and no text has been lost. Size approx 34" across by 30" down.

Pennoss

Donningsby

 

208

1667

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COPREDY: A release from Nicholas Biggs of Copredy, Oxfordshire, yeoman, following the receipt of 32 Pounds 10 Shillings from John Batchelor of Little Borton, yeoman, in payment for the purchase of a property. Dated 11 November 1667 in the 19th year of the reign of King Charles II  Property: Medium: Manuscript in English on paper. condition: Very Good Characteristics: Signature and paper covered red wax seal. Document Size (Approx.): 20 by 15cm

Biggs

Batchelor

209

1845

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An 11-page vellum indenture dated 1845 being a Marriage Settlement between the Reverend Edward Meyrick Goulburn of the University of Oxford, son of Edward Goulburn Esquire, Serjeant at Law and one of the commissioners of the Court of Bankruptcy; Julia Cartwright, daughter of William Ralph Cartwright of the County of Northampton; Edward Goulburn; William Ralph Cartwright; Sir Thomas Cartwright; the Reverend Henry Gunning, Rector of Wigan, Lancaster; Edward Goulburn of Surrey, a Captain in Her Majesty's Army; the Reverend Samuel Waldegrave of Barford, Wiltshire. Also mentioned are: Sir John Aubrey, Thomas Digby Aubrey, William Cartwright - a Lieutenant General in Her Majesty's service, Sir Charles Mordaunt and the Honourable Robert Fulke Greville. Historical Note: Edward Meyrick Goulburn was the nephew of the Right Hon. Henry Goulburn, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the ministries of Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington. In an illustrious career Edward, amongst other things, became headmaster of Rugby school and Dean of Norwich. On the reverse of page 2 are various memoranda about events that occurred after this settlement was agreed. Also included with this indenture are 4 small paper documents concerning share transfers and estate duty. In good condition for a document of this age with no noticeable holes or tears. Slightly grubby on the outside but clean on the inside and all text is legible. Has a blue tax stamp on each page and signed and sealed by Edward M. Goulburn, Julia Cartwright, Edward Goulburn, W. R. Cartwright and Thomas Cartwright. Size approx 27" across by 22" down.

Goulburn

Cartwright

Gunning

Waldegrave

Aubrey

Mordaunt

Greville

210

c1696

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c1696, a genuine and unique hand written vellum document from the time of the reign of King William lll. A wealth of information concerning the sale of land between Francis Lonson, husbandman, his wife Hannah and Thomas Gilkes, blacksmith. Generally stained and discoloured. but very framable. 26 ins ( 66 cm ) x 18 1/2 ins ( 47 cm ).

Lonson

Gilkes

211

1854

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INDENTURE manuscript DEED PARCHMENT ANTIQUE VELLUM Oxfordshire BARBER > WWILKINS 1854 guaranteed original - from the reign of QUEEN VICTORIA - 152 YEARS OLD BETWEEN JOHN BARBER LATE OF CHIPPING NORTON IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORD BUT NOW OF ADDERBURY IN THE SAME COUNTY GENTLEMAN OF THE FIRST PART THOMAS GUY OF CHIPPING NORTON GENTLEMAN OF THE SECOND PART WILLIAM GUY OF CHIPPING NORTON FARMER AND RICHARD GUY OF THE PARISH OF BLOCKLEY IN THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER FARMER OF THE THIRD PART AND HENRY FIELD WILKINS OF CHIPPING NORTON AND HENRY TISLEY OF CHIPPING NORTON GENTLEMAN OF THE FOURTH PART. A FULL LIST OF FIELD AND MEADOW NAMES.. BEING THE RELEASE OF CERTAIN FARM MESSUAGES OR TENEMENTS LANDS AND PASTURES AT CHIPPING NORTON IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORD  SIZES 30 INS X 28 INS IN VERY FINE CONDITION - ESCUTCHEONED REVENUE STAMP ON THREE SHEETS OF FOLDED PARCHMENT / VELLUM  WAX SEAL

Barber

Guy

Wilkins

Tisley

212

1770

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INDENTURE manuscript DEED PARCHMENT ANTIQUE VELLUM DEED Oxfordshire WILCOX > BULLEY 1770 guaranteed original - from the reign of KING GEORGE III - 236 YEARS OLD BETWEEN WILLIAM WILCOX OF CHIPPING NORTON IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORD CURRIER OF THE FIRST PART GROVES WHEELER OF THE SAME PLACE OF THE SECOND PART AND JOHN BULLEY OF THE SAME PLACE APOTHECARY OF THE THIRD PART. A FULL LIST OF FIELD AND MEADOW NAMES.. BEING THE ASSIGNMENT IN TRUST OF CERTAIN LAND SITUATE AT THE WESTEND AND COMMON FIELDS IN THE PARISH OF CHIPPING NORTON IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORD  SIZES 30 INS X 28 INS IN VERY FINE CONDITION - ESCUTCHEONED REVENUE STAMP ON TWO SHEETS OF FOLDED PARCHMENT / VELLUM  WAX SEAL

Wilcox

Wheeler

Bulley

213

1795