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37. Receipt, B y w. wa r d, re c t o r o f gy s e l ay [gu i s e l e y] f o r 3
½ m a r k s f r o m t h e e x e c u t o r s o f t h e l at e fat h e r wi l l i a m wa r d,
manuscript in Latin, on vellum, lacks seal, folds, slightly creased,
41 x 141mm., 1270. £300 - £400
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Lot 38
38. Charter, g r a n t B y Be at r i c e, d a u g h t e r o f sir si m o n wa r d, “Be
it known to your community [religious community at ?Guiseley or
Baildon] that I have promised faithfully to Walter of Haukeswerth
that no one shall exercise in my name any claim in or right to sell
after my decease the land of which the said Walter has enfeoffed
me by his deed for the term of my life”, witnesses: Thomas de
Huck, William Ward, Simon son of William of Haukeswerth, Alan
Vavasour and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 7 lines, folds,
slightly browned, lacks seal, 60 x 132mm., n.d. [c. 1275].
£300 - £400
*** Beatrice Ward (d. 1281), married Walter Hawksworth in 1273;
her dowry being the Hawksworth estate. Her ?nephew, Simon
Ward was sheriff of Yorkshire in 1316 and supported Thomas, earl
of Lancaster in the baronial opposition to Edward II. In 1321 he
changed sides in favour of the king and his new favourites, the
Despensers. In 1326 he was made captain of Pontefract Castle and
received numerous gifts from Edward II.
39. Release and Quitclaim, B y hug h, s o n o f si m o n o f rod e s to
wa lt e r, s o n o f walt e r o f haw e s w r d , to four acres of land in the
Field of Rodes [in Menston], 10 lines, 75 x 175mm., n.d.; re l e a s e
B y hug h, s o n o f sim o n o f rod e s to walt e r, s o n o f walt e r o f
haw k e s w r d , of right in four acres of land in the field of Rodes
[in Menston], which Robert Ruffus had, 9 lines, a few small
wormholes, 62 x 185mm., n.d., witnesses: Simon Ward, knight;
Matthew of ?Brame, Walter of Midelton, Hugh of Berwick and
others, manuscripts in Latin, on vellum, lacks seals, folds, v.s., [c.
1270’s] (2). £300 - £400
Lot 40
40. Byland Abbey.- co n f i r m at i o n o f g r a n t B y th o m a s, s o n o f
th o m a s fo s s a r d o f su t t o n to t h e m o n k s o f st. ma ry o f Be l l a n d
[By l a n d] o f l a n d s B y h i m s e l f a n d h i s fat h e r s i t u at e at su t t o n
[su t t o n u n d e r wh i t e s t o n e cliffe], ma r c h B y a n d ot r i n g t o n
[ot t e r i n g t o n] in f r a n k a l m o i g n, witnesses: Roger de Stapleton,
then sheriff of York, Adam de Hilton, Oliver de Buscy, Thomas
de Colville, Robert parson of Kilvington and others, manuscript in
Latin, on vellum, 19 lines, creased and browned, some slight stains
in corners, l a r g e r e d w a x s e a l o f a l i o n s u r r o u n d e d B y l e t t e r i n g,
possiBly: “s. th o m e filii th o m e fo s s a r d”, lion’s face abraded,
o t h e rw i s e in g o o d c o n d i t i o n, 134 x 200mm., n.d. [c. 1270s].
£1,000 - £1,500
*** Byland Abbey was one of the most famous Cistercian
foundations in England, along with Fountains and Rievaulx Abbeys.
Originally founded as a Savignac house in 1134, it was brought
within the Cistercian community after the Savignac movement was
absorbed by them in 1147. The abbey became wealthy on its rearing
of sheep and the export of wool. At the Dissolution the abbey was
valued at £238 9s 4d.
Lot 41
41. Charter, g r a n t B y sir si m o n wa r d to wa lt e r, s o n o f wa lt e r
o f haw k e s w o r t h , t h e a n n u a l r e n t o f o n e p e n n y, to have and to
hold to the aforesaid Walter and his heirs and assigns of the capital
Lord of the fee, witnesses: Lords: William of Stopham and Robert
of Plumpton, knights: Adam of Steyleforth and others, manuscript
in Latin, on vellum, 7 lines, lacks seal, folds, 75 x 236mm., n.d. [c.
1270s]. £300 - £400