Bloomsbury Auctions

Lot 59
59. Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), Abingdon.- gr o u p o f
d o C u m e n t S r e l at i n g to l a n d in br o a d St r e e t, 7 manuscripts in
Latin, on vellum, dockets on versos, with a total of 8 seals, 2 of
which damaged, and 1 fragment, appended, 2 documents indented
at head, folds, little marked, cancelled Bodleian Library stamps on
verso, c. 80-165 x 275-315 mm., 1395-1509/10. £700 - £900
*** An interesting group of medieval documents relating to a
tenement in Broad Street, Abingdon, including a letter of attorney
from Giles Newe of Southampton, dated 1447, witnessed, among
others, by John Fleming, mayor of Southampton, with the town’s
large seal of a sailing vessel appended.
Lot 60
60. Suffolk & Essex.- liSt o f f e e S o f t h e ho n o r o f gl o u C e S t e r,
in a C C o u n t o f t h e d e S C e n d a n t S o f el i z a b e t h d e bu r g h, t h e h e i r o f
gi l b e rt d e Cl a r e, ea r l o f gl o u C e S t e r a n d o f ro g e r mo rt i m e r,
ea r l o f ma r C h, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 2pp., folds,
creased and yellowed, some soiling, c. 540 x 245mm., n.d. [fifteenth
century]. £400 - £600
*** Mentions the Lordship of Wigmore, a title of the Mortimers.
Gilbert de Clare, eighth earl of Gloucester and seventh earl of
Hertford (1291-1314), was killed at the Battle of Bannockburn
without issue. His very exensive estates were split between
his sisters, the youngest being Elizabeth who married John de
Burgh (d. 1313) and whose portion was the Honor of Clare. Her
granddaughter, another Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of William
de Burgh, earl of Ulster married Lionel duke of Clarence, son of
Edward III and their daughter, Philippa de Clarence married Roger
Mortimer, earl of March.
Lot 61
61. Yorkshire, Snaith.- gr a n t o f Jo h n da u n ay to ri C h a r d
pa l m e r, Jo a n h i S w i f e a n d ri C h a r d h i S S o n, o f l a n d in Sn ay t h
[Sn a i t h], manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 20 lines, docket on verso,
3 fine red wax seals appended, indented at head, folds, witnesses
Richard Burgoyn, Nicholas Daunwy, John de Cowyk, &c., c. 150 x
260 mm., 9th October, 1421. £200 - £300
62. Gloucestershire, Aure.- he n ry Cr o m p e S u r r e n d e r S to t h e
l o r d a t o f t a n d 18 a C r e S in ‘eccelouwe’ in base tenure, for the use
of Walter Baskervyle, paying an annual rent of 3s. 8d., for fine and
heriot he gave 5s. and did fealty, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 5
lines, remains of red wax seal, three small holes, browned, creased
and stained, 56 x 213mm., 17th May 1429; and 2 others, another
relating to Aure from the reign of Henry VII, and another, Suffolk,
1578 v.s., v.d. (3). £80 - £120
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