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LONDON ❦ ENGLISH AND CONTINENTAL MANUSCRIPTS & EPHEMERA Lot 1 1. Somerset, Merridge.- Ch a rt e r o f C o n f i r m at i o n b y w h iC h mat i l d d e Ch a n d o s g r a n t s to wa lt e r ha k e b a l l, one measure of land with appurtenances in the northern part of the town of Merrigge near Spakeston [Merridge near Spaxton], which Richard Albus held, witnesses: Philipe de Horly, William de Bagedripe, Matthew de Braderne and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 7 lines, 2 small holes, folds, creased, slightly soiled, lacks seal, 76 x 170mm., n.d. [early thirteenth century]. £300 - £400 Lot 2 2. Yorkshire, Pollington.- gr a n t b y wi l l i a m bat e d e go l d a l e to [?ra d u l p h u s] fo m o r i e o n e s e l i o n o f l a n d ly i n g in lu n d C r o f t [n e a r po l l i n g t o n], witnesses: ?John de Heton, Henry de Hecke [Heck], Thomas de Snayth [Snaith] and others, manuscript in land, on vellum, 14 lines, lacks seal, slight staining not affecting legibility, small piece of right hand corner cut away slightly affecting one word, folds, creased, modern notes on verso, 110 x 180mm., n.d. [thirteenth century]. £300 - £400 Lot 3 3. Yorkshire, Pollington.- gr a n t w i t h wa r r a n t b y al i C e fa r ay d o n e d e go u d a l e to ed m u n d s o n o f hu g h o f go u d a l e o n e s e l i o n o f l a n d in go u d a l e C a l l e d pe r i s C r o f t, witnesses: William de pouet, Henry de Hecke, John de Goudale and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 13 lines, ruled in red, lacks seal, small stain, one small hole slightly affecting text, folds, slightly browned and creased, 105 x 190mm., [thirteenth century]. £300 - £400 Lot 4 4. Yorkshire, Pollington.- Qu i t C l a i m, Jo h n s o n o f hu g h o f go l d a l e, g r a n t s to he n ry, s o n o f Jo h n o f he C k l a n d in t h e t o w n o f po l i n g t o n [po l l i n g t o n], witnesses: John de Merebiri, William Golding, Eadward de Gold and others, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 9 lines, lacks seal, folds, creased, contemporary endorsement and modern ink inscription on verso, 80 x 240mm., n.d. [thirteenth century]. £300 - £400 Lot 5 5. Savoy (Counts of) do C u m e n t s C o n C e r n i n g t h e r u l i n g fa m i ly o f sav o y, b e i n g m a i n ly d o n at i o n s b y o r r e l at i n g to philip i, am e d e u s iii, am e d e u s iv, am e d e u s v, ay m o n a n d ed wa r d, 9 manuscripts in Latin, on vellum, 1 document worn with loss, all with some browning, fading, staining and spotting, a few holes, most legible, 4 with remains of seals, v.s. (largest 320 x 330mm., smallest 80 x 150mm.), v.d., [thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries]. £300 - £400 3