MS. Ch. Suffolk 1084

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Grant; Somerleyton; 5 Hen. V (1417-1418)

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Language(s): Latin

John Booff, esq., of Somerleyton and Richard Cristemasse, and two others grant to Robert White, esq., and Thomas Belstede the whole of a messuage in Somerleyton (Somerleton) called Cokys, with certain land which they acquired of Leticia Boston. Dated at Somerleyton (Somerleton) the Sunday next after the feast of the translation of St. Thomas the martyr, 5 Hen. V.

Physical Description

Form: sheet
Support: parchment

With 3 seals (detached, kept separately).

Seal: Armorial - Boof (MS. Ch. Suffolk 1084*a)
Seal: Initial R with crown (MS. Ch. Suffolk 1084*b)
Seal: Legend: ‘CAPVT IOHIS’ (MS. Ch. Suffolk 1084*c)

Record Sources

W. H. Turner and H. O. Coxe, Calendar of charters and rolls preserved in the Bodleian library (Oxford, 1878) [annotated copy, Bodleian Library R.Ref.741], 509 [Google Books]
J. Gilbert Wiblin, Handlist 339e. Seals (including casts and matrices), May 1916 (unpublished handlist, Bodleian Library), p. 173v

This record is based on a calendar prepared in 1878 and some information may be incorrect. References to more recent editions, if available, are provided in the bibliography. Please send any additional corrections to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or generalsecretary@suffolkinstitute.org.uk.

Availability

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Last Substantive Revision

2020-10: First online publication

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