Rare Original 17th Century County Durham Handwritten Document
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Signed by Lord Crewe Bishop of Durham
view more by this dealerDimensions:
W-19 H-30 (cm)
Item Reference:
111617-1603-4Tip! This item's Ref-Code breaks down thus...
Item Ref Code: 111617-1603-4
Item No. 111617 - Dealer No. 1603 - Building No. 4
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Description
A very rare and attractive handwritten document dated October 1679, but refers to proceedings in 1654 of the Halmote Courts., and a John Eltringham. Being a petition regarding the inhabitants of Byers Green in County Durham. It is signed by every male resident of the village, and was written at Auckland Castle, and signed Lord Crewe Bishop of Durham.
Surname signatures of the residents include:
White
Trotter
Todd
Wright
Calverley
Douthwaite
Parkins and a few others.
It is written in a good legible hand on watermarked paper.
Surname signatures of the residents include:
White
Trotter
Todd
Wright
Calverley
Douthwaite
Parkins and a few others.
It is written in a good legible hand on watermarked paper.
Specifications
- Item Reference
- 111617-1603-4
- Dimensions
- Height: 30 cm
- Width: 19 cm
- Material
- Paper
- Period
- 1660 - 1689, C17th (Charles II / Restoration)
- Country of Origin
- England
- Era
- Early Antiques
- Condition
- Paper is a bit grubby, a small tear not affecting the text. Folded.
Delivery
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