English land indenture with three attachments

Collection — Container: 1

Identifier: MS-0701

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Rewritten from curator description:

This holding is a manuscript land indenture on parchment, with the primary parchment measuring 46.5 x 62 mm, in addition to three separate documents attached with a dependent loop. The wax seal is broken, but retained. The attachments delineate all arable lands, meadows, and pastures in the three portions of 27 acres of lands involved in the transaction: Parkfield, Middlefield, and Westfield. The indenture details the purchase of these lands in and around the village of Belton, County Rutland (known most recently as Belton-in-Rutland), by one Thomas Haselwood, Gentleman, from George Marson (also Marston), Yeomen, for the sum of 360. The parchment is dated October 1, 1614 (12th year of the reign of King James I), countersigned, sealed, and delivered. The payment was confirmed (the following January), all by 12 signatories on reverse.

Source: Earle Havens, Nancy H. Hall Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, 2016 May 24

Dates

Creation: 1614 October 1-1615 January

Conditions Governing Access

This collection requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Extent

0.90 Cubic Feet (1 custom flat box (29.5 x 23.5 x 2.25 inches))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This holding is a 17th century English land indenture on parchment, with the primary parchment measuring 46.5 x 62 mm, in addition to three separate documents attached with a dependent loop. The indenture details the purchase of the lands in and around the village of Belton, County Rutland (known today as Belton-in-Rutland). The parchment spans October 1, 1614 to January 1615.

Custodial History

Prior to being processed, this item was acquired in the early 1990s, framed, and hung on a wall in the Special Collections department until 2012, when the department relocated.