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Location
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Creation Date
1150
Description
“In this manuscript, land at Merston on the Isle of Wight changes hands between William le Baron of Knighton and William of Huntingdon (and his wife Margaret) of the parish of Chale.” [from dealer's note]
Legal document written in chancery hand in Latin. Stain from paper clip at upper right, one horizontal and two vertical creases; otherwise in excellent condition. Text is clear and legible. Every five lines are numbered in modern hand in pencil at left margin. Includes tab at foot of manuscript on which a wax pendant seal must have been affixed at one time, but the seal is now missing.
Rose-Wright Manuscript Collection no. 13
Original Format
1 leaf; manuscript on parchment.
Original Size
9 x 25 cm
Link to Primo Catalog Entry
https://search.library.pdx.edu/permalink/f/1gfb8a9/CP71112157560001451
Link to Medieval Portland Entry
https://medievalportland.org/digital-heritage/land-conveyance-regarding-property-isle-wight-england
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34719
Recommended Citation
"21, Land Conveyance Regarding Property on the Isle of Wight" (1150). Manuscripts and Incunabula in PSU Special Collections. 15.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/34719