Power of attorney, Arrington, Cambridgeshire

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Doc.4010
  • Dates of Creation
      25 Oct. 1364 (38 Edward III)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 item(s) vellum vellum

Scope and Content

John de Saint Andrew of Gotham' appoints John Berdefeld and John Wythir as his attornies to deliver, according to the tenor of his charter, seisin of his manor of Aryngton [Arrington, Cambridgeshire] to Nicholas Grene of Isham [Cambridgeshire]. At Isham, Friday before the feast of SS Simon and Jude, apostles, deed poll. Pendant red round armorial seal (damaged) upon tongue. Endorsed in a fifteenth-century hand: 'Aryngton', and in a seventeenth-century hand: '38 E 3 / A letter of Atturney from / John St Andrew / Arrington'. Further endorsed: '4'.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased at Sotheby's, Lot 19 (Phillipps MS 41042), 13 April 1981

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