Manuscript indenture from the reign of Philip and Mary

by Thomas Cowper

$550 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

275x480 mm. Old folds, parchment hanging tab with no remnant of wax seal. Two stickers on verso, one reading 585 and one 395 and contemporary annotations. Some darkening on recto, no visible loss of text. Item #314491 This indenture between Anne Stanhopp of Etherlforde a widow and Thomas Cowper provides interesting insight into marriage contracts of the time.A tight, crabbed hand renders this an excellent

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