Manuscript indenture from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I between William Frankland and Hugh Frankland

by William and Hugo Frankland

$600 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

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590 x 405 mm. Ink on parchment, old folds, signed in a contemporary hand on lower fold, docketed in a contemporary hand on verso, slightly effaced, verso slightly darkened. Item #314595 This document would be an excellent paleographical example of English secretary hand with interspersed Gothic lettering used for emphasis. The legal terminology is straigthforward and usual for contemporary documents. Numerous locations within London

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