Local Interest - an interesting collection of local manuscri...

Hammer

£190

Local Interest - an interesting collection of local manuscript deeds, 1580-1798 including some notable names, to include: Mary I dated 2nd July 1553 vellum foot of a fine grant by Anthony Egginton to Nicholas Fletcher both of Holbrook, parish of Duffield, a a messuage and an orchard there; Elizabeth I dated 1580 paper 33.5 x 23.5cm, grant of land at Stanton-in-Peak to Sir Philip Strelley of Strelley (Notts.) and Shipley and Elizabeth his wife; Charles I dated 1628, vellum 36 x 29.5cm, admittance by succession to a farm at Duffield, confirmed by manor) court deputy Exuperius Bradshaw; Commonwealth, dated 16th September 1652, indenture, vellum foot of a fine 36 x 22cm confirming sale of seven selions of land in the open fields of Abbey Barns Flat and Windmill Pit Field, Derby from Thomas Jerram blacksmith of Derby and John Mather, husbandman of Boulton, endorsed by Steven Flamsteed; James II, dated 14th February 1688 vellum indenture 50 x 30cm, wherein Sir Philip Gell 3rd Bt. of Hopton grants Joseph Ward of Bradwell a farm in Hope Woodlands @ 3/- rent; autograph of Sir Philip and armorial seal; George III: dated 8/10/1798, vellum 35 x 25cm, Court Baron of Bonsall in front of jurors Daniel Sellors, Benjamin & Joseph Smedley, John Abell, Francis Clay, Peter Pearson, James Sheldon, Benjamin & Francis Raynes, John Houghton, Joseph Lane William Eaton admittance of Thomas Brownson son and heir into the copyhold farm held at Ballidon until his death by his father William, acknowledged by joint lords Bache Thornhill (of Stanton), Samuel Frith and Philip Gell (of Hopton) and examined by Adam Wo[o]lley junior, steward, [6]

Note: Sir Philip Strelley died in 1607 having married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Garneys of Gurnish [sic] Norfolk; Windmill Pit Field was the place of the martyrdom of Joan Wast 1st August 1556; Stephen Flamsteed of Little Hallam Hall (d. 1688) was a Derby merchant and father of Rev. John Flamsteed, FRS (1656-1719) Britain’s first Astronomer Royal, who inherited his Derby house which still exists (much rebuilt and currently in decay); Philip Gell of Hopton (d. 1793) was the grand-nephew of the Sir Philip 3rd Bt. and court steward Adam Woolley FSA of Allen Hill, Matlock (1758-1827) was a notable local antiquary.