(Q28627)
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Release and quitclaim by Hugh son of Simon of Rodes
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Michigan--Kalamazoo
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between 1285-1299
13. century
1285Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 95 x 180 mm
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Ms. document.
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Quitclaim by Hugh, son of Simon of Rodes, to Walter son of Walter de Hawesword (Haukesw[o]rd), relinquishing all rights to four acres of land in the field of Rodes [in Menston] which Hugh's father Simon had given to his brother William. Witnessed by Simon Ward miles (known 1291-1326; Moor 84:155-6), Mathew Burne, Hugh de Berwicke, Walter de Midelton, Simon son of Thomas de Giselay, and Thomas...
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Parchment, text is in Latin, written in an English cursive documentary script. Ten lines ruled in plummet. Folded at bottom. Attached is a seal tag that was cut from an earlier document of which some of the words are still visible.
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Written in England, the document concerns lands in Rodes, i.e., Rhodes Green in Menston, NW of Leeds, Yorks WR, near Hawksworth and Guiseley. Dated to the late thirteenth century, or not much later, on paleographic grounds, and on the identification of one of the witnesses, Simon Ward miles (known 1291-1326; Moor 84:155-6).
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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