Dated 15 July in the 4th
year of the reign of Lord and Lady William and Mary - dating it to 1693.
Ornate calligraphic heading.
An attractive old document.
People named in the
agreement are:
·
Francis Huddleston of Croxton
Kerrial in the County of Leicester, Gentleman.
·
Thomas Buck of Grantham in the
County of Lincoln, Gentleman.
·
James Denton, second son of
William Denton late of Skillington in the County of Lincoln, Gentleman
deceased.
· Thomas Compton of Garthorpe in the County of Leicester, Yeoman.
Relates to the Lease of 3
oxgangs of arable land, meadow and pasture lying in the fields, precincts and
territories of Skillington.
CONDITION. Contents complete. No holes or tears.
Slightly irregular shape to right margin. Darkening to vellum but contents
clear and easy to read. Good condition overall for a document of this age. One
pendant wax seal is still wrapped in the original paper. The other 2 seals are
only fragments.