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Partridge and hawk (fol. 41r)
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Partridge and hawk (fol. 41r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with a hawk-like bird and a partridge-like bird, buttercups, strawberry flowers and acanthus leaves. 6-line foliate initial.

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Note of expenses for burying the corpse of Mr Duckit

26 May 1642

Also for 'one pare of hawke gessis'.

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Counterpart bargain and sale of two messuages in Little Ribston

4 Aug 1584

1 William Middelton of Stockeld, esquire 2 Richard Bancks of Whixley, gentleman Property: messuage in the tenure of Robert Hawkes at the annual rent of 53s 4d; and messuage in the tenure of John...

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Perpetual lease of cottage or firehouse, with premises

18 Nov 1604

1. George, Earl of Cumberland, and others 2. Thomas Newhouse of Settle, husbandman. Conditions of lease include exceptions for free warren, chase, fishing, fowling, hawking and hunting, and mining...

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A copious Englisg [!] and Netherduytch dictionarie, composed out of our best English authours : With an appendix of the names of all kind of beasts, fowles, birds, fishes, hunting, and hawking. As also a compendious grammar for the instruction of the learner

Hexham, Henry (1585?-1650?)

anno 1660, 1658

Signatures: v. 1. *⁴, A-Z⁸, Aa-Hh⁸, A-D⁴ (D4 blank); v. 2. *⁴, Aa-Tt⁸, Vv-Zz[196}, Aaa⁴, Bbb². [Volume 2] has title: Het groot woorden-boeck: gestelt in 't Neder-duytsch, ende in 't E...

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Grant for life of a toft and bovate of land

[c1293]

1 William Revel 2 Adam de Middelton Witnesses: William Breton; Adam le Chapellayn; Adam Coke; William de Marton; Thomas de Ulschelf; Walter de Middelton; Adam de Westwyke; Robert de Tymble; John...

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Appointment of attorney

15 Feb 1293

Appointment by William Revel of Thomas de Ulfsk[e]lf as his attorney to deliver seisin to Adam de Meddilton of the toft and bovate of land as mentioned in deeds numbered MD59/1/4/8-9 Dated at London...

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Lease for 18 years of a messuage and tenement

20 Apr 1619

1 Sir Peter Middelton of Stockeld, esquire 2 Reginald Heber, late of Flasbie in Craven, gentleman Reservations include coal mines, slate quarries, hunting and hawking; with provisions for the ma...

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Lease for 21 years of a messuage and eight acres

12 Oct 1630

1 Sir Peter Middelton of Stockeld, knight 2 Thomas Bartlett [signs 'Bartlot'], of Ilkley, labourer, and George Bartlett his eldest son Liberty of mining for lead and coal, hunting, hawking and f...

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Quitclaim of all right

[c1275]

1 Peter de Mydelton and Adam his son of Stubham in Wharfedale 2 William son of Gilbert de Skalwra in the township of Middleton in Wharfedale Release of all right in a tenement in Scalwray, one t...

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Quitclaim

[c1320]

1. German Hay lord of Hachton 2. John son of Sir Thomas de Metham knight Release of all right in an annual rent of one male sparrow hawk or 5s. 4d., which is owed the grantor for the lands which t...

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