A collection of copies of legal documents pertaining to Nostell Priory, from the granting of the Priory to Thomas Leigh after the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540, signed Alex Rigbye, William Longboton, Nathan Ashworth, Jo Chowe. Includes: A grant from King Henry ye 8th to Thomas Leigh [?] of Law of Nostell & other lands Dat 22d Maii 31 Hen 8./; The last will and testament of Thomas Leigh, 1544; A conveyance of Nostell from Thomas Leigh to Lady Alice Challoner; An indenture tripartite conveyancing Nostell and other lands to Harnham and Wright, and copies of fifty other legal documents.
Nostell Priory
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1540 - 1614
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3115793
Summary
Manuscripts on vellum. Includes: A grant from King Henry ye 8th to Thomas Leigh [?] of Law of Nostell & other lands Dat 22d Maii 31 Hen 8./; The last will and testament of Thomas Leigh, 1544; A conveyance of Nostell from Thomas Leigh to Lady Alice Challoner; An indenture tripartite conveyancing Nostell and other lands to Harnham and Wright, and copies of fifty other legal documents.
Bibliographic description
166,[7] leaves, bound. . fol.. Provenance: Seal armorial bookplate; trimmed, gothic lettering: Charles Winn Nostell Priory Franks 32246. [i.e.: Charles Winn (1795-1874)].. Binding: Full calf on bevelled boards, sewn onto five raised bands; gilt and blind-ruled on board edges; gilt lozenge-shaped centrepieces; with three ties [remnants].
Makers and roles
Nostell Priory King Henry VIII (1491-1547), issuer