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1 West Yorkshire.- Indented grant and quitclaim by Margeria de Wetelaia [Wheatley] to John de Weledun of the dower which she may claim in the lands [Clayton, Cro
Lot 1
West Yorkshire.- Indented grant and quitclaim by Margeria de Wetelaia [Wheatley] to John de Weledun of the dower which she may claim in the lands [Clayton, Crossland etc.] of her late husband Robert de Whetelaia, which John de Weledun now holds as of his fee, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, white wax seal, [c. 1220's].  

Hammer Price: £750

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2 Persian manuscript.- Leaf from an illustrated Shahnameh, commissioned by the library of Qiwam al-Dawla wa'l-Din Hasan, the vizier of Fars, 1341.  
Lot 2
Persian manuscript.- Leaf from an illustrated Shahnameh, commissioned by the library of Qiwam al-Dawla wa'l-Din Hasan, the vizier of Fars, 1341.  

Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000

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3 Derbyshire, Shirley.- Shirley (Beatrice).- Charter, grant by Ralph Shirley soldier to Beatrice widow of Hugh Shirley knight, Peter de la Pole and Geoffrey Pout
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Derbyshire, Shirley.- Shirley (Beatrice).- Charter, grant by Ralph Shirley soldier to Beatrice widow of Hugh Shirley knight, Peter de la Pole and Geoffrey Poutrell of the manors of Shirley, Hope, Hone and Hollington, Derbyshire, Ettington, Warwickshire, and Bernham, Suffolk, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 1420.  

Hammer Price: £500

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4 Bedfordshire, Luton.- Archive of 33 charters from the reign of Henry VI relating to Luton and environs, manuscripts in Latin, on vellum, in charter bookhands,
Lot 4
Bedfordshire, Luton.- Archive of 33 charters from the reign of Henry VI relating to Luton and environs, manuscripts in Latin, on vellum, in charter bookhands, most with red wax seals, 1422-52; and 2 others (35).  

Hammer Price: £4,800

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5 Illuminated manuscript.- The Massacre of the Innocents, square miniature on a leaf from a devotional manuscript on parchment, [southern Netherlands], [second q
Lot 5
Illuminated manuscript.- The Massacre of the Innocents, square miniature on a leaf from a devotional manuscript on parchment, [southern Netherlands], [second quarter of 15th century].  

Hammer Price: £850

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6 Derby, Chaddesden.- Charter, William Mason relative and heir of Richard le Knyght deceased grants to John Dethick of Breadsall all his lands and tenements in t
Lot 6
Derby, Chaddesden.- Charter, William Mason relative and heir of Richard le Knyght deceased grants to John Dethick of Breadsall all his lands and tenements in the fee of Chaddesden in Derbyshire and Shustoke, Warwickshire, manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 1475.

Hammer Price: £500

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7 Illuminated manuscript.- Single leaf from a Book of Hours with young male and female saints in the initials, in the hand of the Renaissance master-scribe Barto
Lot 7
Illuminated manuscript.- Single leaf from a Book of Hours with young male and female saints in the initials, in the hand of the Renaissance master-scribe Bartolomeo Sanvito, in Latin, manuscript on parchment [Italy (Rome)], [early 1480s]

Hammer Price: £2,800

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8 Charles I's Army.- Astley (Jacob, first Baron Astley) A muster booke of the Kyngs Majesty's army..., manuscript, original limp vellum, [England, Ripon
Lot 8
Charles I's Army.- Astley (Jacob, first Baron Astley) A muster booke of the Kyngs Majesty's army..., manuscript, original limp vellum, [England, Ripon, c. 1641].  

Hammer Price: £4,000

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9 Parliament, House of Commons.- [Commons' Journals... Fr[om] 21 June to 15 August 1645], manuscript, disbound, gilt-decorated spine and title label still pr
Lot 9
Parliament, House of Commons.- [Commons' Journals... Fr[om] 21 June to 15 August 1645], manuscript, disbound, gilt-decorated spine and title label still present, [c. 1645].  

Hammer Price: £2,400

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10 Milborne Family (of Lincoln) The Pedegree of ye Millbornes hth came out of Lincone..., manuscript in English and Latin, housed in a green morocco box, by Rivie
Lot 10
Milborne Family (of Lincoln) The Pedegree of ye Millbornes hth came out of Lincone..., manuscript in English and Latin, housed in a green morocco box, by Riviere & Son, [17th century].  

Estimate: £400 - 600

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