Scope and Contents This collection contains the early modern European documents (dating from the 16th to 18th centuries) owned by the Hesburgh Library which are not part of a discrete archival collection. That is to say, this is an artificial collection of early modern European documents, grouped not by provenance, but by origin (early modern European) and genre (diplomatics). As such, it is composed of a wide variety of diplomatic genres, including: papal bulls, lease and releases, leases, surrenders,...

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Mortgage by Demise of lands and buildings in All Saints, Canterbury, to Jane Geoge by James Wallis, in exchange for £150.

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Mortgage by demise of lands in Blo'Norton (Norfolk) to Robert Pocklington by Robert Brown, in exchange for £200. Includes seal, impressed duty stamp, and tax stamp.

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Mortgage by demise of lands in East Harling (Norfolk) to Edward Sutliffe by Robert Johnson, in exchange for £25. Includes seal, impressed duty stamp, and tax stamp.

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Mortgage by demise of lands in Weeting (Norfolk) to Roger Hawys by Robert Johnson, in exchange for £60. Includes seal, impressed duty stamp, and tax stamp.

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Mortgage by demise of lands in Lambourn (Berkshire) to Thomas Spicer by William Deacon, in exchange for £100 and interest. Includes seal, impressed duty stamp, and tax stamp.

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Mortgage by demise of lands in Blo'Norton (Norfolk) to James Cole by William Hubbard, in exchange for £30. Includes seal, impressed duty stamp, and tax stamp.

Scope and Contents This collection documents the history of ownership of a property in Canterbury, England, located at the modern address of 8 All Saints' Ln, Canterbury CT1 2AU, UK (formerly 8 Brick Ln), between 1695 and 1935. The documents in this collection would have been compiled and used by each owner to establish and defend the chain of ownership and tenure of the property. The manuscript documents in this collection trace the property’s transformation from nondescript land and buildings to a complex...