A George II period 'Recquisit Book', containing handwritten clerk accounts of various events, to include 'Inquisitions into May 15th 1747', a list of deaths in the area. such as 'Young Cockeran hanged in an apple tree...' and assorted drownings of women, then ging on to list land agreements and other legal matters, together with 'The Will of Mrs Anne Joyce of Blackford, who died February 1820'.
The property of a Lord and Lady
Direct from the Parmoor archive
Sold for £500
A George II period 'Recquisit Book', containing handwritten clerk accounts of various events, to include 'Inquisitions into May 15th 1747', a list of deaths in the area. such as 'Young Cockeran hanged in an apple tree...' and assorted drownings of women, then ging on to list land agreements and other legal matters, together with 'The Will of Mrs Anne Joyce of Blackford, who died February 1820'.
ProvenanceThe property of a Lord and Lady
Direct from the Parmoor archive