Elizabeth I | Document signed, Royal Letters Patent to Thomas Blande, 28 November 1594

Queen Elizabeth I

Document signed ("Elizabeth R")

letters patent, in Latin with brief initial petition in English, granting to Thomas Blande lands in Yorkshire formerly owned by Peter Goldthorpe encompassing Clementhorpe, Bishopthorpe, and Middlethorpe, countersigned at the foot by Lord Burghley, one vellum membrane (285 x 375mm), 28 November 1594, small hole not affecting text, discoloured at top

This document confirms the sale of a substantial parcel of land near the city of York.

PROVENANCE:

Sotheby's, London, 15 July 1999, lot 17