17th scarce english vellum scroll Leicestershir Start Price USD 1,499.00 Current Price USD 1,499.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Friday, November 28, 2008 Location JERUSALEM, default See more about '17th scarce english vellum scroll Leicestershir' Description one of the most unique and detailed documents i have ever encountered. this 1686  10 X 105  inch Leicestershire scroll is filled with knights and place details,names and numbers  -  also signed at the end illegible for me. i used the service of latin expert meredith dixon to translate it, and she translated most of  the first 6 parts out of the 10 parts ,  the scroll is divided to, and i bring it down here together with the original latin text. IF YOU WANT TO READ YOURSELF : the scroll  is too long to scan it all so i scanned it into 10 readable parts, you may see in the photos. document was appraised 2000 - 4000 GBP , but it was appraised by an israeli appraiser and i have no clue if he  aimed low or high, and i also know nothing about english documents. sure worth much, never seen such a doc. here is the scroll translation by meredith : (first the latin text and than the translation , most out of 6 out of the 10 parts)   Part 1In Magno Rotulo de Anno Tricesmo Sexto nuper Regis Caroli Secundi in --Leic. Johannes Wilson, armiger vicecomes praedictae per Willelmus Browne, Gen. Attorn.:  Computans de exutis officiis archicancellarioanno regni nuper regni regis Caroli Secundi XXXVI-to usque idem festumSancti Michaeli proximi sequenti Anno Regni Domini nunc Jacobi secundiDei gratia Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae regni regis, Fidei Defensori,etc.  Primo, scilicet, per spatium unius anni ... de firmis, seizuris,et aliis debitis infrascriptiis, videlicet:Part 2Eodem vicinia pro villa de Newbold -- XXsEodem vicinia pro villa de Aston Flamvell [iam Aston Flamville] -- IIIIsEodem vicinia pro villa de Narborough -- XIsEodem vicinia pro villa de Ratcliffe -- [illegible]Eodem vicinia pro villa de Charmesford -- [illegible]Eodem vicinia pro Eduardo Donne milite pro terris in Ratcliffe -- IIsEodem vicinia pro Margareta Jonard vidua pro uno messuagio cumpertinenciis ibidem -- VIdEodem vicinia pro Alexandro Culpepper milite pro terris et tenementisibidemEodem vicinia pro Henri le Scroop pro reddito de Webborne -- IIdRoberto filio et heredes Agnete Harvey pro reddito VIIIto acrarumterrarum in Whittock -- VIIIdEduardo Hargitt et aliis pro firma manerii de Frithby -- IdRudolpho Hastings pro manerio de Harecove -- [illegible]Rudolpho Haselington et aliis pro custodia unius messuagii et Vo acrisin Barkby -- [illegible]Thoma Andrewes et aliis pro firma manerii de Noseley ac communispasturis in Goadby parcellae terrae Thomae Haslerigge -- [illegible]Part 3Willelmo Orland pro custodia et firma VI acrarum et dimidae terrae inBelleston -- VI s.Gilberto Kniveton milite pro firma unius messuagii unius virgataeterrae et dimidiae in Worthington, ac alio messuagio et terra parcellaterrae Ricardi Pilkington -- VI s. VIII d.Roberto Banister milite pro firma manerii de Westcoates parcellae terraeWalteri Ridings, armiger -- VI s VIII d.Nicolau Chambers pro custodia unius messuagii in Leicestershire quodfuit Johannes Hodins, indebito Domino Regi in DCCCLXIIIIto, VIII s.,obolo -- VI s., VIII d.Johanni Dawson, generoso, pro firma manerii Gopshall parcellae terrae ettenementorum Thomae Merry iunioris vtl-- [illegible]Willo Boothby, armiger, pro firma unius messuagii in Foston de separaliclausis terrae ibidem parcellarum terrarum et tenementis JohannisHanburyarmigero vtl -- XIII s, V d.Ricardo Brudnell, armigero, pro firma clausi pasturae in Foston vocatae"le Olde Conigree", ac alio clauso ibidem parcellae terrae ettenementorum Johannis Hanbury armigero vtl -- XI s. obolumJeremia Dove et aliis pro firma duobus clausis pasturae in Foston etseparalibus aliis clausis ibidem parcellarum terrae et tenementorumJohannisHanbury armigeri et Ricardi Halford generosi vtl -- XXXIII s., II d.Johanni Mitton, armigero, pro firma unius messuagii in Melton Mowbrayde separalibus clausis pasturae ibidem parcellarum terrarum ettenementorum Petri Seriant, generosi seisitorum pro debito -- XX d.Part 4SeizuresExitibus unius messuagii in Burgo Leic. et alius messuagii inSheapsheade [iam Shepshed] ac clausi et aliae terrae ibidem de terris ettenementis Antonii Gilbert Iunioris vtl adversus Henricum Raysongenerosum de placito debiti eaque de causa IIIIto Februario anno XXXIIoregni regis Caroli Secundi (ad X libros per annum) seisit -- XXX l.Exitibus unius clausi terrae arrurae in Carlton Curliew [iam Curlieu]vocati "Swinhill Close" ac alii clausi ibidem de terris et tenementisWillelmi Jesson militis vtl ad sectam Johannis Osborne Juniorisgenerosi de placito debiti eaque de causa IIIIto Novembribus XXXIIIItoregni regis praedicti (ad XXII libros per annum) seisit -- XLIIII l.Exitibus unius clausi pasturae in Carlton Curliew [iam Curlieu] vocati"Swinhill Close" ac aliis terris ibidem de terris et tenementis WillelmiJesson militis vtl ad sectam Emme Mason vidua executoria, etc.,eaque de causa secundo die Iunii XXXVto regni regis praedicti (adXXVIIIto per annum) seisit -- LXV l. II s. VI d.Part 5Nova SeizureExitibus unius clausi pasturae in Makefeilde vocati "Bondmande's Hey" acalii clausi pasturae ibidem vocati "ye Midlawe" ac etiam unius cottagiiet separalium clausorum terrarum alibi in comitatu praedicto de terriset tenementis Eduardi Harford, yeoman vtl. adversus Nicolas Ward deplacito debito, et eaque de causa secundo die Februario XXXVII regniregis praedicti (ad XX l. X s. per annum) seisit -- XIII l., VII s., VIId., obolumViridis CeraFinibus de Banco Terminium Sancti Trinitatis, Michaelis, et Hillariianno XXXVIto et Hillarii anno XXXVIIto nuper regni regis Caroli Secundiet Paschatis anno primo nunc regni regis Jacobi Secundi XX(IIII) X l.,VI s.Exitibus de Banco Terminium Sancti Trinitatis, Michaelis et HillariiXXXVIto et Hillarii anno XXXVIIto nuper regni regis Caroli Secundi etPaschatis anno primo nunc regni regis Jacobi Secundi -- XXVI s., VIII d.Part 6Exitibus forisfacturarum per juratores inter partes coram JusticiariisDomini Regis ad Assisas annis XXXVIto nuper regni regis Caroli Secundiet primo regni regis nunc Jacobi Secundi -- VII l.Finibus et amerciamentis forisfacturarum coram Justiciariis Domini Regisad Pacem annis XXXVIto nuper regni regis Caroli Secundi et primo regniregis nunc Jacobi Secundi XXXVIII l., IIII s., VI d.Finibus conventiculo ibidem -- XX l.Debito PraelatoInhabitantibus comitatus Leic. de fine suis super ipsos imposito adAssisas et generalem gaolam domini regis deliberationem tentas apudCastellum Leic. XIXo die Martii anno regni domini regis nunc JacobiSecundi primo coram Thoma Walcott milite, uno Justiciarorum Domini Regisad Placitas, etc., quia nulla gaola est in comitatu praedicto in quavicinia eiusdem comitatus prisonarias domini regis salve et securecustodire potest (videlicet) de parte -- (L(M))CVII l. X s.Summa Totalis (L(M))CCCCVIII l. III s. V d.Part 1In the Great Roll of the 36th year of the late King Charles II in --Leicestershire, John Wilson, knight and sheriff of the aforesaid county,via William Browne, Attorney General: Reckoning the official revenuesfor the chancellor from the 36th year of the reign of our late KingCharles II [1685]through next Michaelmas [Sept. 29, 1686] in the year of our present lordand king James the Second, by the grace of God king of England, Scotlandand Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc.  First, to wit, for the spaceof a year ... of the farms, property, and other debts recorded below(which see):Part 2In the same district, for the town of Newbold -- 20 shillingsIn the same district, for the town of Aston Flamvell (now AstonFlamville) -- 4 shillingsIn the same district, for the town of Narborough -- 11 shillingsIn the same district, for the town of Ratcliffe -- [illegible]In the same district, for the town of Charmesford -- [illegible]In the same district, for Edward Donne, knight, for lands in Ratcliffe-- 2 shillingsIn the same district, for Margaret Jonard, widow, for one farmstead withits outbuildings -- sixpenceIn the same district, for Alexander Culpepper, knight, for land andholdings there.In the same district, for Henry le Scroop for the rental of Webborne --tuppenceFor Robert, the son and heir of Agnes Harvey, for the rental of eightacres of land in Whittock -- eightpenceFor Edward Hargitt and others, for a farm of the manor of Frithby -- onepenceFor Rudolph Hastings for the manor of Harecove -- [illegible]For Rudolph Haselington and others, for the wardship of one farmsteadand five acres in Barkby -- [illegible]For Thomas Andrews and others for a farm of the manor of Nosely and forcommon pastureland in Goadby, a parcel of the land of Thomas Haslerigge-- [illegible]Part 3For William Orland, for the wardship and leasehold of six and a halfacres of land in Belleston -- 6 shillings.For Gilbert Kniveton, knight, for a leasehold of one farmstead of 1 1/2verges [about 30 acres] in Worthington, and for another farmstead andparcel of land, of the land of Richard Pilkington -- 6 shillings andeightpence.For Robert Banister, knight, for a farm of the manor of Westcoates, ofa parcel of the land of Walter Ridings, esquire.  -- 6 shillings andeightpence.For Nicholas Chambers, for the wardship of a farmstead inLeicestershire which used to belong to John Hodins, indebted 864 pounds,8 shillings ha'penny to the Lord King -- 6 shillings and eightpence.For John Dawson, gentleman, for a farm of the manor of Gopshall, of aparcel of land and holdings of Thomas Merry, Jr, vtl. --[illegible]For William Boothby, esquire, for a leasehold of one farmstead inFoston with several fenced areas of land there, parcels of the landand holdings of John Hunbury, esquire vtl. -- 13 shillings andfivepence.For Richard Brudnell, knight, for a leasehold of fenced pasture inFoston called "The Old Warren" and for another fenced area there, aparcel of the land and holdings of John Hanbury, esquire vtl.-- 11 shillings ha'penny.For Jeremiah Dove, and others, for a farm with two fenced pastures inFoston, and several other fenced areas there, parcels of the land andholdings of John Hanbury, esquire, and Richard Halford, gentleman vtl --33 shillings and tuppence.For John Mitton, knight, for a leasehold of a farmstead in MeltonMowbray, with several other fenced pastures there, parcels of the landandholdings of Peter Seriant, gentleman, which were seized for debt. -- 20pence.Part 4ForfeituresFor the issue of one farmstead in the Borough of Leicestershire, and ofanother farmstead in Sheapsheade [now Shepshed], and of a fenced areaand other land there, of the lands and holdings of Anthony Gilbert, Jr.,vassal, against Henry Rayson, gentleman, on a plea of debt, and for thatreasonseized on the fourth of February in the 32nd year of the reign of KingCharles the Second (at ten pounds per year) -- 30 poundsFor the issue of one piece of fenced and ploughed land in CarltonCurliew [now Curlieu] called "Swinhill Close" and of other fenced areasthere, of the lands and holdings of William Jesson, knight, at the suitof John Osborne, Jr., gentleman, on a plea of debt, and for that reasonseized on the fourth of November in the 34th year of the reign of theaforesaid king (at 22 pounds a year) -- 44 poundsFor the issue of a fenced pasture in Carlton Curliew (now Curlieu]called "Swinhill Close," and of other lands there, of the lands andholdings of William Jesson, knight, at the suit of Emme Mason, widow andexecutrix, and so on, and for that reason seized on the second day ofJune in the 34th year of the reign of the aforesaid king (at 28 poundsper annum) -- 65 pounds, 2 shillings and sixpence.Part 5New ForfeitureFor the issue of a fenced pasture in Makefield called "Bondman's Hey"and another fenced pasture there, called "the Midlaw" and also a cottageand several fenced fields of arable land elsewhere in the aforesaidcounty, of the lands and holdings of Edward Harford, yeoman vtl.,against Nicholas Ward, on a plea of debt, and for that reason seized onthe second day of February, in the 37th year of the reign of theaforesaid king (at 22 pounds, ten shillings a year) -- 13 pounds, 7shillings and sevenpence ha'penny.Green Wax [i.e., Fines, notices of which were sealed with green wax]For fines from the Bench of the terms of Holy Trinity, Michaelmas, andHilary, in the 36th year, and of Hilary in the 37th year, of the reignof the late King Charles II, and of Easter in the first year of thepresent King James II -- Fourscore and ten pounds (90 pounds) and sixshillings.For issues from the Bench of the terms of Holy Trinity, Michaelmas, andHilary, in the 36th year, and of Hilary in the 37th year, of the reign of the late king CharlesII,and of Easter in the first year of the present King James II -- 26shillings and eightpence.Part 6For issues of forfeitures by the jurors between the parties before theLord King's Justices at the assizes in the 36th year of the reign of thelate King Charles II and the first year of the reign of the present KingJames II -- 7 pounds. For fines and amercements of forfeiture before the Lord King's Justicesof the Peace in the 36thyear of the reign of the late King Charles II and the first year of thereign of the present KingJames II -- 38 pounds, 4 shillings and sixpence.For fines there for assembly [i.e., most likely for Covenantergatherings] -- 20 poundsDebt on account of the MagistrateFor the inhabitants of the county of Leicestershire, for the fineimposed upon them by themselves at the Lord King's assizes and generalgaol delivery at Leicester Castle on March 19th in the first year of ourpresent lord and king James II, before Thomas Walcott, knight, one ofthe Lord King's Justices of Pleas, etc., because there is no jail in theaforesaid county, or in his district, where he can keep the Lord King'sprisoners safe and secure (which see), for the county's part -- 50,107pounds and ten shillings.[This seems ridiculously high, but the L over the M should meanmultiplication of the two numbers.  If we ignore the L, it is 1107pounds and ten shillings.]   FREE SHIPPING. 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