This indenture was made the twenty fourth day of June in the twelfth year of the Raign of our Sovraigne Lord William the third

About this Item

Indenture written in clear handwriting on parchment, 70x51 cm, dated to 24 June 1700, county of Somerset. A legal contract between Maurise Rayman the Elder and Maurise Rayman the Younger and John Higdon concerning the sum of a 100 pounds (mortgage). To authenticate multiple copies of legal documents like this one, all copies were placed on top of each other and a wavy pattern was cut along to top edge, marking evey copy at once with an identical indenture. Hence the name. In this case there is no wavy pattern, bu a cut corner. With red wax seals on a parchement strip at te bottom and payment seals in the left margin. Signed by several witnesses and John Higdon.

Seller Inventory # 69477

Bibliographic Details

• Title: This indenture was made the twenty fourth day of June in the twelfth year of the Raign of our Sovraigne Lord William the third
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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