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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D7676/BagC/2533
TitleGrant
Date18th century
Description(18th century fake or joke). John Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster to Edward Munday of Marton (Derbys), knight. Relates the naming of Hawkesyard during a hawking expedition on 10th May, 1399, and grant of this place to Munday.

A note at the bottom (part of the document) states that it is about 372 years since Edward III granted the Duchy of Lancaster to John Gaunt.
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorBagshawe family of Foolow
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialRelated Material

See also Bag C/2450, 2451
Publication NotePublication Note

(A document of similar content, though in a different style of writing, is discussed by T. W. Hall in 'Incunabula of Sheffield History' (p.83).
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