Details

Subject(s)

• Bacon, Nicholas Sir 1509-1579—Estate—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Entail—England—Suffolk—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Land tenure—England—Suffolk—History—Sources [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Former owner

• Bacon, Edward, 1548 or 1549-1618 [Browse]
• Holt, John, Sir, 1642-1710 [Browse]
• Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928 [Browse]
• Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Bookseller

• Harper, Lathrop C. (Lathrop Colgate), 1867-1950 [Browse]
• Martini, Giuseppe, 1870-1944 [Browse]
• North, Ernest Dressel, 1858-1945 [Browse]
• P.M. Barnard (Firm) [Browse]

Donor

Garrett, Robert, 1875-1961 [Browse]

Related name

Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Garrett MS. 167 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Trial and arbitral proceedings [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Seals [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• manuscripts (documents) [Browse]

Medium/​Support

parchment rdamat

Summary note

Document pertaining to the entail of Redgrave Hall property near Rickinghall, Suffolk, to Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), first Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal under Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603), and dated 3 October 1566. The entail is a regrant to Sir Nicholas Bacon from Thomas Seckford (1515?-1588) and Robert Nowell (d. 1569) and is signed by all three. Contemporary inscription on the dorse "to remayne with Edward" indicating it was intended to be passed on to Bacon's third son, Edward.

Notes

• Incipit: "Omnibus christi fidelibus ad quos hoc presens Scriptum Indentatum quadrupertitum peruenerit Thomas Seckeforde et Robertus Nowell Armigeri salutem in Domino sempiternam. Sciatis quod nos prefatos Thomam et Robertum dedisse contessisse et hoc presenti scripto nostro confirmasse Nicho Bacon Militi domino Custodi magni Sigilli ..."
• Explicit: "... datum Tercio die Octobre dicto Anno regni predicti domine Elizabeth dei gratia Anglie ffrancie et hibernie Regine fidei defensoris et cetera."
• Ms. document.
• Title devised by cataloger.
• Collation: Parchment.
• Layout: 45 long lines ; ruled.
• Accompanying materials: With 1 seal (fragmentary), applied, signet of Thomas Seckfort (red) on a tag. With 2 additional tags for seals (missing).
• Origin: Written for Sir Nicholas Bacon, of Redgrave St. Edmunds, Suffolk, 3 October 1566.

Language note

Latin;

Script

Secretary

Provenance

Belonged to Edward Bacon. Probably included with material sold to Sir John Holt in 1702. Likely sold by the Holt family before 1920. P.M. Barnard acquired the document and sold it to Sir Henry Yates Thompson. Sold from his collection in 1920 to Lathrop C. Harper, then to Giuseppe Martini who sold it in 1922. Robert Garrett acquired the manuscript from Ernest Dressel North in 1927. Garrett's gift to the Princeton University Library, 1942.

Source acquisition

Gift Robert Garrett, Princeton Class of 1897, 1942.

References

Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts in the Princeton University Library, volume 1, pages 382-383.

Other format(s)

Also available in an electronic version.

Place name(s)

England Suffolk

Title from printed catalog

Entail of Redgrave Hall property

OCLC

1100201148

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