26 April 1543: Robert Rawson, warder for the crown of the misses Levening, suggests to their mother at Acklam that she may wish to purchase them from him
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Ed. 1888. The Manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Rutland, Vol. 1. London: HMSO. Get it:
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Robert Rawson to Mrs. Levening, at Acklam. [c. 1543,] April 26. Seaton (co. York). Forasmuch as your daughters by Mr. Levening have been found wards to the King, I have the wardship and marriage of them by his grant. I charge you in his name to keep them “uncontrake and unaffidde” [uncontracted and unaffianced] till I send for them. Nevertheless if you or your friends be disposed to buy them, or either of them, I shall be glad to set you a reasonable price.
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Abbreviations:
- ER: East Riding
- GM: Greater Manchester
- NR: North Riding
- NY: North Yorkshire
- SY: South Yorkshire
- WR: West Riding
- WY: West Yorkshire
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Robert Rawson to Mrs. Levening, at Acklam. [c. 1543,] April 26. Seaton (co. York). Forasmuch as your daughters by Mr. Levening have been found wards to the King, I have the wardship and marriage of them by his grant. I charge you in his name to keep them “uncontrake and unaffidde” till I send for them. Nevertheless if you or your friends be disposed to buy them, or either of them, I shall be glad to set you a reasonable price.
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- Manners, Henry, 2nd Earl of Rutland (1526-1563) (2), nobleman and soldier ·
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