EDWARD III (1312-1377), King of England, lord of Ireland. Letters patent, a licence to Sir Ralph Vernon to alienate to his son, Master Richard Vernon, the manor of Haslington in Cheshire which he holds of the King in chief, Eltham Palace, 11 May 1329.
In Latin, on vellum, approx. 120 x 240mm; the initial letter left blank. Substantial fragment of the second Great Seal of Edward III (approx. 190 x 80mm), a clear impression, pendant on red and green silk cords. Framed and glazed.
An attractive 14th-century letters patent bearing the Great Seal of Edward III. Edward III had been granted the county of Cheshire two weeks after his birth, and was styled Earl of Chester before his accession. Eltham Palace, where the document was issued, was a relatively new royal residence at this time: it had been granted to Edward's father, Edward II, by the Bishop of Durham in 1305, but was not taken over as a royal residence until the year before Edward's birth: he was to spend much of his childhood there. The Vernons were one of the great Cheshire families, but the names Ralph and Richard are recur frequently, and the recipient of the present licence is not easily identifiable.
EDWARD III (1312-1377), King of England, lord of Ireland. Letters patent, a licence to Sir Ralph Vernon to alienate to his son, Master Richard Vernon, the manor of Haslington in Cheshire which he holds of the King in chief, Eltham Palace, 11 May 1329.
In Latin, on vellum, approx. 120 x 240mm; the initial letter left blank. Substantial fragment of the second Great Seal of Edward III (approx. 190 x 80mm), a clear impression, pendant on red and green silk cords. Framed and glazed.
An attractive 14th-century letters patent bearing the Great Seal of Edward III. Edward III had been granted the county of Cheshire two weeks after his birth, and was styled Earl of Chester before his accession. Eltham Palace, where the document was issued, was a relatively new royal residence at this time: it had been granted to Edward's father, Edward II, by the Bishop of Durham in 1305, but was not taken over as a royal residence until the year before Edward's birth: he was to spend much of his childhood there. The Vernons were one of the great Cheshire families, but the names Ralph and Richard are recur frequently, and the recipient of the present licence is not easily identifiable.
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