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Andrew Skinner will
Creator
Title
Andrew Skinner will.
Created
Sussex, England, 1583/1584 January 31.
Physical Description
1 item : parchment ; 302 mm x 312 mm
Language
English; Latin
Notes
Accompanied by an attestation of probate, in Latin, dated 1584 June.
Script: secretary hand.
Signed at the foot of the document by Skinner and his witnesses. Parchment at the foot has been slit to facilitate the insertion of a seal (not present).
In English; probate attestation in Latin.
Provenance
Gift of Marguerite Dodd, 1968.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript on parchment, in a secretary hand, containing the last will and testament of Andrew Skinner, yeoman of Sussex. Skinner bequeaths lands, rents, farm animals and implements and household furnishings to his children.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
December 17, 2021
References
Andrew Skinner, Will. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Andrew Skinner, Will. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Wills - Great Britain - 16th century.
Manuscripts, Medieval - England - 16th century.
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