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Name: Humfrey Bohun (de Bohun), constable of England Earl of Hereford and Essex...

Catalogue reference: DL 25/2029/1693

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This record is about the Name: Humfrey Bohun (de Bohun), constable of England Earl of Hereford and Essex... dating from 1307 Aug 15 in the series Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
DL 25/2029/1693
Date
1307 Aug 15
Description
Name
Humfrey Bohun (de Bohun), constable of England Earl of Hereford and Essex
Places: Property in
Baddow (unidentified), Essex / Broomshawbury, Essex / Hatfield (unidentified), Essex / Writtle, Essex
Seal Design
Design: shield of arms (a bend cotised between six lions rampant) with three three-leafed clovers above and three on each side, Size: 27 mm, Shape: round, Colour: green, Legend: *SECRETV:H:DE:BOHVN:COMITIS:HEREFORD:ET:ESSEXIE, Personal
Material
Wax
Attachment
On tongue
Seal Note
Not the same seal as DL 25 / 1444. Impression: fair. Condition: damage to legend
Note
These seals are reproduced by kind permission of the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16101198/

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DL 25

Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L

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Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L

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