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Name: John Gunwell (Gynewell'), canon of Salisbury. Places: Sealed at Rothwell, Northamptonshire;...

Catalogue reference: DL 25/733/575

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This record is about the Name: John Gunwell (Gynewell'), canon of Salisbury. Places: Sealed at Rothwell, Northamptonshire;... dating from 1344 Nov 6 in the series Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
DL 25/733/575
Date
1344 Nov 6
Description
Name
Places
Sealed at Rothwell, Northamptonshire; Property in Clapthorp, Bedfordshire / Southoe, Bedfordshire; Party from Salisbury, Wiltshire
Seal Design
Design: monogram IHC containing in the centre a man's bearded head full face with the lombardic letters T above and S below and in the uprights legend 1, with legend 2 above, on the right and below, within a traceried outline of ?six lancets, Size: 22 mm, Shape: round, Colour: red, Legend: [1] [.]T[.]|[.]CA[.]|[.] [2] S'IOH'|GYN|EWE|LLE§, Personal
Material
Wax
Attachment
On tongue
Seal Note
The design probably shows the head of Christ. In the legend the N is reversed. § stands for a plant. Entered in Catalogue of seals, P1488 (as DL 25 / 753). Impression: faint. Condition: damage to design
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/C16099582/

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Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L

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