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Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L
Catalogue reference: DL 25
What's it about?
DL 25
The series consists, for the most part, of the documentation of conveyancing: the evidences of title relating to the several estates of the Duchy scattered throughout the kingdom. It is to a large extent made up of deeds from the archives of...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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DL 25
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Title (The name of the record)
- Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L
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Date (When the record was created)
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c1100-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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The series consists, for the most part, of the documentation of conveyancing: the evidences of title relating to the several estates of the Duchy scattered throughout the kingdom. It is to a large extent made up of deeds from the archives of estates acquired at various times by the earls and dukes of Lancaster.
Among the estate archives represented in the collection are those of the earls of Chester, and the Lacy, Bohun, Chaworth and de Quincy families; the abbey of Furness and the priories of Burscough, Cartmel and Conishead; and the honors of Clare and Mandeville, which were annexed to the Duchy by act of parliament.
Part of the collection may include some deeds lodged as evidence in proceedings before the Court of Duchy Chamber. Others may have been brought to the Duchy chancery for the purposes of enrolment.
Please note: Digital images of seals attached to DL 25/1-3649 are available to download.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The original arrangement of the Duchy of Lancaster's deeds is uncertain. The arbitary grouping of deeds into DL 25, DL 26 and DL 27 reflects Public Record Office practice during the 19th century. The current arrangement of DL 25/1-3652 dates from the listing and calendaring carried out in the late 19th and early 20th century, although it partly reflects an earlier arrangement pre-dating transfer to the Public Record Office.
Seals in series DL 25 and DL 26 were numbered arbitrarily as part of the digitisation process; these numbers are used to distinguish item-level catalogue entries for the seals.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Part of the collection of Duchy of Lancaster deeds was stolen in 1755. When the theft was discovered, in 1763, it proved possible to recover eleven boxes from the thief's widow. Nevertheless, many deeds had either been sold or destroyed.
Larger deeds separated from this series due to their size will be found in
Those which had lost their seals and were bound in the 1820s are in
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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DEE, PEN, NEW, KNA, THA, SAP, 13B01(B), 13F01, MIS, SAV
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English, French and Latin
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Duchy of Lancaster, 1399-1399
- Duchy of Lancaster, Chancery, 1351-1351
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3876 papers and parchment membranes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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In 1868 and 2021 Duchy of Lancaster
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Pieces DL 25/1-3652 were part of an accumulation of deeds transferred from the Duchy of Lancaster's offices at Lancaster place in November and December 1868. Pieces DL 25/3653 onwards were received from the Duchy of Lancaster in 2021.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- A number of deeds are printed in full in The Lancashire Pipe Rolls and Early Lancashire Charters, ed William Farrer (Liverpool, 1902). Others are printed in Early Yorkshire Charters, iii, ed William Farrer (Edinburgh, 1916); vi-vii, ed Charles Travis Clay (Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series, extra series, iii and v, 1939 and 1947).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5979/
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Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L
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