An indenture of covenant of assurance for the grant under a Privy Seal by Henry VIII to Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and Margaret his wife of the manors of Loughborough and Sheepshead, Leicestershire, in exchange for a grant to the King by the Marquess of the manors of Grafton and Hertwell i

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An indenture of covenant of assurance for the grant under a Privy Seal by Henry VIII to Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset and Margaret his wife of the manors of Loughborough and Sheepshead, Leicestershire, in exchange for a grant to the King by the Marquess of the manors of Grafton and Hertwell in Northamptonshire. Signed by the King, by Cardinal and Archbishop of York Thomas Wolsey and by Sir Thomas More, June 29, 1527.

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A conventional legal instrument recording the exchange of lands between the Crown and one of England's premier noblemen.

1 vellum membrane, 42 cm. averge height x 64 cm. width, pendant Privy Seal now missing.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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