Vellum. Oblong (26 x 46.5 cm; 10.375 x 18.25"). [1] f.On 20 January 1583 Besils Ffetyplace sold Ockholt (a.k.a. Ockwell's) Manor to Robert Scrope, Thomas Ridley ,and Francis Pigott. In this present instrument they "enfeoff it with the lands known as Burnhams to William Cox, William Day, Robert Silitoe, and William Raynor, all of Eton, as trustees for Anne, wife of the Provost William Day, for her life, and afterwards for her son and heir William Day" (The Berkshire Archaeological Journal, p. 24).nnThe verso has two slightly later addenda.nnA handsome Elizabethan-era manuscript on vellum, elegantly and legibly indited in sepia ink.nnSee: The Berkshire Archaeological Journal, Vol. 24. No. 1, pp. 19–27, for a full account of the history of Ockholt Manor. Top edge scalloped; old folds. One of the three wax seals still present. Overall, very good condition. (28111)",Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A439401/datastream/PDF/view