Indenture for a land agreement between Lewis Stucley of Afton and Thomas Parker of Romansley, Devon [manuscript] January 9, 1612.

England, January 9, 1612.

1 item ; 20” x 13”

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Great Britain -- England, -- production place.

272896 MS

From dealer's description: "A RARE DOCUMENT SIGNED BY LEWIS “JUDAS” STUCLEY, THE NEMESIS OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH LEWIS STUCLEY (1574-1620). Stucley was the vice-admiral of Devon. In 1618, he was charged with arresting Sir Walter Raleigh upon his return from South America for breaking the peace treaty with Spain. Raleigh escaped to France but was captured and thrown in London Tower. Raleigh escaped from the Tower but was again captured by Stucley. Since the English public was enamored of Raleigh, the masses considered Stucley to be a “Judas.” Stucley was also the guardian of Thomas Rolfe, the son of Pocahontas. DS. 1pg. 20” x 13”. January 9, 1612. A vellum document signed “Lewis Stucley” on the bottom margin. The document is a land agreement between Stucley of Afton and Thomas Parker of Romansley, Devon. There is also docketing and signatures on the verso. The manuscript has a dark autograph, heavy folds (as is usual for vellum), a couple small separations at fold intersections and a vellum “tail” just below the autograph; the overall condition is very good. The document is kept in a non-archival frame. RareBookHub shows no Stucley signed documents selling in the past several decades." Ordered from Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc., D9721, 2023-03-21, email quote.

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