Deeds and Legal Documents

" By Indenture of feoffment, bearing date 1st April, 16th Henry VIII, reciting, that Thomas West Lord La Warr had by deed indented, bearing date 3rd October, 1st Henry VIII, granted and confirmed to …

A question we often ask boys who visit the archive is, “Just how old is the oldest item we hold?” The answer often given, quite logically, is 500 years old. However, our oldest document is actually 6…

The Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society is the second oldest learned body in England after the Royal Society and held a meeting at The Manchester Grammar School in conjunction with the Scho…

Abstract of the Original Foundation Deed of the Manchester Free Grammar School "By Indenture, bearing date 20th August, 7th Henry VIII, between Hugh Oldham, bishop of Exeter, the Rev. Thomas Langley,…