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Royal grant

Estate: Blakeley, Waltham, Essex
Category: Royal Documents
Reference code: KCAR/6/2/16A BLA/1

Royal letters written in Latin with a large brown seal attached.

Royal letters patent of Henry VI granting 'farm and land' in the Blakeley royal wood (in Waltham forest) to King's College.

15 Feb 1447

King Henry's Great Seal is attached:

Front of Henry the Sixth's Great Seal, depicting Henry seated on a throne.
Front
 Reverse of Henry the Sixth's Great Seal, showing Henry on a horse.
Reverse