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Manuscript/Mixed Material Document on vellum, signed by Alderman Paul Banninge of London

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Title

  • Document on vellum, signed by Alderman Paul Banninge of London

Summary

  • The record of Drake's sale of a 71-year lease of a house called "The Herbar" in the Dowgate ward of London. It is Drake's own copy, signed by Banninge; the counterpart copy signed by Drake was given to Banninge, and is not known to be extant.

Names

  • Drake, Francis, Sir, -1637
  • Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • May 28, 1593.

Headings

  • -  Drake, Francis,--approximately 1540-1596--Early works to 1800
  • -  Financial/legal transaction
  • -  Banninge, Paul

Notes

  • -  "The Herbar" was once a royal residence, being occupied by King Richard III, and later (1571-1578) by the Spanish diplomatic mission in London. It had recently been rebuilt and modernized by the Lord Mayor, Sir Thomas Pullison, and must have been a valuable property, as it fronted on the Thames, and was next to the Steelyard, the headquarters of the Hanseatic League in London.
  • -  1 page. Large Folio (640 x 370 mm.). With Banninge's pendant wax seal. In a cloth case. From the collection of R. A. Meyrick, collateral descendant of Drake.
  • -  The document is in English, and is clearly written and legible. It comprises 39 lines (about 1700 words) and is in fine condition. Signatures of two witnesses, Thomas Fytch and W. Spencer, are also on the document. On the verso are two contemporary dockets, and also one of the 19th century.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
  • -  Description based on Global Gateway metadata.
  • -  drakenew

Medium

  • 1 sheet

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021699433

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Drake, Francis, Sir, -1637, and Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. Document on vellum, signed by Alderman Paul Banninge of London. 1593. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021699433/.

APA citation style:

Drake, F. & Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. (1593) Document on vellum, signed by Alderman Paul Banninge of London. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021699433/.

MLA citation style:

Drake, Francis, Sir, -1637, and Hans And Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection. Document on vellum, signed by Alderman Paul Banninge of London. 1593. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021699433/>.