Handwritten Indenture on Vellum. 4, December 1714. Lysle Street, London.

Handwritten Indenture on Vellum. 4, December 1714. Lysle (Lisle) Street, Leicester Square, London. Measures 27" wide by 24" tall, written in black and brown inks. Relates to the lease of land for 27 years in the area of the North Side of Lysle Street, London, (Leicester Square] by Hon. Charles Egarton to Mr. William Stukeley. £7 per year. Expires 26, March 1751. Nicely scalloped top edge with a large and elaborate flourish of handwriting of the beginning of the first T and the I. Contains the motto arranged in an oval "Honi soit qui mal y pense." Names of people in agreement: Hon. Charles Egarton William Stukeley Thomas Sidney Elizabeth Countess Dowager of Leicester Philip Meadows Lady Gascoyne John Stubley Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Leicester Locations named in agreement: Leicester SquareSt. Martin's-in-the-Fields St. Ann's of Westminister 47 lines, all legible. Some discoloration along edges and some age-browning, 3" oval natural blemish to vellum, but not brittle, no tears. Us