| Description | June 3rd in the 15th year of Charles II [1663].
Indenture of Bargain and Sale (with Separate Power of Attorney annexed, but with the same signatures and seals for both) of land called Longecarre Inge situate at Barnsley in the West Riding of the County of York.
In consideration of £45.
Surnames: (in the indenture) George Swinden of Barnsley, blacksmith, Richard Swinden of Barnsley, blacksmith, Suesand Swinden [signs Susanna] his wife, Nathaniel Oley of Barnsley, Cordwiner, (in the Power of Attorney), Francis Oley of Wooley, (Yorkshire), yeoman, John Swift.
Witnesses: Will Hinchclyffe, Francis Oley, John Gill.
Two skins; (the Indenture) 61 x 43 cm (the Power of Attorney) 38 x 13 cm.
Bound together at the fold, three seals missing.
Note: The name Oley occurs at Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham. Adam, son of Adam and Mary Oley, being baptized there 16th April, 1692. It appears they formed part of a Colony of German Sword Cutlers, who fled from their own country for the sake of religious liberty. The swords they made were stamped "Shotley" on one side and "Bridge" on the other. See "Notes and Queries," 6th Series, Vol. III, p. 17. |