North Yorkshire - Croft, Jolby Deed of Gift from Henry, son of Alan de Joleby to Halath de [Halnaby Hall] of a capital messuage and three sellions in Joleby in Croft, with the names of six witnesses, undated but probably early 13th century, small parchment title deed in Latin, with a seal tag but seal missing Footnote: Note: The English Place Name Society's volume for the North Riding of Yorkshire mentions "Col. Parker suggests that Halnaby took its name from one Halnath who lived there c. 1218", but has forms, e.g. Halnathebi from 1170 onwards. A selion / sellion is one of the strips or ridges of land allotted for cultivation in the open-field system. Provenance: Dominic Winter Book Auctions, 7th April 2004, lot 308.