Frith Fen Book., 1545 - 1715
Scope and Contents
The volume consists of a series of sheets bound together at a later date.
Fols. 1-2: A rule of every mans . . . Small tithe; fols 3-3v: 'The layenge out of the grasse in Frythe Fenne of Landbeach as it is used the first yeare of our soueraine Lorde King Charles . . . [1625-6] . . .; fol. 4: 'Be it knowne that the next yeare this order of layeng out of the grase of this Fryth Fenne muste alter soe that you must beginne with the acre of the Collidge called Beares acre . . . The Remnant that is left of the measure is apoynted for the Church Lotte'; fols 5-8v: 'The laieing out of the ditching of the frith fenn of Landbeach Taken from a booke made the 24 day of October in the ninthe yeare of King Henry the eight with Addition of the names of the owners of the same this present yeare, 1650'; fols 9-12v: Ditto, but 'with Addition of the names of the owners of the same this present yeare, 1665'; fols 13v-14: 'A suruay of the Reall Estate of the nowe owners in the Towne of Landbeach taken January 19th 1665'; fols 15-15v: 'The layng out of the grasse . . ., as 3-3v, perhaps updated; fols 16v-19: 'The laing out of the ditchinge . . . 1665; fols.19v and 22r: 'A suruay of the Reall Estate . . . 1665'; fol. 20v: as 19v; fol. 21 'A note of the Diching from Wynfold Close to hey farm Bare'; fols. 23-24: A valuation of the estates of Landbeach as it was taken upon making the Rates of the Poor & Constable, April 11 1715 . . .; fols 25v-26: as fols 3-4, original fair copy on a single sheet of vellum; fols. 27-27v: 'The presentment of the Jurye at a court hear houlden the xxvij of April 1612'; fol. 28A (pasted in): memorandum about the building of the town house in 1527-28 (19 Henry VIII), with extracts from accounts of 1540 and 1542.
Dates
- Creation: 1545 - 1715
Extent
1 volume(s) : paper and vellum
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
A Very fragile, with a number of amateur repairs
Former / Other Reference
XXXV R 2
Originator(s)
Rector of Landbeach
Finding aid date
2007-02-13 16:16:35+00:00
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Corpus Christi College Archives Repository
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