Notes concerning escheator's sessions, and other documents relating to landholding in Cambridgeshire, Early seventeenth century
Scope and Contents
Contains short notes of the day and place of each session of the Escheator in Cambridgeshire for the years 1639-41, and the names of the persons summoned to appear. Intermixed with these notes are: (1) rental of lands lying in Cambridgeshire and formerly belonging to various religious houses and chantries which were at that time in the hands of the Crown; (2) ‘Abstract of all the Tenths in the receipt of the accompts for Cambridgeshire’; (3) rental of lands situated in Huntingdonshire formerly belonging to religious houses and chantries and then paid to the Crown; (4) ‘An abstract of all the Tenths, audits and annual rents in the charge of the Receivers accompt of Huntingdon; (5) ‘A note of such landes as were houlden of the Earle of Oxforde in the countie of Cambridge and Huntingdon. 18 Eliz.’; (6) ‘An enquiry concerning the lands of the Earl of Westmoreland in the county of Cambridge’; (7) ‘Brief notes of graunts of abbey and church-lands from 30 Hen. VIII to 2 Jac. I.’
Dates
- Creation: Early seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (182 leaves.)
Language of Materials
English
Latin
Custodial History
In the Library by the mid 1750s.
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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