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Notes concerning escheator's sessions, and other documents relating to landholding in Cambridgeshire, Early seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.08.38

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

From the Collection:

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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.

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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